Assistant Professor in Development Economics, tenure track, QV
Advertiser: Economics, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Field(s) of specialization: Development; Growth
Position type(s): Assistant Professor
Location of job: Welthandelsplatz 1, Vienna, 1020, Austria
Degree required: Doctorate
Job start date: 2023-09-01
Job duration: 6 years
Letters of reference required: 3
Current search status: Position filled
Posting end date: 16 Nov 2022
Interviews: Interviews will be conducted remotely by video starting December, 2022.
Ad text:

The Department of Economics at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business invites applications in Development Economics for a 100% (40 hours/week) Assistant Professor position, tenure track (post-doc, employee subject to the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement for University Staff - Angestellte/r gemäß Kollektivvertrag für die Arbeitnehmer/innen der Universitäten). The position is expected to begin on September 1, 2023. The gross monthly salary, paid 14 times per year is €4.061,50. Under the terms of the WU personnel development plan, the position of Assistant Professor, tenure track, is limited to an employment period of not more than six years. A qualification agreement can be concluded after a contract duration of two years (§ 27 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement). Once all objectives agreed upon in the qualification agreement have been fulfilled, the employment relationship can be made permanent. Employees who have successfully completed a qualification agreement are classified as associate professors. From an organizational regulation perspective they belong to the group of professors. Three years after successful completion of the qualification agreement, they are entitled to apply for promotion to full professor according to the By-Laws of WU § 43a.

The Department of Economics offers an active and internationally oriented research environment. The successful candidates’ research focus should be on Development Economics. You will join the faculty of the Department of Economics and are expected to provide a good fit to its current research environment, as well as to cultivate excellence and contribute to the research, teaching, and service activities in the department.

Your Profile:

Applicants should have

  • a solid academic qualification (PhD or equivalent) in Economics (or a related field),
  • high-quality research output (jobmarket paper(s) and/or publications in international peer-reviewed journals) related to the field of Development Economics,
  • a commitment to excellence in teaching including the willingness to use multimedia teaching methods,
  • experience in the acquisition of third-party funded projects is of advantage, and
  • ability to enlarge and deepen the network of contacts to the international academic community.

Applicants must either have completed their PhD or doctoral program outside of Austria or must have completed at least one year of documented academic work experience as a post-doctoral researcher outside of Austria. Knowledge of German is not required at the time of employment. However, non-German speaking applicants are expected to acquire a working knowledge of German thereafter.

Application Procedure:
There are two stages to the application procedure that need to be completed in conjunction with each other.

· Stage One
Applicants must complete a WU application form which can be accessed by clicking on the University’s online recruitment system (ID 1558). Please do not include research papers or references with this application.

· Stage Two (to be completed in conjunction with stage one – it is important that both stages are completed in full)
You must apply online at https://econjobmarket.org/ by 16 November 2022 (midnight GMT) in order to be considered for the first round of interviews at the 2022 European Job Market, EEA Job Market Meeting, Online, 12-14 December 2022. Please submit a cover letter, a CV, up to two research papers, three letters of reference and teaching evaluations.

If you are interested in a job with diverse responsibilities in a pleasant, stimulating work environment, please submit your application by November 16, 2022.

We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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