The Finance department at the School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam seeks applicants at the junior or senior levels to contribute to the group's ambition for excellence in research and teaching. We invite applicants from all areas of finance.
ABOUT VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT AMSTERDAM
The ambition of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is clear: to contribute to a better world through outstanding education and ground-breaking research. We strive to be a university where personal development and commitment to society play a leading role. A university where people from different disciplines and backgrounds collaborate to achieve innovations and to generate new knowledge. Our teaching and research encompass the entire spectrum of academic endeavor – from the humanities, the social sciences and the natural sciences through to the life sciences and the medical sciences. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is home to more than 29,000 students. We employ over 4,600 individuals. The VU campus is easily accessible and located in the heart of Amsterdam’s Zuidas district, a truly inspiring environment for teaching and research.
DIVERSITY
We are an inclusive university community. Diversity is one of our most important values. We believe that engaging in international activities and welcoming students and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds enhances the quality of our education and research. We are always looking for people who can enrich our world with their own unique perspectives and experiences.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) provides high-quality education and excellent research in business administration and economics with a focus on contributing to the social, economic and ecological challenges of our time. Whether it is the use of robots in society or big data, labour market participation or flexibility in the labour market, traffic jams or the housing market, flash crashes in the stock market or choice behaviour in gambling, leadership or change management: we believe in goal-oriented scientific research and understand that progress in academics, the business community and society is achieved through cooperation, openness and social responsibility. At SBE, all of our highly-motivated colleagues work together closely in a stimulating, dynamic and international environment to achieve our collective goal of encouraging society to make informed choices. Approximately 7,100 Bachelor’s and Master’s students and 1,700 executive students are enrolled at the School, and employs roughly 500 people.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Successful candidates hold a Ph.D. degree or are close to completion and have a high potential in terms of academic research and teaching. For applicants at the senior level, we require a demonstrated track record of high quality publications in top peer reviewed journals in combination with stellar teaching evaluations at all levels.
CAREER PROGRESSION
The position of Assistant Professor is typically a tenure track position with initial appointment for 6 years and possibility for obtaining tenure at the end of the 5th year. We also welcome applicants for the tenured Associate position. The starting date is flexible, but would normally be September 1, 2023. The salary is competitive within Europe and will be in accordance with university regulations for academic personnel and depending on experience. Favorable tax conditions might apply for non-Dutch applicants. Research support is generous with ample opportunities to extend research budgets. The teaching load is moderately low and in English only. You can find information about our fringe benefits of employment at www.workingatvu.nl.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND FURTHER INFORMATION
Applicants should submit a CV, recent research publications and/or working papers, and at least two letters of reference through https://econjobmarket.org/positions/8884. Interviews will take place virtually around the EEA Job Market, 2022. Closing date for applying: December 03, 2022. For additional information, please contact Marieke Bos (m2.bos@vu.nl).
Finance Department: www.sbe.vu.nl/finance
Tinbergen Institute: www.tinbergen.nl
The city of Amsterdam: www.iamsterdam.com
- Curriculum vitae
- Job market paper
- Additional paper (optional)
- Additional paper (optional)
- Other material (in one file) (optional)
- Cover letter
- Video presentation of job market paper (optional)
- Letters of reference: 2