Assistant Professor – Tenure Track
Code VWL-13026
The Department of Economics at the University of Innsbruck has an opening at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track, to begin fall 2023 or after mutual agreement. The hired Assistant Professor will be part of the established research group in econometrics. The department offers a dynamic environment, actively promotes research and allocates resources based on international peer-reviewed research publications.
Start date/duration:
From fall 2023
For 6 years, a qualification agreement (tenure track) will be offered
Administrative unit:
Department of Economics
Extent of employment:
40 hours per week
Main tasks:
Independent research in the field of econometrics
Teaching and mentoring of students
Contributions to the university self-administration are expected
Necessary qualifications:
Completed PhD/doctoral degree in economics or a related discipline; Expertise in econometrics and academic achievements beyond the dissertation/PhD thesis in this field.
Excellent knowledge of econometric theory and methods and their applications (e.g. network and panel data econometrics, program evaluation, or macroeconomics).
A connection to the research fields of the Faculty of Economics and Statistics is desired.
Independent high quality teaching experience.
Post-doc or other related employment history (for at least several months) after the PhD; Experience in third party funding (acquisition, management); Academic mobility (during/after PhD) and embedding in an international academic network.
Basic knowledge of German (B2-level or the willingness to acquire this level in due course).
Social competence and ability to work in teams; co-operation and communication skills to facilitate an interdisciplinary dialogue between science and society.
Your application should include a cover letter, your CV (including a list of publications, presentations, acquired third-party funding, other scientific achievements, and teaching experience), one Job Market Paper, three reference letters (to be uploaded on econjobmarket.org), a teaching concept, teaching evaluations (if available), and a research concept for the first years on the job.
Tenure-Track model:
The vacant post offers a continuous scientific career up to an associate professor. A key component of this tenure track model is the so called “Qualifizierungsvereinbarung” (qualification agreement). This agreement will be offered at the latest one year after being employed.
More information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/forschung/qualifizierungsvereinbarung/index.html.en
Salary:
An initial salary of € 4.062.- p.m.* shall be offered for this position. In the following, the conclusion of the qualification agreement will entitle to an increased salary of € 4.783 p.m. * and the fulfilment of the agreed qualification objectives will entitle to an increased salary of € 5176 p.m. *. All mentioned salaries are monthly gross salaries, paid 14 times p.a. Furthermore, the university has numerous attractive offers (https://www.uibk.ac.at/universitaet/zusatzleistungen/index.html.en).
*as of 2022
Application:
We are looking forward to receiving your online application by December 1st, 2022.
Please submit your application at:
https://orawww.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.home
The full, legally binding call for application (in German) including the salary can be found here: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karriereportal.details?asg_id_in=13026
The University of Innsbruck pursues a policy of equal opportunity and diversity.
The University of Innsbruck strives to increase the percentage of women and thus expressly encourages women to apply. This is particularly true for leading positions and scientific job offers. In case of underrepresentation women with the same qualifications will be given priority.
Following Austrian disability legislation, qualified persons are strongly encouraged to apply.