Job VU University Amsterdam (VU) - Full Professor Microeconomics f/m

The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEWEB) offers four Bachelor of Science programs, eight Master of Science programs and thirteen postgraduate programs in a wide range of economics and business. Since her establishment in 1948, the faculty has evolved into a medium-sized faculty with approximately 4500 bachelor- and master students, 1500 postgraduate students and about 500 academic and non-academic members of staff. 

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The professor of microeconomics will have a key role in the coordination of the sequence of micro-economics courses in all years of the BSc and the MSc Economics, as well as for related applied economics courses.  

In line with the department’s tradition and ongoing strategy to conduct high quality research, the candidate must have a clear track record of top quality research published in excellent international scientific journals. Also, the candidate is expected to supervise PhD students. For this, active participation in the PhD graduate school “Tinbergen Institute” is expected. The research-time allocation scheme used in the Faculty is such that researchers with good publications are entitled to spend a large amount of their time (up to 60%) on research.

• ·         The candidate holds a PhD degree and has a proven research track record in economics, notably at the scientific frontier in either theoretical or empirical microeconomics. Publications are in top international scientific journals, as defined by the Tinbergen’s journal ranking system. The candidate has experience in theoretical and empirical research.
• ·         The candidate must play an active role in maintaining and further developing the department’s research profile by conducting high quality research, cooperating with other members of the department and by providing adequate PhD supervision.
• ·         The candidate must show an active involvement in the international academic community and have strong international networks. The candidate must also be willing to represent the faculty and the department in the area of his or her expertise, and stimulate the further development of links between the faculty and the international research community.
• ·         The candidate must be a stimulating teacher and must have had very good evaluations. The candidate is familiar with several modes of teaching (including lectures and PhD supervision).
• ·         The candidate must be comfortable with the teaching of students from a variety of backgrounds, including foreign students. He/she is well-equipped to play a leading role in the design and supervision of courses in microeconomics.

The salary is in accordance with the university regulations for academic personnel. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment at http://www.workingatvu.nl

For information, please contact Prof. Dr. E.J. Bartelsman, head of the department of Economics (e-mail: ebartelsman@feweb.vu.nl; phone: +31 20 59 86167). The positioning report for this position can be obtained from Drs. F.A.M. Snijders, Managing director of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (e-mail: fsnijders@feweb.vu.nl).