The Amsterdam School of Economics (ASE) of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) currently has a position for a Postdoctoral researcher. 

Research (80%).

All candidates with a strong background in Experimental Microeconomics or/and Economic Psychology are encouraged to apply. The post-doctoral fellow will be part of a research group studying the impact of communication on economic applications. The position is funded by two grants:  one on the behavioural roots of corruption and the other on how empathy can boost honesty. The post-doc is expected to contribute to these lines of work, but is further encouraged to develop additional lines of research. Research is expected to be aimed at international top journals.

Teaching (20%).

Teaching tasks range from first-year tutorials to supervising MSc theses. A substantial part of the school’s teaching is conducted in English, also at the undergraduate level; non-Dutch speakers are free to teach in English.

Candidates should have or be close to completing a PhD in Economics or related discipline.

The successful candidate will be offered a 2-year appointment.

The gross monthly salary will be, depending on experience, between €2,984, and €4,757 (salary scale 10/11) (+ 16.3% holiday and end-year payments) based on 38 hours per week and in accordance with the salary scales and the collective labor agreement regulating employment conditions at Dutch universities. A substantial reduction in income tax (equal to 30% of taxable salary) may apply to non-Dutch candidates. The UvA offers a very attractive pension scheme. The Collective Labour Agreement for Dutch Universities is applicable.  

The intended start date is 1 September 1 2018.

University of Amsterdam

With over 5,000 employees, 30,000 students and a budget of more than 600 million euros, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is an intellectual hub within the Netherlands. Teaching and research at the UvA are conducted within seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioural Sciences, Economics and Business, Law, Science, Medicine and Dentistry. Housed on four city campuses in or near the heart of Amsterdam, where disciplines come together and interact, the faculties have close links with thousands of researchers and hundreds of institutions at home and abroad.  

The UvA’s students and employees are independent thinkers, competent rebels who dare to question dogmas and aren’t satisfied with easy answers and standard solutions. To work at the UvA is to work in an independent, creative, innovative and international climate characterised by an open atmosphere and a genuine engagement with the city of Amsterdam and society.

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Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB)

The Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at the UvA provides academic courses for more than 5,000 students in Economics, Business, Actuarial Science, Econometrics, and a variety of post-doctoral courses. The Faculty also conducts research programs in many specialist areas and employs about 400 people. The FEB has an internationally acclaimed profile and is located in the heart of Amsterdam. FEB consists of the Amsterdam Business School (ABS) and the Amsterdam School of Economics (ASE). ASE is among the top economics research institutes in Europe. It actively participates in the teaching and research activities of the Tinbergen Institute.

The vacancy is within the Microeconomics section at ASE. The microeconomics section in ASE covers three different research programs: Experimental & Political Economics (CREED), Human Capital, and Markets & Organizations. The microeconomics section is responsible for teaching all microeconomics related courses at the BSc and MSc level. The section also actively participates in the teaching and research activities of the Tinbergen Institute, the graduate school of ASE.

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