As a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Economics you will be part of the Department of Economics and Business Economics of the Nijmegen School of Management (Radboud University). The position includes both teaching and research tasks. You will conduct high-quality research in the field of sustainability and environmental economics with a strong applied policy focus. Furthermore, you will teach high-quality courses in economics, including a course on Economics and Sustainable Development, and quantitative methods in the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Economics. You will also supervise Bachelor’s and Master‘s theses.
 
The Department of Economics and Business Economics is characterised by its Economics+ profile, which implies that in addition to the core of economics, our research and teaching also takes on board theories of related fields such as political science, psychology and sociology. The Department’s research comprises three themes: Interaction between Institutions and Individuals, Governance and Control in the Network Economy, and Behavioural Decision Making. Within the first theme, sustainability is a central topic of the Global Data Lab, which develops instruments for monitoring and analysing the status and progress of societies (see link below). In addition, researchers at the department study natural capital conversion and the institutional causes of unsustainable economic growth.

• you hold (or are shortly expect to obtain) a PhD degree in Economics with a focus on sustainability and environmental economics;
• you have excellent knowledge of modern quantitative techniques;
• you have a strong applied policy focus;
• you are highly motivated and have the potential to build a record of excellence in both research and teaching in Economics in general and sustainability and environmental issues in particular;
• you have a track record in academic teaching, as evidenced by good teaching evaluations, and a willingness to obtain a University Teaching Certificate within the first four years of the contract;
• you have a pipeline of submissions, revise-and-resubmits and publications in leading international journals;
• experience with the acquisition of research funding is also highly valued;
• excellent English language skills in oral and written communication.

• employment: 0.8 - 1.0 FTE
• a maximum gross monthly salary of € 4,978 based on a 38-hour working week (salary scale 11)
• in addition to the salary: an 8% holiday allowance and an 8.3% end-of-year bonus
• term of contract: six years (tenure track)
• UFO job profile: Assistant Professor, Level 2
• Radboud University offers a dynamic position in an attractive work environment and has excellent conditions of employment, including an attractive retirement scheme and (partly paid) maternity leave
• under special circumstances, applicants from abroad moving to the Netherlands may qualify for a special tax relief, by which 30% of their salary is tax free
• you will be able to make use of our Dual Career Service where our Dual Career Officer will assist with family related support, such as child care, and help your partner prepare for the local labour market and with finding an occupation

 
Radboud University has a track record in promoting excellent women scholars to leadership positions and we therefore especially welcome applications from women who fit the above profile.

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Nijmegen School of Management
The Nijmegen School of Management (NSM) is an academic centre of research and higher education, focusing on institutional and managerial issues within complex organisations in both the public and private domains. There are seven disciplines within NSM: Business Administration, Public Administration, Political Science, Economics and Business Economics, Social and Political Sciences of the Environment, Human Geography, and Spatial Planning. NSM strives for a multidisciplinary approach where possible. Altogether, NSM employs 265 FTEs, 75% of whom are academics.
 
Both Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes are offered in the seven focus areas, which are organised in NSM’s educational institute. The educational programme is characterised by small-scale teaching and provides a stimulating learning environment with an emphasis on the development of academic skills. NSM currently has approximately 4,500 students. NSM’s research activities fall under the responsibility of the interdisciplinary Institute for Management Research (IMR). Under the motto ‘Creating knowledge for society’, IMR focuses on academic research into the development, design and effectiveness of the public and private structures that regulate, govern or manage human interactions.
 
The Department of Economics and Business Economics consists of four Chairs: Economic Theory and Policy, International Economics, Finance, and Business Economics. The Department is responsible for the development and quality of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes in Economics, as well as for the courses in Economics in the other study programmes offered by the faculty.
 
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