The Department of Economics at the University of Bonn, Germany, invites applications for a
Full Professorship in Applied Microeconomics (W2)
starting as soon as possible.
The position targets researchers who have published in the leading journals in economics and who demonstrate a strong research agenda in applied microeconomics, labor and education economics with a focus on the formation of skills, preferences and personality. All teaching at the graduate level is in English. Teaching at the undergraduate level can be conducted in English or German.
The professorship closely cooperates with the Cluster of Excellence
"ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy", run jointly by the Universities of Bonn and Cologne and funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) in the context of the Excellence Strategy. The overarching goal of the Cluster is to advance the understanding of market functioning and failures as well as public policy responses, employing innovative research approaches. The candi-date is expected to cooperate actively in the doctoral training program of the Bonn Graduate School of Economics.
Formal requirements are regulated by §36 Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia (Hochschulgesetz des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen). It is planned to support the professorship with funds from the "Program for Female Professors" by the federal government and the federal states.
The University of Bonn promotes diversity among its members. It is certified as a family-oriented university and has a dual career service. Its aim is to increase the proportion of women in scientific staff and to promote their careers in particular. It therefore urges qualified women to apply. Applications are dealt with in accordance with the equal opportunity legislation. Likewise, the University encourages suitable people with proven impairment to apply.
Please submit your application, including a CV and list of publications, as one PDF file to:
applications@econtribute.de. Applications received by
September 4th, 2020 are guaranteed full consideration.