University Professor of Microeconomics

The successful applicant will cover research and teaching in the field of microeconomics. Appointment requirements are governed by Section 100 of the Berlin Higher Education Act (Berliner Hochschulgesetz – BerIHG). Successful candidates must have an excellent record of research activities in the area of microeconomics as demonstrated by their publication in leading international professional journals. They will have a research focus in the area of applied microeconomic theory and their research should also complement current research areas in the Department of Economics and within the Berlin University Alliance. Applicants are asked to submit a concept paper with their application, showing how they meet this requirement. Candidates should have a background of successful, preferably international academic teaching at the university level and also have experience in acquiring and leading externally funded research projects. Candidates should have the ability to teach courses in English and ideally have a good level of German language proficiency. Along with the regular official duties of professors listed in Section 99 of the Berlin Higher Education Act, we expect the appointee to engage in the following activities: The successful applicant will assume responsibilities in research and teaching in the field of microeconomics from a theoretical and application-oriented perspective. Additionally, we expect the new professor to publish their research in highly ranked, internationally recognized professional journals. They will be expected to actively participate in supervising and further developing the bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in economics at Freie Universität Berlin and to actively contribute to doctoral-level training and education within the Berlin School of Economics. They will be expected to acquire and assist in designing and managing externally funded, interdisciplinary research projects, research groups, and partnership projects. The new professor should also be prepared to fill any gaps in their knowledge of German within three years so that by that time they can teach courses in German, and will also be expected to address gender and diversity issues in their research and teaching. Applications should include a CV, copies of all certificates of academic qualification in German or English (please enclose translations where necessary), a list of publications, a list of courses previously taught, and evidence of teaching aptitude. Please include information on involvement in ongoing and future research endeavors, joint research projects, and externally funded projects. If necessary, please include language certificates. If applicable, please give information on partnerships with industry, inventions / patents, and spin-offs. Please submit all application materials electronically as one PDF file (maximum 5 MB) by July 28th,2022. Be sure to include a personal postal address and email, as well as the reference code for the position. For formal purposes (i.e., for formatting application documents), you may use the following postal address, but please send your application to the email address below it. Freie Universität Berlin
School of Business and Economics
Dean’s Office
Attn: Marion Kallmann
Garystr. 21
14195 Berlin
E-Mail: personal@wiwiss.fu-berlin.de Application documents will be deleted from our servers after the legal retention period has lapsed. Application guidelines, general information on the appointment procedure, appointment requirements for professorships at Freie Universität Berlin, and the regulations defined by the Berlin Higher Education Act that are relevant for professorships (Sections 99, 100, 101, 102a,102c BerlHG) can be found online: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/sites/berufungen