Chair (W3) of Transportation and Spatial Economics

TUD Dresden University of Technology, as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. It develops innovative solutions for the world's most pressing issues. In research and academic programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a modern employer, it offers attractive working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration. The goal is to promote and develop their individual abilities while empowering everyone to reach their full potential. TUD embodies a university culture that is characterized by cosmopolitanism, mutual appreciation, thriving innovation and active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

At the „Friedrich List“ Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, the Institute of Transport and Economics calls for applications for the

Chair (W3) of Transportation and Spatial Economics

to be filled as of April 1, 2027.

The Chair will focus on research in the economic analysis of socially relevant topics in transport and spatial economics. The development and application of modern economic and econometric methods should contribute to a better understanding of the challenges of the transport system and mobility in their interdependence with spatial structures, the environment, the economy and state interventions. It shall, further, serve as a basis for developing possible solutions. 

You (m/f/x) will represent the scientific field of transportation economics and spatial economics in teaching and research. Your teaching duties will include active participation in the German and English-speaking Bachelor's and Master's programs of the Faculty of Transport Sciences ‘Friedrich List’ and in teaching export, particularly to the Faculty of Business and Economics. We expect you to be involved in academic self-administration and willing to teach in German and English. We expect you to successfully acquire third-party funding from the state, federal government (DFG, BMBF, etc.) or the EU and require experience in externally funded research. We attach particular importance to your willingness to cooperate with other chairs of the ‘Friedrich List’ Faculty of Transport Sciences or other structural units of TUD, such as the Faculty of Business and Economics, and at the same time, expect close cooperation with non-university research institutions, especially in the DRESDEN-concept network, as well as with industry partners. We would also like to see the development of ideas to support experimental research that can be implemented in a unique way at the Smart Mobility Lab (SML) in Hoyerswerda/Lausitz, which is operated in interdisciplinary cooperation between the fields of highly automated driving, flying (drones), agriculture, and robotics.

We seek a dynamic and committed personality with an excellent international academic track record in transport and spatial economics and experience in externally funded research. We look forward to receiving your application and expect you to have proven expertise in at least two of the following areas:

• policy evaluation by econometric methods, particularly causal inference methods
• design, implementation and evaluation of discrete choice analysis and discrete choice experiments
• development and use of structural equilibrium models, in particular, quantitative spatial models or numerical spatial equilibrium models
• microeconomic analysis and evaluation of price and regulatory instruments.

We look forward to your application if you hold a university degree in economics, transportation economic or related relevant fields. The requirements for appointment, official duties and administrative status are governed by §§ 59, 69, 71 of the Act on Higher Education Institutions in the Free State of Saxony (SächsHSG) and the Regulations on Duties and Responsibilities of Institutes of Higher Education (HSDAVO).

For further questions, please contact the head of the appointment committee, Frau Prof. Dr. Regine Gerike, phone 49 351 463-36501; email: regine.gerike@tu-dresden.de.

TUD strives to employ more women in academia and research. We therefore expressly encourage women to apply. The university is a certified family-friendly university and offers a Dual Career Service. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities. If multiple candidates prove to be equally qualified, those with disabilities or with equivalent status pursuant to the German Social Code IX (SGB IX) will receive priority for employment. If you have any questions about these topics, please contact the Equal Opportunities Officer of the “Friedrich List” Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (Ms. Susanne Wunsch, +49 351 463-36689) or the Representative of Employees with Disabilities (Mr. Roberto Lemmrich, +49 351 463-33175).

We look forward to receiving your application by November 13, 2025 (time stamp on the email server or the stamped arrival date of the university central mail service of TUD applies).

Please attach the following documents to your letter of application: a curriculum vitae in tabular form, a description of your scientific career, a list of publications and previous teaching activities, including the results of the teaching evaluation (preferably of the last three years) as well as a copy of the certificate of the highest academic degree.

We kindly ask you to submit your application by email. Please use the SecureMail Portal of TUD (https://securemail.tu-dresden.de) and send your documents in a single PDF document to berufungen-vw@tu-dresden.de. If you are applying by regular mail, please also attach your application documents in electronic form (CD or USB thumb drive) and send them to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Verkehrswissenschaften „Friedrich List“, Dekanin, Frau Prof. Dr.-Ing. Regine Gerike, Helmholtzstr. 10, 01069 Dresden, Germany.

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