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WU is currently inviting applications for the position of a part-time 20% full professor of Labour Economics at the Department of Economics. Duration of employment is 2 years. Candidates are expected to have established an international reputation as a researcher in their field.
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business combines excellence with responsibility.
Its rare triple accreditation by EQUIS, AACSB, and AMBA is a guarantee for the highest quality research and teaching in the fields of business, economics, and business law. WU’s research is characterized by a wide diversity of disciplines practiced at WU, allowing researchers to address complex research questions based on approaches that cross disciplinary boundaries.
International cooperation is very important to WU, and we encourage and support both faculty and student mobility. WU is also very aware of its role as a responsible university, ensures barrier-free accessibility, provides a family-friendly workplace, and is committed to the principles of equitable opportunities and sustainability.
The successful candidate is expected to have established an international reputation as a researcher in the relevant field and to have excellent qualifications. Candidates’ qualifications will be assessed in the context of their academic age on the basis of the following characteristics:
- A solid academic qualification (e.g. PhD, habilitation) in labour economics, in particular in its intersection with development economics and political economy, or a related area
- An outstanding international reputation for high-quality scholarship on labor economics commensurate with academic age, especially by having demonstrated the ability to publish in top-tier journals in the field. It is an advantage if aspects of development and/or political economy are also present in the research output
- Excellent teaching qualifications at undergraduate and graduate levels as well as in executive education
- Proven international experience
- A strong record in attracting research funding
- Leadership qualities
- Gender and diversity management skills.
Further details on the call for applications, including a detailed qualification profile, can be found online: https://www.wu.ac.at/en/careers/job-portal/jobs/professorships.
