Full Professorship Economics, in particular Macroeconomics (W2/W3)

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Leuphana University of Lüneburg stands for innovation in research and education. Methodological diversity, interdisciplinary collaboration, transdisciplinary cooperation with partners outside academia and a dynamic development characterize its research profile in the fields of education, culture, management & technology, sustainability as well as public affairs. Its award-winning study model is organized into the Leuphana College, the Leuphana Graduate School and the Leuphana Professional School.

Leuphana University invites applications for the following full professorship:

—    ECONOMICS, IN PARTICULAR MACROECONOMICS (W2/W3)

The Institute of Economics has a strong focus on empirical economic research. The successful candidate will be expected to systematically develop an own internationally oriented empirical research program to make an innovative contribution to the institute’s research profile. You have a research focus on macroeconomics using state-of-the-art empirical methods (e.g., in fields such as “monetary and financial economics”, “international trade, development and globalisation”, “public finance and (international) financial relations”, or “international economic policy”). For this position, we are seeking a researcher with an outstanding international research profile, generating a lasting impact in their field as well as for society. Your academic work gives evidence of innovative contributions to research and teaching, of your talent for cooperating with partners inside and outside academia and your strong commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue.

You will be expected to contribute significantly to the School of Public Affairs’ profile by activities in international highly accepted research, high quality teaching, and acquisition of external scientific funding. You have an outstanding track record, particularly in international, peer-reviewed academic journals, and you have already established networks both nationally and internationally. You will be expected to initiate proposals for the acquisition of external funding from renowned research foundations, for example the German Research Foundation, European Research Council, or similar. You have experience in the acquisition of external funded projects, ideally you have already successfully acquired renowned third-party funding on your own. You integrate research findings into teaching and knowledge transfer activities. The successful candidate will make a substantial contribution to teaching, mostly in English, in the Economics major and minor in the bachelor’s program and the master’s program. You will teach macroeconomics classes at all levels and you have already documented teaching experiences and very good teaching skills in English and in that area. You will actively participate in the planning, development and administration of programs of study that include the study of economics. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to actively participate in the doctoral program.

The professional position will be filled in accordance with pay grade W2/W3 (university full professorship). Formal requirements are based on § 25 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (NHG) and include a university degree and a doctoral degree in Economics or a discipline relevant to the open position; your aptitude for teaching, your ability to engage in independent academic research as demonstrated by the outstanding quality of your dissertation, and additional academic achievements obtained, i.e. in the course of being an assistant professor, during your postdoctoral lecture qualification (German: Habilitation) or other achievements recognized as being equivalent to a postdoctoral qualification.

At Leuphana you will find an academic community that is open to changes in perspective and cultivates the dialogue among the different disciplines as well as between research and practice. With spirit and initiative, we address the challenges of civil society in the 21st century. Pursuing our idea of liberal education, our students are enabled to think, question and act upon it. Our professors foster the awareness of gender and diversity aspects in teaching as well as research.

Leuphana University is an equal opportunities employer. The university aims to increase its number of female professors. Qualified women are especially invited to apply.

For further information, please contact the Vice Dean for Research of the School of Public Affairs Prof. Dr. Mario Mechtel (mario.mechtel@leuphana.de).

Please submit your application (without submission of an application photo) consisting of the following materials in one PDF file: motivation letter, CV, full publication list, copies of academic degrees. Please enclose the completed application form (as Excel file) with your documents. Guidance on the required application materials can be found here.

Applications should be sent preferably by email using the key word “Economics” (W2/W3) preferably by e-mail to beko@leuphana.de or to the President of Leuphana University Lüneburg, Post Box 2440, Lüneburg D-21314 by April 28, 2024. Please be aware that we cannot return application documents sent physically.

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