One to several Postdoctoral Fellows in Economics or Finance - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

Job assignments

The Department of Economics at Lund University seeks one or more (maximum three) Postdoctoral Fellows in Economics or Finance. The holder will conduct independent research in Economics or Finance, and is expected to cooperate with other researchers at the Department, be willing to interact with students and to actively participate in the common activities of the Department. The position involves 20 percent teaching (the equivalent of about one course a year and some supervision of Bachelor and Master Theses).

Qualifications

Scholarly proficiency is the main requirement for employment.

Applicants must hold a PhD in Economics or related discipline (e.g., Finance or Econometrics). The degree should preferably have been awarded at a university outside Sweden and the degree must not have been awarded more than three years ago, counted from the date of the application deadline (unless the applicant has been on parental leave or leave due to illness). Applications will also be accepted from persons who have not yet completed their PhD, but this condition must be satisfied at the time of employment. Applicants must show a high degree of research expertise as manifested in the quality of their PhD dissertation and other publications.

In addition to the above, the following set of criteria will be applied in the assessment of candidates:

• Relevance and viability of the research plan.
• Other results and distinctions that attest to the applicant's ability to do research.
• Ability to engage and inform society at large about research.

Evaluation of the applicants will take their experience, knowledge and other personal qualities like co-operativeness into consideration. The applicants' ability to use their skills and experience to strengthen and supplement existing research activities within the School of Economics and Management will also be considered.

Appointment Procedure

Please use Lund University job application portal when applying. All documents except the recommendation letters should be uploaded in the portal as pdf, word or similar files.

Applications must include the following.

• A cover letter describing your interest in this position.
• A short research plan (of at most 500 words).
• A CV with copies of exam certificates and other appendices.
• A list of publications.
• Up to three representative publications/working papers.
• Two letters of recommendations. These should be sent attached to emails by the referees to Rikke Barthélemy (rikke.barthelemy@nek.lu.se).

Salary is determined on an individual basis, within certain guidelines for this type of position.