Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics - Hiring in process/Finished, not possible to apply

The Department of Economics employ around 100 researchers, teachers, doctoral candidates, and administrative personnel. Research at the department includes topics such as microeconomics, macroeconomics, finance, econometrics, public economics and applied microeconomics. More information is found on our homepage: https://www.nek.lu.se/en/research/researchareas.

Job description

The Department of Economics at Lund University seeks two postdoctoral fellows in economics. The holders will conduct independent research in economics, and are 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).

Eligibility

Applicants must hold a PhD in Economics or related discipline (e.g., Finance or Econometrics). 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.

Qualifications and basis of assessment

The main requirement is scholarly proficiency. Applicants must show a high degree of research expertise as manifested in the quality of their PhD dissertation and other publications.

A doctoral degree from a university outside Sweden is particularly meritorious.

Since the research environment at the Department of Economics is highly international, and since the position includes teaching and supervision in English, a very good command of the English language is required.

For appointment as postdoctoral fellow, the following shall form the assessment criteria:

• a good ability to develop and carry out high-quality research, and teaching skill.
  (Lund University Appointment Rules)

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 personal qualities like cooperativeness into consideration. The applicants' ability to use their scholarly skills and experience to strengthen and supplement existing research activities within the School of Economics and Management will also be considered.

Terms of employment

A postdoctoral position is a position that shall provide opportunities for teaching and research qualifications. The position shall first and foremost provide scope for developing research qualifications. The scope of the position shall also provide an opportunity for training in teaching and learning in higher education corresponding to at least three weeks.

This is a full-time, temporary position for three years. It is regulated in the collective agreement “Avtal om tidsbegränsad anställning som postdoktor” - https://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/globalassets/avtal-skrifter/centralaavtal/avtal-om-tidsbegransad-anstallning-som-postdoktor-2021-11-19.pdf.

Application procedure

Please send in your application by clicking on the ”Apply for position” button in the upper right-hand column of the vacancy notice.

The application should be written in English and consist of:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper
• Additional papers (optional)
• PhD certificate
• Other material (in one file) (optional)
• Three letters of recommendation, which should be sent directly to application@nek.lu.se by the reference persons themselves.

For more information on Lund University as an employer, please have look at https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university.

The university applies individual salary setting. Feel free to state salary claims in your application.

The application must be received by February, 28th 2022 at the latest.