Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics

The department of Economics employs around 100 researchers, teachers, doctoral candidates, and administrative personnel. Research at the department includes topics such as microeconomics, finance, econometrics, applied microeconomics, and macroeconomics. For more information, please visit: https://www.nek.lu.se/en/research/researchareas.

Subject area

Financial Economics

Job description

Lund University announces a permanent position as Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics. The position is full-time employment and is placed at the Department of Economics, Lund University School of Economics and Management.

The position consists of teaching and supervision at the bachelor, master and PhD levels, conducting own research, outreach, and some administrative work. All faculty members are expected to actively apply for external research funding, and to engage in collaboration with colleagues, students and the surrounding society.

The position consists of actively leading and developing the financial economics area at the Department of Economics by nurturing the educational environment, and developing teaching, research and engagement with society. A central task is to contribute the continued success and international standing of the MSc in Finance program.

The position is a lectureship which, according to the working hours agreement, involves 70% teaching, 20% research and competence development and 10% departmental duties. The distribution of tasks may change if the senior lecturer receives external research funding, but reductions in teaching duties are subject to the department’s teaching needs.

Eligibility and qualification requirements

To be eligible as a Senior Lecturer, the applicant must have been awarded a PhD and have shown pedagogical skills.

In addition, according to Lund University's employment regulations, it is required for a senior lecturer to have completed at least five weeks of training in teaching and learning in higher education or to have acquired these skills in another way.

To be qualified for the position, the applicant must have a PhD degree in Finance or Economics. The applicant must have extensive teaching experience and significant research credentials. Teaching experience should include some of the following areas: asset pricing, derivatives and risk management, financial intermediation, and financial econometrics including machine-learning–based methods. The research portfolio should include experience in one or more of the following specializations: Asset Pricing, Derivatives and Risk Management, Financial Intermediation, Financial Stability and Credit Risk, Behavioral Finance, Sustainable Finance, Crypto-Finance, Market Microstructure, and Financial Econometrics.

Very good oral and written proficiency in English is a requirement.

Assessment criteria

The assessment criteria for appointment as a senior lecturer shall be the degree of expertise required as a qualification for employment (Higher Education Ordinance Chapter 4, Section 4).

At Lund University, the following shall form the assessment criteria for the position of Senior Lecturer:

• a very good national and international standing as a researcher – the requirement for international experience shall be assessed with consideration to the character and traditions of the subject;
• a very high level of teaching skill, including a very good ability to conduct, develop and lead educational activities on different levels and using a variety of teaching methods;
• a good ability to supervise doctoral students to achieve a PhD;
• a good ability to engage with the wider society and communicate their activities;
• a good general ability to lead and develop activities.

The School of Economics and Management strives for a balance between research and teaching in all positions.

The overall evaluation of the pedagogical qualifications includes training in teaching and learning in higher education, pedagogical experience, and pedagogical skills.

For further general information on the assessment criteria, see the document "General requirements profile and assessment for employment as senior lecturer at Lund University School of Economics and Management (LUSEM)":

https://lusem.prodwebb8.lu.se/sites/lusem.lu.se/files/2024-02/general-requirements-profile-and-assessment-for-employment-as-senior-lecturer-at-lusem.pdf

In the overall assessment, a particular emphasis will be placed on publications and:

• demonstrated teaching skills in financial economics;
• active research agenda;
• recent publications in high-impact outlets in finance or economics;
• experience working with econometric methods and econometric analysis;
• ability to teach and examine in English;
• strong ability to conduct and develop teaching and supervision in financial economics;
• a very good ability to supervise students at the bachelor and master level;
• experience as a course coordinator;
• ability to meet the needs of diverse students and to work with new methods and tools, for example AI-based tools;
• a proven ability to manage research projects and research programs, including seeking and obtaining funding for such projects and programs;
• international experience, including teaching at highly ranked institutions internationally;
• experience with engagement with practice both in the form of writing for broader readerships, and in engagement with non-academic audiences in executive teaching or other outreach activities.

A vital part in the assessment is to evaluate whether the applicant is in line with the department’s criteria for research skill according to the department’s journal list:

https://www.lusem.lu.se/internal/department-staff-pages/economics/economics-research

The ability to collaborate with colleagues, students and other parties will be taken into account in the overall assessment of both pedagogical skills and scientific skills.

We offer

Lund University is a public authority which means that employees get particular benefits, generous annual leave and an advantageous occupational pension scheme.  Read more on the University website about being a Lund University employee:

https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about-university/work-lund-university

International employees are offered support in relocating to Sweden and are given the opportunity to learn Swedish through the university. Through the International Citizen Hub Lund, you can access support and activities for any accompanying family members.

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.

Two reference letters should be sent in parallel by the reference person to reference_letters@nek.lu.se

LUSEM uses academic qualifications portfolio to document and present qualifications. Please submit your application in three separate PDF-files according to the template and instructions.

You find the template and the instructions here: 

• Intstructions to applicants: https://www.lusem.lu.se/sites/lusem.lu.se/files/2024-02/instructions-to-applicants-for-emlpoyment-as-professor-and-senior-lecturer-at-LUSEM.pdf
• Template academic qualifications portfolio (Word). If this link doesn't work, please try another browser. https://lusem.prodwebb8.lu.se/sites/lusem.lu.se/files/2024-02/template-a-g-qualification-portfolio-lusem.docx

Please let us know if you have any questions on how to write the application.