Associate Professorship in Labour in the Economics of Education

Copenhagen Business School

Copenhagen, Denmark

Overview

Core research areas of the Department: Macroeconomics and Economic Policy and Applied Microeconomics. It is the ambition of the Department to be among the best departments of applied economics with relevance for business and society in Europe. The teaching obligations of the department comprise undergraduate and graduate teaching in economics at various programs at CBS, including the Department’s graduate program of Applied Economics and Finance and a new elite graduate program, Advanced Economics and Finance. Examples of research areas that the associate professor might cover:

• The role of incentives in educational decisions;
• The effect of socio-economic variables on educational decisions;
• Evaluation of policies to increase the supply of educated labour.

The Associate Professorship is a tenured position with research and teaching obligations. To fulfill the research requirements of the position, the applicant chosen is expected to be physically present on a regular basis and actively participate in the teaching and research activities of the Department.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and associated examination in existing CBS programs, including Executive Education;
• Individual and group based research meeting high international standards;
• Promoting CBS’s academic reputation;
• Initiating, fund raising and coordinating research projects;
• Promoting the teaching and research capabilities of Copenhagen Business School and other relevant assignments at Copenhagen Business School;
• Contributing to the administrative responsibilities of the Department and to CBS-wide tasks;
• Communicating findings to the public in general and to CBS’s stakeholders in particular, including participating in the public debate;
• Research meeting high international standards, including responsibility for the academic development of the relevant discipline;
• Responsibility for publishing, scientific communication and research-based teaching;
• Active participation in the regular research activities, such as research seminars, workshops and conferences.

The associate professor is expected to contribute to the development and application of the research of the department’s research areas and to maintain and strengthen CBS’s international research position.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in an appropriate field;
• Documented teaching qualifications or other material for the evaluation of his/her pedagogical level;
• Documented research production at an international level, including publications in the field’s internationally recognized journals;
• PhD in Economics.

Note

• Applicants without appropriate teaching experience will be appointed on a probationary period of up to 1½ years;
• Copenhagen Business School has a broad commitment to the excellence, distinctiveness and relevance of its teaching and research programmes;
• Candidates who wish to join us should demonstrate enthusiasm for working in an organisation of this type (highlighting, for example, relevant business, educational and dissemination activities).

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