University of Konstanz

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Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics invites applications for faculty positions at the assistant professor level. We have a particular interest in the fields of Econometrics, Education and Labor Economics, Macroeconomics, Personnel Economics and Political Economy. Candidates must demonstrate potential for creative research and receive a Ph.D. by August 2017.

The University of Konstanz, with its institutional strategy to promote top-level research has been receiving continuous funding since 2007 within the framework of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments and has a strong reputation as a research institution. The Department offers an active research environment and a low teaching load. For more information, see http://www.wiwi.uni-konstanz.de/en/home/.

The assistant professorship contracts will run for six years, subject to positive evaluation after three years. Knowledge of German is not required.

Interviews will be held at the ASSA meetings in Chicago.

Applicants should provide a cover letter, CV, three letters of recommendation, and a Job Market Paper. Submissions should be received no later than December 1, 2016. Application materials should be submitted through Job Opening for Economists (JOE) (https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/).

E-mail for inquiries: econjobs@uni-konstanz.de