Department of Digital Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

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The Department of Digital Economics of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) is recruiting 3 to 5 faculty members specializing in teaching and research in the field of Economics.

Positions: Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor

Research areas: Macro or Micro economics, Econometrics; representative works can reflect the attention to platform, network, mechanism design and other hot topics in the digital economic era.

Introduction to Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) began as a business program at the Nanjing Higher Normal School in 1917. Yang Xingfo, a well-known social activist and patriotic democrat, was appointed as program director. In 1921, as part of the plan to establish the National Southeast University based on Nanjing Higher Normal School, the business program was restructured and transferred to Shanghai, where it established Shanghai University of Commerce under National Southeast University. This university was the first commercial university in China's history of education. Guo Bingwen, a renowned educator, acted as president, and Ma Yinchu, a well-known economist, was the provost.

Introduction to the Department of Digital Economics
To serve the national strategy of digital economy development, the university established the Department of Digital Economics at the end of 2022 as a separate entity. It autonomously engages in activities related to talent cultivation, scientific research, social services, international cooperation and exchange, as well as cultural heritage and innovation in the field of digital economy. It is also a crucial part of the construction of the Applied Economics Class IV Peak Discipline in Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. The Department of Digital Economics has two national talents, one member of the National Teaching Steering Committee of Digital Economy, several chair professors and permanent track associate professors, and a large system of part-time professors in the cross-cutting fields of economics, management and computer science. The university has also established the Digital Economy Research Institute, which includes the Digital Convergence Innovation Joint Laboratory, a collaborative effort between Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and Alibaba, conducting comprehensive scientific research and talent development.
The research strength of the Digital Economy direction has steadily increased, with 48 papers published in top domestic and international journals such as "Chinese Social Science" and "American Economic Review." Economics and Econometrics rank 109th globally in the QS World University Subject Rankings. Several scholars serve as editors-in-chief or associate editors for important international journals such as the International Review of Finance and the Journal of Spatial Econometrics, and one person has received the Econometric Theory Multa Scripsit Award.

Appointment Conditions
(1)Hold a doctoral degree (candidates with overseas experience are preferred).
(2)Demonstrate high-quality teaching and research capabilities, with proven research achievements or high-level working papers.


Supporting Guarantees (1) Providing competitive salary package, research start-up funds and housing subsidies comparable to top domestic universities.(2) Provide high-quality transitional housing near the university, with rent waived within the designated range according to university regulations..(3) Relying on the affiliated schools to provide a full set of educational resources for talents’ children from affiliated kindergartens to affiliated high schools.

Response will be given within two weeks of the receipt.
Meeting will be arranged during January 5-6, 2024 or February 20-21, 2024