Professorship in Applied Microeconomics (Open Rank)

Anstellungsbehörde / Verwaltungseinheit / Anstalt

Die Universität Freiburg ist Bildungsstätte, Forschungsplatz, Arbeitgeberin und Event-Veranstalterin in einem. Ihre Innovationskraft macht sie zu einem wichtigen Motor für das wirtschaftliche und kulturelle Leben der Region. Als Anziehungspunkt für Studierende und Forschende aus der gesamten Schweiz und aus allen Teilen der Welt prägt die Hochschule seit ihrer Gründung 1889 das Leben der zweisprachigen Stadt Freiburg.

The position includes one 100% doctoral assistant. The University offers attractive working conditions and a competitive salary. The position is open rank, in accordance with University statutes.

Seeking to promote an equitable representation of women and men, the University strongly encourages applications from women. Having signed the CoARA declaration, the University of Fribourg emphasizes qualitative assessment of academic achievement.

Important

Ihre Aufgaben

• The successful candidate will teach courses in French and English at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels. Two courses will be given in French in Microeconomics on the Bachelor’s level. The research profile as well as offered Master courses should fall within applied microeconomics. Possible areas include, for example, labour economics, health economics, education economics, competition, personnel economics, or innovation economics.

Gewünschtes Profil

• The successful candidate must have a doctorate (Ph.D.) in economics or a related field, and demonstrate an excellent research record in applied microeconomics, strong teaching skills, and the ability to supervise theses at the Bachelor’s and Master’s level.
• The University of Fribourg is bilingual (French/German). Fluency in French is required and knowledge of German (oral level B1) is expected. If this is not the case, it must be acquired within two years of taking up the position.