Developing professorship in Economic Psychology and Ethics (grade W2 with tenure-track leading to professorship for life at grade W3)

Universität Regensburg

The Faculty of Business, Economics, and Management Information Systems
invites applications for a

developing professorship in Economic Psychology and Ethics
(grade W2 with tenure-track leading to professorship for life at grade W3)

for a period of six years with the legal status of temporary civil servant (Beamtenverhältnis auf Zeit), to be appointed as soon as possible. The tenure-track professorship is supported by the Federal/Länder program for the promotion of young scientists (tenure-track program). Universität Regensburg offers the prospect, upon positive tenure evaluation, of transferring to a permanent position as W2/W3* grade professor with the legal status civil servant for life (Beamtenverhältnis auf Lebenszeit). The requirements for the tenure evaluation can be found at https://go.uni-regensburg.de/tt-satzung.

The successful candidate uses a broad spectrum of economic methods (theory, empirics or experiments) to investigate research questions in the area of economic psychology and ethics. Candidates with a research focus on behavioral economics or ethics and compliance in institutions and firms will be given preference. The candidate is expected to contribute to teaching in the first and second phase of the Bachelor as well as in the Master programs of the faculty (especially economics and international economics) with a focus on microeconomics, economic psychology and ethics in economics. The ability to teach in English is a prerequisite.

The successful candidate fits in well with the existing research focus of the Institute for Economics and Econometrics. The institute operates an experimental laboratory (Regensburg Economic Science Lab). The Institute for Economics and Econometrics as part of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Management Information Systems maintains extensive cooperation with the Leibniz-Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS), which is associated with the University of Regensburg, as well as the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nürnberg. Moreover, the Institute for Economics and Econometrics is part of the structured doctoral programs “Bavarian Program in Economics” and “Evidence-Based Economics”. The successful candidate is willing to contribute to the success of these programs.

In accordance with Universität Regensburg's statute on the appointment of tenure-track professors from February 14, 2020, the prerequisites named in Art. 14 Bavarian University Staff Act (BayHSchPG) apply to the appointment of a developing professor. This means, above all, particular aptitude for academic work, generally shown by a doctoral degree with distinction, and further excellent academic performance commensurate with the early phase of a career.

Applicant must have changed universities following their doctorate or have been academically active for at least two years somewhere other than Universität Regensburg before the application.

Universität Regensburg is particularly committed to reconciling family and working life (for more information, see http://www.uni-regensburg.de/chancengleichheit). To fulfill the equality directive and increase the number of female professors, we explicitly encourage applications from qualified women.

In case of essentially similar suitability, applicants with severe disabilities will be preferentially selected.

The prerequisites for appointment under civil servant law are based on the provisions of the Bavarian Public Service Code (BayBG) and the Bavarian University Staff Act (BayHSchPG).

Applications containing the usual documents (resume, list of publications, copies of certificates, teaching evaluations, copies of up to three of the applicant’s most important publications or working papers) should be submitted only electronically (bewerbungen.wiwi@ur.de)

by 18 October 2020

to the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Management Information Systems.

For further information on the Institute for Economics and Econometrics please refer to www-vwl.ur.de. In case of any questions, please contact Prof. Dr. Fabian Kindermann (fabian.kindermann@ur.de).

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This is the English translation of a German job advertisement published by the Universität Regensburg at https://go.uni-regensburg.de/stellen-professuren. Only the original German text is legally binding.