Economics

1 Assistant Professor position
(Deadline December 5th, 2016 12:00 )
Fields

Economics, Applied; Econometrics, Applied; Microeconometrics; Industrial Organization; Political Economy

Activity

The position involves research, tutorship and mentoring of IMT Ph.D. students, limited teaching in the Institute's Ph.D. program, and participation in the development of the School's research activities.

Profile

IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca invites applications from strong candidates for an Assistant Professor position in Economics.

The position involves research, tutorship and mentoring of IMT Ph.D. students, limited teaching in the Institute's Ph.D. program, and participation in the development of the School's research activities. The appointed candidate will join IMT research area in Economics, Management and Data Science.

Formal requirements

Ph.D. completed or near completion in Economics or a related field.

An excellent level of both written and spoken English is mandatory.

Scientific area

AREA 13 - scienze economiche e statistiche

Gross amount

The remuneration package is competitive at the international level

Duration

3 years renevable

Job Research Area: 
EMSCS
Job Research Unit: 
LIME
Job Contract Type: 
Assegno di ricerca
Full call
Calendar latest update

January, 20th, 2017

Calendar
Calendar update
Calendar update two
Preliminary shortlist
Preliminary shortlist
Third meeting of the Selection Committee

1st session: AEA Annual Meeting, Chicago January 6th - 8th, 2017

2nd session:Lucca, January 11th, 13th, 2017

Final shorlist
Final shorlist
Fourth meeting of the Selection Committee

On January 31st, 2017 and 1st, 2d, 3rd February 2017 c/o San Francesco Building, Lucca

Final decree

Selection procedure and criteria

Selection procedure conditions are transparent and are based on international standards.

Procedure

A Selection Committee, appointed by the Director, assesses all applications on the basis online application info and - if provided - reference letters.Applicants selected on the basis of the preliminary analysis are interviewed at the Job Market Meetings in which the Institute is planning to participate, if applicable to the specific academic sector. Alternatively, individual preliminary interviews may also be conducted at IMT or by conference call. Travel expenses to Lucca for the preliminary interview will not be reimbursed. Shortlisted candidates are invited for a Job Market Presentation open to IMT faculty members and students. Travel expenses for the Job Market Presentation will be reimbursed.

Selection Criteria

The evaluation criteria are based on: Quality of research activity, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and references; Research organization experience and participation in international/national research projects and research periods in public and private institutions (academic and non-academic); Relevance of the candidate's profile for the development of IMT's research activities; Teaching, mentoring and supervision experience; Motivation; Excellent knowledge of English, both written and spoken;As well as any other requirements as specified in the advertisement.

Application

Apply ONLINE only.

Before starting prepare the application attachments and information as listed below.

Info

  • Personal info and contact info (compulsory)
  • Number of your Identity Document (Passport or Identity Card) (compulsory)
  • University degree (compulsory) and Ph.D. (obtained, or ongoing)
  • Name, position, institution and email address of three referees (compulsory)
  • An email, with the appropriate instructions to upload the reference letters will be automatically generated and sent to your referees.

Attachments

  • Your CV in English (compulsory);
  • One research paper (published or working paper): compulsory.
    Shortlisted candidates will be asked to present this research paper in the final stage of the selection.
    Additional papers can be submitted for evaluation if desired (to be attached to your application in a single zip file where indicated in the online form). Please check the full call for further information about additional papers.
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