One Assistant Professor and One Associate Professor in Economics

One Assistant Professor and One Associate Professor in Economics

Jobbeskrivelse
At The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aalborg University Business School, one full-time Assistant Professor and one full-time Associate Professor in Economics are open for appointments from 1 December 2026 or soon thereafter. The assistant professor position is for a maximum of 4 years. The associate professor positions are permanent.

Aalborg University Business School is situated at Aalborg University, a university with world-class research in many disciplines. Aalborg University is a founding institution in Problem-Based Learning. With this as a guiding principle, the Business School plays a major role in bridge the gap between business and science that helps commercialise inventions and generate business growth. The prerequisite for this is relevant research of the highest quality. We have a strategy of publishing our research in leading journals in our fields. We consider current trends and issues in all the knowledge we produce. Only then can we contribute to business-critical insights that make a difference in society. The candidate will become a member of the macroeconomic research group MaMTEP, and the candidate is expected to take an active part in ongoing MaMTEP research projects in general.

As an applicant for this position, you are expected to have strong research potential within economics. You will be expected to actively participate professionally and socially in the economics research group.

We welcome applicants with qualifications within either of the following profiles:

Profile 1: Microeconomics and Microeconometrics
Microeconomic theory and applied microeconomics
Microeconometric methods
Empirical research based on administrative and register data

Profile 2: Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Modelling
Macroeconomic theory, including competing paradigms and approaches
Theoretical and empirical macroeconomic modelling
Large-scale macroeconometric modelling and policy analysis

Applicants are expected to have strong methodological skills, and the position will mainly contribute to the economics degree in terms of teaching but also other relevant courses at the business school and in adjacent departments.

Applicants must indicate in their application whether they are applying for the Assistant Professor position or the Associate Professor position.

Qualification requirements
Assistant professor
Appointment as assistant professor requires academic qualifications at PhD level. The research potential of each applicant will be emphasized in the overall assessment.

Associate professor
Appointment as an associate professor requires research and teaching qualifications at the level that can be achieved through the satisfactory completion of a period of employment as an assistant professor but may also be obtained in other ways.

It is a precondition that applicants have documented research at an international standard. In addition, applicants are assumed to have received supervision and pedagogical skills development and to have obtained a positive written assessment of their teaching qualifications.

Who we are
The Macroeconomic Methodology, Theory and Economic Policy Research Group (MAMTEP) at Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS) focuses on the complexities of the processes of adjustment in a modern monetary macroeconomic system. As the context of modern economies is one of globalisation and increasing interdependencies between countries, the complexities of the processes of adjustment in a modern monetary macroeconomic system become very important to study.


How to apply

Your application must include the following:

• Application, stating reasons for applying, qualifications in relation to the position, and intentions and visions for the position
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Diplomas (master's degree diploma and PhD diploma)
• List of publications, with an indication of the attached publications that you wish to be taken into account in the assessment
• For the position as assistant professor you may attach a maximum of five publications. You must submit a co-author statement, see template for co-author statement.
• For the position as associate professor you may attach a maximum of ten publications.You must submit a co-author statement, see template for co-author statement.
• Documentation of teaching qualifications. Please see guidelines for teaching portfolio at The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities . If this is not enclosed, the applicant must enclose the reasons for this .
• Dissemination qualifications, including participation on committees or boards, participation in organisations etc.
• Additional qualifications in relation to the position
• References/recommendations

You can read more about the requirements for your application here .

The application must be submitted via Aalborg University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aalborg University's website.

Aalborg University wants to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore, everyone, regardless of personal background and orientation, is encouraged to apply for the position.

Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about the position, you are more than welcome to contact us. You will find contact persons at the bottom of the jobpost.

Further information
Read more about our recruitment process here

The appointment process at Aalborg University involves a shortlisting process. You can read more about the shortlisting and appointment process here .

The hiring process at Aalborg University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires, ensuring the safety, compliance, and integrity of the workplace.

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Salary and terms of employment
The employment is in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities (the Appointment Order) and the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (in Danish) and protocol on certain terms of employment of academic staff at universities (in Danish) .

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the collective agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the state (AC collective agreement) (only in Danish) and protocol on certain terms of employment of academic staff at universities (only in Danish).

There is a mutual probationary period of 3 months for the position.

Aalborg University - Knowledge for the world
Aalborg University is an international workplace with more than 3,700 employees. We offer real-world-oriented education and create world-class research results through collaboration between researchers, students, and public and private companies. This is how we achieve insights, new solutions to societal problems, and knowledge that changes the world. Our main campus is in Aalborg, but we also have campuses in Esbjerg and Copenhagen.

Contacts

• Lektor, Mikael Randrup Byrialsen: Se telefonnummer på jobbank.dk, Se e-mailadresse på jobbank.dk

Ansøgningsfrist
01-10-2026

Ref. nummer
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Afdeling
Aalborg University Business School