The Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf invites applications for a Junior-Professorship in the field of Network and Information Economics (grade W1 on the German university scale)  to take up appointment on 1 August 2012 or later.

Candidates are expected to have completed their Ph.D. and to have successfully published in internationally renowned journals. It is expected that candidates actively acquire research funding from third parties and participate in the university's teaching programmes in the area of economics as well as in university administrative activities. The teaching will be done either in English or in German and the teaching load is of four hours per week. Questions regarding this position should be addressed to Prof. Justus Haucap (haucap@dice.hhu.de).

Conditions for employment are, in addition to general administrative conditions in accordance with § 36 of the North Rhine-Westphalia University Act (Gesetz über die Hochschulen des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen), an aptitude for teaching, exceptional competence in research, and additional scientific achievements.

Female candidates are encouraged to apply; they will be given preference in cases of equal aptitude, ability, and professional achievements unless there are exceptional reasons for choosing another applicant.

Applications from suitably qualified severely disabled persons or disabled persons regarded as being of equal status according to Book IX of the German Social Legal Code (SGB - Soziales Gesetzbuch) are encouraged.

Detailed application materials with the usual documents (without publications) should be submitted by 08.03.2012 citing Reference No 01 B 12 - 3.1, to:

Dean of the Faculty of Business and Economics

of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

Professor Dr. Bernd Günter

Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf

Furter information: http://www.uni-duesseldorf.de/home/fileadmin/redaktion/ZUV/Dezernat_3/Stellenausschreibungen/Doku_Professoren/01B12-31Englisch.pdf