The University of Southern Denmark, Department of Environmental and Business Economics, invites applications for a position as associate/assistant professor in environmental and resource economics.

 

Candidates with a broad experience within environmental economics or within energy economics would gain priority.

 

The Department of Environmental and Business Economics http://www.sam.sdu.dk/ime is part of the Faculty of Social Science and is located in Esbjerg. Within environmental and resource economics focus is currently particularly on five topics:

 

Risk analysis, risk management and risk communication Pollution and resource scarcity Regulation theory Integrated models Ecosystem based management 

Research in the Department is organized in four research groups, and the announced position will be part of the group on Environmental and Resource Economics. The Department hosts the Centre for Fisheries and Aquaculture Management and Economics (FAME), which consists of a network and a research programme connecting researchers within resource economics and management with particular focus on fisheries and aquaculture (www.sdu.dk/fame). Increasingly, the research group is also focussing on other resources, especially energy.

 

The Department also provides teaching for degrees in Environmental and Resource Management (MSc.), Environmental Planning (BSc.), Enterprise Development (MSc. Business Economics), Business Economics and Administration (BSc.) and Diploma programmes in Business Economics and Administration. The department also offers PhD courses and contributes with modules to i.e. the MSc. programmes in Public Health Management and in Biology.

 

We welcome applicants with research potential in environmental and resource/energy economics and with a proven expertise (publication record) in economic research. The successful applicant should show ability to develop the research field further effectively with colleagues in the research group.

 

In more detail for the position:

 

Associate professor (tenure)/assistant professor (3 years contract/tenure track position)

PhD or doctoral degree in relevant field Research achievements at international level, documented by published refereed journal articles, book chapters or books Teaching experience from university education and pedagogic competence preferably documented Experience with externally funded projects is considered a further asset 

The position is advertised as an associate professorship, but may be applied for as an assistant professorship. An assistant professor...