Tenure-Track Professorship, Demography and Human Capital Formation (University of Vienna)

This tenure track professor focuses on the analysis of human capital formation covering the methods of formal demography and demographic modelling. While a special focus on the demographic analysis of educational attainment is preferred, human capital formation also includes fertility and immigration. Topics should be covered in broad international perspective. 

Requirements 

  • Doctoral degree/PhD and at least two years post-doctoral experience at a university or other research institution; as a general rule, applicants must have gained research experience outside the University of Vienna for a total of at least two years during or after their doctoral studies 
  • Outstanding achievements and potential in research, excellent publication record, international reputation 
  • Experience in designing and participating in research projects, ability to lead research groups, willingness to acquire third-party funding 
  • Enthusiasm for excellent teaching, teaching experience at universities or a teaching concept. Candidates are expected to be willing to teach students at all levels (bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral level), to supervise academic theses and to promote junior colleagues 
  • The University of Vienna expects the successful candidate to acquire, within three years, proficiency in German sufficient for teaching in bachelor’s programmes and for participation in university committees.  

Application deadline: 18 March 2020 

For more information, see: https://population-europe.eu/study-and-career/tenure-track-professorship-demography-and-human-capital-formation 

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