Hertie School

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The Hertie School,
the University of Governance in Berlin,
is recruiting an

Assistant Professor of Economics and Sustainability (f/m/div)

The Hertie School is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Economics and Sustainability working on key sustainability topics such as climate, energy, air pollution, mobility, sustainable cities, land-use, or inequality. The candidate should combine state-of-the-art empirical, policy-relevant research with a teaching profile that matches the needs of a public policy school.

The candidate will contribute to the development of the new Hertie School Centre for Sustainability and will be interacting with faculty at the Centre and beyond. Applicants for this position must have a doctoral degree in economics or expect to have this degree by the start of employment. The successful candidate will be appointed as Assistant Professor with a six-year clock (two three-year contracts) with the possibility of tenure. The expected start date is 1 August 2023.

The Hertie School seeks faculty with demonstrated capacity for research at the highest levels in their discipline. We recruit faculty who will create a climate that embraces excellence and diversity with a strong commitment to high-quality teaching and innovative research of interest to the international scholarly community and policy-makers.

Candidates are expected to perform well in an interdisciplinary, international environment with English as the language of instruction and operation. The successful candidate will teach courses in the School’s Master, Executive, and PhD programmes. This position will be based in the School’s new Centre for Sustainability, and the successful candidate will actively contribute to its research, outreach and teaching activities.

As a private non-profit university, endowed and supported by the Hertie Foundation, the Hertie School offers an internationally competitive salary as well as a paid sabbatical after every five semesters. We provide excellent working conditions with outstanding financial and administrative support for research. The Hertie School is fully embedded in Berlin’s vibrant research landscape and has close ties to the top institutions of the European and international teaching and research community.
The Hertie School is a diverse, international and lively community located in the heart of Berlin. We welcome all applications – irrespective of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The Hertie School expressly encourages women and/or persons from ethnic groups underrepresented in German Academia to apply. Equally qualified applicants with disabilities will be given preference. The Hertie School takes a family friendly workplace seriously. Under German law, there is standard paid leave for parents after the birth or adoption of a child.

The deadline for the submission of applications is 13 November 2022. The Hertie School will review applications that include a letter of motivation, a current curriculum vitae (including publication list, degrees earned, if applicable: positions held, teaching experience, research projects, awards received), two writing samples, a diversity statement and, if applicable, teaching evaluations. Application documents are accepted via the online application tool only: http://apply.interfolio.com/114615. Please provide two names of references, who have accepted to provide a letter for you at a later stage, should you be invited to a job talk.

For questions about the position, please contact Professor Christian Flachsland (flachsland@hertie-school.org).

Strict confidentiality in the application process is assured. The Hertie School is an equal opportunity employer.