University of Southern Denmark

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Assistant Professor in Renewable Resource Economics

Department of Economics (ECON) and Department of Sociology, Environmental and Business Economics (SEBE) at the University of Southern Denmark invites applications for a four-year position as assistant professor. The starting date is 1 September 2023.

JEL Codes: D60/62, G11, H40, Q20, Q54/55/57

Job description

ECON is an international department with a strong tradition for excellence in research and teaching within the various areas of economics. The research, teaching, and dissemination activities at the department are organized within four groups: Econometrics and Data Science, Economic History, Macroeconomics, and Microeconomics. A more elaborated description of the department can be found on https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/oekonomiskinstitut

SEBE has a strong commitment to interdisciplinary methods and approaches both within social sciences and across faculties. Activities are organized within three groups: the Management and Economics of Resources and the Environment (MERE) group, Markets and Organizational Behavior, and Sociology; and three interdisciplinary centers: The European Center for Risk and Resilience Studies, the Center for Rural Research, and the Danish Centre for Risk and Safety Management. An elaborated description of the department can be found on https://www.sdu.dk/en/sebe

The assistant professor will be affiliated to the group of Microeconomists at ECON (https://www.sdu.dk/en/om_sdu/institutter_centre/oekonomiskinstitut/research/platforms/microeconomics) and the MERE Research Group at SEBE (https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsenheder/samf/mere).

It is the aim of both departments to conduct research of the highest international standard documented through 1) publications in internationally distinguished journals, 2) presentations at international conferences, 3) external funding from competitive programs and 4) dissemination with high visibility and broad societal impact.

The departments emphasize high-quality research-based teaching using the most relevant teaching methods to enhance students' learning.

The departments are responsible for undergraduate as well as graduate education in several programmes, e.g., Economics and Mathematics-Economics at campus Odense, and Environmental and Resource management in Esbjerg. The departments are also responsible for economics and interdisciplinary courses, e.g., economics for biologists, at different campuses at the University of Southern Denmark.

Research project on Aquatic Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation

The candidate joins an international team of researchers and will be involved in a prestigious research project under the Elite Centre of Aquatic Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation (https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/aqua-nbs). The aim of the center is to scale up and integrate approaches of Aquatic Nature-based Solutions to expand the provision of multiple ecosystem services, including carbon storage, climate regulation, water filtration, coastal protection, and food-web support.

Further information about the position can be obtained from:

- Professor Brooks Kaiser, e-mail: baka@sam.sdu.dk
- Head of Department Lone Grønbæk Jørgensen, e-mail: lg@sam.sdu.dk

The full job description can be found on the University of Southern Denmark's website https://www.sdu.dk/da/service/ledige_stillinger/1207441. Applications must be submitted via this page.

Your application must be registered in our system on 22 May 2023 at 23.59.59 CET at the latest.