JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024

Kobe University

Graduate School of Economics
Tenure-Track/Permanent Assistant/Associate/Full Professors

JOE ID Number: 2024-01_111473990
Date Posted: 06/20/2024
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Tenure-Track/Permanent Assistant/Associate/Full Professors
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Kobe, Hyogo, JAPAN
JEL Classification: E0 -- General
Keywords:
Macroeconomics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Graduate School of Economics at Kobe University invites applications for full-time tenure-track/permanent Assistant/Associate/Full Professors (up to two positions available) in macroeconomics, starting on April 1, 2025 (the start date is negotiable).

For the tenure-track positions, the initial appointment is for five years with a light administrative and teaching load.

Applicants must:
(i) Be able to teach macroeconomics, mathematics for economists, and introductory economics at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels in both Japanese and English;

(ii) Hold a Ph.D. degree (or its equivalent) or be expected to obtain one by the start date;

(iii) Demonstrate a record of high-quality research in macroeconomics (peer-reviewed publications in international academic journals are required, but not necessarily for beginning researchers).

The application deadline is August 29, 2024, at 23:59 Japan Standard Time.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted by the end of September 2024 to arrange interviews. Online remote interviews may be arranged for overseas candidates. We will not respond to any inquiries regarding selection results or procedures.

Salary will be determined in accordance with university regulations, and a pension scheme is available. All inquiries should be directed to Mariko Suga at econ-soumu@office.kobe-u.ac.jp.

For information about our graduate school, visit our website at https://www.econ.kobe-u.ac.jp/en/

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application deadline: 08/29/2024
Application Instructions:
To apply, send an email to econ-soumu@office.kobe-u.ac.jp, attaching the following documents as PDF files:

(1) a curriculum vitae,
(2) a list of publications,
(3) a summary of research,
(4) three main papers, and
(5) contact information of two referees.

The subject of the email should include “MAC2024”. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that two referees will send a letter of reference directly to econ-soumu@office.kobe-u.ac.jp, using their institutional email addresses with “MAC2024” included in the subject.