Lecturer in Financial Economics

The Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, will recruit one Senior Lecturer in Financial Economics. This is a full-time tenured position. The expected start date is August 2023.

The number of students on the undergraduate and master programmes in finance has increased. The department therefore needs to recruit a lecturer. The successful candidate should be prepared to teach financial economics at the undergraduate and master level. The employment may involve teaching in both Swedish and English. This means that the successful candidate should be prepared to teach in Swedish in the future but it is not a requirement when taking up the position.

Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in Financial Economics or a related field. High quality research and documented pedagogical skills in financial economics are the most important evaluation criteria. The candidate is expected to be an active researcher and the successful candidate is expected to carry out research suitable for publication in highly ranked finance and economics journals.

All fields of financial economics will be considered.

Applications should be submitted through https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=27689. Here you will also find an extended job description.

Applications must be received by November 30, 2022. The department encourages diversity, and we welcome qualified candidates of all backgrounds to apply for this position.

More information about this position can be obtained from head of department professor Martin Holmen, email: martin.holmen@economics.gu.se or vice head of department professor Fredrik Carlsson, email: fredrik.carlsson@economics.gu.se.

Gothenburg is a city of approximately 500,000 inhabitants, located on the west coast of Sweden. The city is highly rated for its quality of living, and the university is located right in its center. For more information on the Department of Economics, please visit https://www.gu.se/en/school-business-economics-law/economics/

Applications should be submitted through https://web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1035/job?site=7&lang=UK&validator=9b89bead79bb7258ad55c8d75228e5b7&job_id=27689. Here you will also find an extended job description.

Application deadline: November 30, 2022

The Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg offers an international environment, ranked in the top tier of Scandinavian economics departments, with around 100 faculty members from all over the world. We conduct research in a wide array of areas, including environmental economics, development economics, behavioral economics, financial economics and labor economics. Other areas of research include public economics, econometrics and health economics. We also have a long and fruitful tradition of interdisciplinary research. Our research is published in leading journals and our researchers are frequently engaged as experts by both the government and the media. We put sustainability high on the agenda, reflected in many of our courses at the PhD, Master’s and Bachelor’s programmes at the School of Business, Economics and Law.