The Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration (EBAPE) at Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) invites applications for positions at the Assistant Professor level (full time tenure track) in Applied Economics, Economic Policy, Labor Economics, Development Economics, and International Economics with a starting date of September 2017.
JOB DESCRIPTION/QUALIFICATIONS: The candidate must hold a PhD or be a PhD candidate from an internationally recognized research-oriented school. The candidate should demonstrate evidence that s/he is able to conduct research leading to top-tier publications. Candidates are also expected to teach at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Neither Brazilian citizenship nor knowledge of Portuguese language is required. Classes can be taught in English only. FGV-EBAPE is strongly committed at fostering a high-quality research environment. To achieve this goal, the school offers an internationally competitive package in terms of salary, teaching load, and research budget.
ABOUT FGV AND EBAPE: Founded in 1944, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) is a world-renowned center for high-quality education and research in Brazil. It hosts eight schools, five in Rio and three in Sao Paulo, and two research institutes. FGV is a private university that is considered the leading think-tank in Central and Latin America and was recently voted 13th best think-tank in the world. EBAPE is the school of administration in Rio de Janeiro. It was established in 1952 and offers undergraduate and graduate programs. The MSc & PhD programs are offered in English. In 2013 and 2014, it was voted the leading school of administration in Brazil by the Brazilian Ministry of Education and in 2014 it obtained the EQUIS accreditation. EBAPE is located at Praia de Botafogo 190, just a short taxi ride away from world’s famous Sugar Loaf. In recent years, EBAPE has become the Brazilian port of entry for prominent scholars who wish to conduct cutting-edge research in business and public administration. The school successfully hired researchers in different areas of business and public administration from leading universities in the United States and Europe (Princeton, UC Berkeley, Rutgers University, University of Washington, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tilburg University, Goethe University Frankfurt). The school expects to continue this hiring trend in the future. The Center of Behavioral Research in Rio (CBR) and the Center for Banking and Finance Research in Rio (CBFR) promote cutting edge international research and serve as forum for knowledge transfer and collaboration between academics and practitioners. The faculty at EBAPE is highly international, regularly presents at international conferences and publishes in the leading academic journals.
Application Deadline: December 1, 2016; Interview Dates: January 6-7, 2017
INQUIRIES: Prof. Dr. Lars Norden, Email: lars.norden@fgv.br
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The application package is expected to contain: 1. Introduction letter, 2. CV, 3. Two to three reference letters (for rookies), 4. Job market paper (for rookies) and up to 2 additional published articles/working papers. Selected candidates will be contacted by email. Consideration of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants who would like to be interviewed at the AEA meetings in Chicago (January 6-7, 2017) should submit, before December 1, 2016, their CV, research papers, and at least three reference letters to: CONTACT: FGV-EBAPE Adriana Carneiro, Email: jobopening.ebape@fgv.br. Only electronic applications will be considered.
Employer Website URL http://ebape.fgv.br/en