King’s College London is one of the top 10 UK universities (2018 QS World University Rankings) and the fourth oldest university in England, with over 31,000 students (including more than 12,800 postgraduates) from some 150 countries, and over 8,500 employees. King’s Business School is the ninth and newest faculty located in the iconic Bush House in the heart of London, a hub for engagement with business, the City, social enterprise, government and the public sector. King’s Business School attracts students from over 80 countries into our undergraduate and specialist MSc programmes.

Our Business School is one of the top ten ranked centres for the study of management and business in the UK. The Economics group has grown rapidly over the past few years and contains a growing cluster of economists who are highly active in a number of research areas in applied microeconomics and political economy, labour economics and macroeconomics. In order to achieve our future ambitions we are now looking to recruit a Professor of Economics to add significantly to the Economics Subject Group’s research and teaching capacity and take a leading role in promoting the visibility of Economics at King’s. We are looking for a distinguished scholar who already has an outstanding international profile in the field of economics.

The School places a premium on international levels of scholarship and research excellence and you will be expected to play a role in the standing and development of the Group in this regard. The successful candidate will contribute both to excellent teaching and development of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The successful candidate will be expected to strengthen the Business School’s research capacity and will require a publication list that includes peer reviewed articles published in leading relevant journals. In addition, applicants must have substantial experience in supervising doctoral research students. The person appointed will be expected to carry their share of administrative duties within the Business School.

King’s Business School is committed to ensuring an inclusive interview process and will reimburse up to £250 towards any additional care costs (for a dependent child or adult) incurred as a result of attending an interview for this position.

The selection process will include a panel interview and a presentation.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role please contact: James Ralphs via email at .

To apply, please go to: https://bit.ly/2NDAAXD and register with the King’s College London application portal and complete your application online.

Closing date: Midnight on 15th April 2019.

The Institute of Development Policy (IOB) of the University of Antwerp wants to contribute to a more just and sustainable world through multidisciplinary academic research, education, partnerships and political engagement. More information about the institute and its activities can be found at www.uantwerp.be/iob.

The Institute of Development Policy (IOB) is seeking to fill a full-time (100%) vacancy for an

Academic assistant in the area of “migration, trade and inclusive development”

Job description

• Your research and societal service delivery is situated in the field of development processes, actors and policies, with particular attention to economic development and empirical work on migration and/or trade shocks in developing countries. Your research focus matches the research line “Global governance and inclusive development”.
• Your research discusses the causes and consequences of migration or trade shocks in developing countries, with a strong emphasis on causal identification. A quantitative background together with some experience in dealing with micro-level data (household, firm, farms,…) and satellite-based and/or geo-referenced data would be an asset.
• You prepare a doctoral thesis in development studies in this domain (appr. 50% of your time).
• You contribute to the strengthening of the research line, i.a. through joint research and outreach activities and collaborating in applications for externally funded research grants.
• You assist in teaching assignments within the framework of the IOB master programs.
• Your research adopts a multidisciplinary perspective and uses a combination of quantitative (and, preferably, also qualitative) methods, in accordance with the IOB Research Strategy 2017-2022.
• IOB PhD regulations allow joint or double PhDs degrees.
• Your work includes activities of societal outreach.
• You actively support the cooperation of IOB with its partner institutes in the South.
• You function well in groups and you are willing to contribute to the service delivery to IOB, to the University of Antwerp and the wider society.

Profile and requirements

• You hold a master degree in development studies or in related social science disciplines (preferably with a proven interest in regression and big data analysis).
• You obtained outstanding academic results.
• You preferably have experience with development processes in the South.
• You show interest in interdisciplinarity and preferably engage with a combination of methodological approaches.
• The focus in your teaching corresponds to the educational vision of the university.
• Your academic qualities comply with the requirements stipulated in the university’s policy.
• You are quality-oriented, conscientious, creative, social and cooperative.
• You are fluent in English.

We offer

• an appointment as an academic assistant for a period of two years, with the possibility of renewal twice, each time for a further two-year period after positive evaluation;
• the date of appointment will be 1 September 2019;
• a full time gross monthly salary ranging from € 3.338,21 tot € 5.649,28;
• a dynamic and stimulating work environment.

How to apply?

• Applications may only be submitted online, until the closing date 24 March 2019.
• The application must be completed with a PhD research proposal (appr. 1000 words) and an argument (appr. 500 words) how this proposal can strengthen the profile of the research line and of the IOB in general. This document must be submitted in English.
• A pre-selection will be made from amongst the submitted applications. The remainder of the selection procedure is specific to the position and will be determined by the selection panel. The selection interview will take place on 7 May 2019.
• More information about the application form can be obtained at .
• For questions about the profile and the description of duties, please contact prof. dr. Jean-Francois Maystadt ().

The University of Antwerp is a family friendly organization, with a focus on equal opportunities and diversity. Our HR-policy for researchers was awarded by the European Commission with the quality label HR Excellence in research.

We support the Science4Refugees initiative and encourage asylum-seeking, refugee scientists and researchers to apply for a job at the University of Antwerp.

The National Institute of Social and Economic Research (NIESR) are currently recruiting for a Principal Economist.  Please click on the link below for further details.  Note the closing date for applications is 16 January 2019.  Interviews will be held week commencing 21 January 2019.

https://www.niesr.ac.uk/job-vacancies#PE

Note the closing date for applications is 16 January 2019.  Interviews will be held week commencing 21 January 2019.

Academic Fields
Urban Studies and Planning
Sociology – General
Government – Policy/Public Affairs
Economics – General
Social Sciences – General

The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is now accepting applications for the David E. Bell Postdoctoral Fellowship. This interdisciplinary, postdoctoral training program is designed for researchers and practitioners in the field of population sciences. In addition to self-directed research and writing, fellows participate in weekly work-in-progress sessions, leadership skill building seminars, and communications & media skills training. We offer a competitive salary, benefits, and  research/travel funds. The deadline to apply is Monday, December 3, 2018.

https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/population-development/postdoctoral-fellowships/

EEO/AA Policy

The Department of International Affairs in the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track, assistant professor position in the broad area of International Development and Economic Policy. We are open to the candidate’s area of expertise, which may include development economics, politics and institutions of developing countries, international political economy, comparative political economy, and other relevant areas. We welcome applicants with different regional expertise, with a preference for those focusing on Latin America. The successful candidate is expected to have a strong research portfolio commensurate with their academic trajectory, and teach at least one section of the required course in introductory-level quantitative methods and an intermediate quantitative methods course. Bush School faculty exclusively teach master’s degree graduate students in international affairs in a standard 2-2 load. Additional information about the Bush School and department is available at http://bush.tamu.edu.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Political Science, Economics, or Public Policy by September 2019. The individual selected will demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and research in the context of a public policy graduate school environment. The start date for this position will be September 1, 2019.

Applications must be made through the Texas A&M Workday website. Applicants who currently are not a Texas A&M System employee please go to our external career site at https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMU_External.
Applicants who currently are a Texas A&M System employee please go to our internal career site at https://jobs.tamu.edu/internal-applicants/.

Applicants should upload a formal letter of interest that includes reference to the position, a curriculum vitae and a sample of written work. Additionally, please have three letters of recommendation sent to:

Professor Gregory Gause
c/o Ms. Janeen Wood (preferably as electronic attachments to )
The Bush School of Government & Public Service
Texas A&M University
4220 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4220

The review of applications will begin September 20, 2018, and will continue until the position is filled.

EEO/AA Policy

We at IIT Gandhinagar (IITGN) have embarked on an ambitious journey to be the best Institution in India and among the best in the world. The institute takes an uncompromising position when recruiting its faculty members. We are keen on recruiting those individuals who have demonstrated excellence in research and teaching, and show great promise in continuing to do so. Individuals whose work is interdisciplinary in nature are particularly encouraged to apply. We receive applications throughout the year (without a set deadline). You may apply when you feel you are ready.

Applications are welcome in ALL (including Political Science, International Relations, Sociology, History, Media and Film Studies, Public Health, Demography, Comparative Literature and Philosophy, Civilization Studies, Indian Heritage, History of Science) areas of Humanities and Social Sciences. However, candidates specializing in Sociology (both Quantitative and Qualitative), Economics/Development Economics, Geography and Cultural Studies are especially encouraged to apply.

Benefits:
Some advantages of a faculty position at IITGN are:
Unparalleled research support
 Generous start-up grants that theoretically have no upper limit
 Separate budget for procuring high-end research infrastructure
 Schemes to attract top-quality PhD students (higher scholarship and early offers)
 Extra travel support to faculty and students

Innovative Curriculum
 World Education Award (2013) for IITGN education model
 Emphasis on project-based learning and entrepreneurship
 Emphasis on humanities and the arts
 International exposure to students

A stimulating work environment
 Modern, world-class, riverfront campus
 Spacious on-campus housing for faculty
 On-site daycare center
 Located in a vibrant hub of renowned academic institutes

Online Rolling Advertisement (with more details):
https://www.iitgn.ac.in/faculty-recruitment.htm

Application:
https://www.iitgn.ac.in/application_instruction.htm

Qualifications and Pay Scales:
https://www.iitgn.ac.in/pdf/Qualifications-and-Scales.pdf

FAQ for Prospective Faculty
https://www.iitgn.ac.in/pdf/FAQ-about-recruitment.pdf

For any questions about the application process, please feel free to contact us at .

The Department of Economics at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, seeks to hire a microeconomist (we are open to any field within microeconomics) who can teach at the undergraduate, masters and PhD levels, and is an active researcher with the potential to excel in publication and build a strong scholarly reputation in economics.

Responsibilities of an Assistant Professor (tenure-track, academic-year commitment) include:

• • developing an independent research program
  • teaching 2 courses per semester (4 per year); mentoring graduate students
  • participating in service at the department, university, and discipline levels

The Department plans to interview at the January 2019 AEA meetings in Atlanta, GA. If you have questions, please email them to  and indicate Posting Number F1800145 in the subject of the email.

The University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by December 1, 2018. All application materials should be submitted via UB Jobs. Application materials submitted directly to the posting contact will not be acknowledged and cannot be considered.

Posting Details