The Department of Economics and Policy, Tecnical University of Munich (TUM) is inviting applications for a tenure-track assistant professor. The professorship will strengthen TUM’s expertise in food, commodity and environmental economics and business research. Being a joint appointment, the professorship will be assigned to the TUM School of Management (administrative lead) and the TUM School of Life Sciences, and will be located at TUM Campus Weihenstephan in Freising, close to Munich. The professorship will be situated in the scientific environment of the Center of Life Sciences Management & Policy as well as other related Centers as e.g. the Center for Energy Markets. In addition, collaborations with the TUM Campus Straubing, Munich Institute of Integrated Materials, Energy, and Process Engineering as well as the TUM Munich Data Science Institute is made possible and very welcome.
The initial monthly gross basic salary for a W2 tenure track assistant professor in Bavaria is around EUR 6.100 and for a W3 associate or full professor around EUR 7.220. On top, each professor can receive individually negotiated payments and is entitled to a special annual benefit payment
Roles/Responsibilities
- Research
- Teaching
- Promotion of early-career scientists
- Teaching responsibilities include the degree programs of the TUM School of Life Sciences and the TUM School of Management
Eligibility
- An expert in the research area of environmental economics with a focus on topics such as climate change adaptation, environmental policy evaluation, biodiversity economics, ecosystem services, land use decisions.
Application Details
- Cover letter
- Résumé, certificates, credentials
- List of publications
- Three selected publications with a summary (max. 1,000 characters) of their impact on applicant’s research
- Presentation of research strategy
- List of courses taught
- Descriptive statement of applicant’s teaching strategy and philosophy
- Details of third-party funding
- Names and addresses of three expert references
Applications will be evaluated by International applicants in English.
