Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Management and TUM School of Life Sciences is inviting applications for a joint professorship (Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor) in International Economics of Commodities. 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.
W2 tenure track assistant professors at TUM receive a six-year contract, always with the option of tenure. This means that they can be promoted to a tenured W3 associate professorship following a positive tenure evaluation.
Eligibility
- An expert in the research area of international trade, sustainable and fair supply chains, welfare and distributional implications
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
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 reviewed in English, by international experts.
