Tenure-Track Professorships at the University of Göttingen (Department of Economics)

he newly founded Courant Research Centre “Poverty, Equity, and Growth in Developing and Transition Countries: Statistical Methods and Empirical Analyses” at the University of Göttingen invites applications for three

Tenure-Track Professorships

to build up Independent Research Groups

The positions are available immediately, will be at the W1 salary scale, have a reduced teaching responsibility, six years of funding to build up an Independent Research Group and a tenure option (W2 or W3) depending on successful review after 3 and 6 years.

Each of the three professorships is expected to focus on the research themes of the Centre from the perspective of development economics, agricultural economics/rural development, and mathematical statistics or econometrics, respectively. Candidates are expected to hold a superior Ph.D. in a discipline related to the Research Centre, have an emerging track record of high-level international publications, and the demonstrated potential for interdisciplinary collaboration as well as the acquisition of third-party funding.

For further information see www.uni-goettingen.de/crc_d

The University of Göttingen is placing particular emphasis on fostering career opportunities for female scientists and scholars and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. As part of its gender equality concept the University provides special support to ease the compatibility of career and family. In cooperation with the city of Göttingen and the non-university research institutions the University offers a Dual Career Service. We explicitly welcome applications from abroad. Disabled persons with equivalent aptitude for the position will be favoured.

The selection procedure will include a symposium to be held in January 2008.

Further Information for applicants and information about the selection procedure are given on www.uni-goettingen.de/positions_crc and are also available from the coordinator (see below).

Applications, including CV, a list of publications, description of teaching and research track record and two reference letters are requested by December 3, 2007 and should be sent, preferably by email, to the speaker of the Courant Research Centre:

Prof. Stephan Klasen, Ph.D.; Department of Economics, Platz der Göttinger

Sieben 3; 37073 Göttingen, Germany (phone: +49 551 39 7303; email:

sklasen@uni-goettingen.de).