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E0 Macroeconomics & Monetary Economics

Stockholm University invites applications for a position as Professor for 'The Savings Banks Foundations and Swedbank Chair in Macroeconomics' at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES). Deadline for applications: August 31, 2007. Ref. No. SU 611-1534-07. The position is in the field of economics with special emphasis on the research area of macroeconomics, including theory as well as empirical work. Main tasks of the chair-holder: To initiate and lead larger research projects with external funding within the subject field together with researchers at the IIES or other seats of learning; to supervise graduate students at the IIES and at the Department of Economics; to develop and be in charge of courses in macroeconomics within the graduate program or the advanced undergraduate program. Knowledge of Swedish is not a requirement for being appointed to the position, but the applicant should be prepared to carry out certain administrative and pedagogical tasks in Swedish within a few years after the appointment. Qualification requirements: Qualified for the appointment to this professorship is an individual with extremely well-documented scientific skills at the highest international level. These skill requirements are considerably higher than the requirements for Associate Professor (the Swedish docent title). In addition, well-documented pedagogical skills are required. Bases for assessment/criteria for evaluation of candidates: Since the IIES is primarily a research institute, special weight in the evaluation is to be given to scientific skills. Certain weight is to be given to pedagogical skills and the ability to create and lead research activities within the research field. Since most of the Institute's researchers are men, applications from female candidates are particularly welcome. Guidelines for the application are given in 'Template for application for employment and for promotion to the rank of professor or senior lecturer at Stockholm University,' which can be found at www.su.se/nyanstallning. The template can also be provided by the administrative coordinator. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application follows the template and the requirements in the job announcement and that it is submitted in due time. For more information about the position please contact the Director of the IIES, Professor Torsten Persson phone: +46 (0) 8 16 30 66, email: torsten.person@iies.su.se. For questions concerning the handling of the application and guidelines for the application, please contact the administrative coordinator Maria Juntura, phone +46 (0) 8 16 20 48, email: maria.juntura@samfak.su.se. Trade union representatives: Bo Ekengren (SACO), Lisbeth Haggberg (ST-ATF), phone number, +47 (0) 8 16 20 00 (switchboard) and Gunnar Stenberg (SEKO), phone number +46 70 316 4341. For further information, see the Stockholm University 'Rules of Employment for the Hiring of Teachers,' the Temple for application and relevant websites: Rules of Employment, Template for application etc (www.su.se/nyanstallning); Stockholm University (www.su.se); Institute for International Economic Studies (www.iies.su.se). Please send your application, quoting ref. No. SU 611-1534-07, to: Stockholm University, The Registrar/PA, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden or by email t: registrator@su.se. The application must be in the Registrar's office no later than August 31, 2007. In the event of a discrepancy between the English translation of the job announcement and the Swedish original, the Swedish ersion shall take precedent.
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