The National Research University Higher School of Economics

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Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Higher School of Economics invites applications for full-time, tenure-track positions of Assistant Professor, or higher, in the Faculties of Economics at its Moscow, Perm and St. Petersburg campuses. We welcome candidates with excellent background in all subfields of economics.

The HSE is a young, dynamic, fast-growing Russian research university providing unique research opportunities (http://hse.ru/en, http://economics.hse.ru/en, http://perm.hse.ru/en/economics/about, http://spb.hse.ru/en/economics/info)

Work Conditions:
- Internationally competitive сompensation with annual CPI adjustment, 13% flat income tax rate and other benefits
- Generous travel support and research grants provided by the university’s Centre for Advanced Studies (www.cas.hse.ru )
- Low teaching load, some academic service required
- Heavy emphasis on high quality research

Requirements:
- Recent Ph.D. in Economics, Finance, Financial Economics or related fields.
- Fluent English (knowledge of Russian is not required)
- Ability and high motivation to conduct high-quality research publishable in reputable peer-reviewed journals

Generally appointments will be made for an initial three-year period and upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts would normally be extended for a further three years until the tenure review.