Technical University of Denmark

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

DTU Management, DTU invites applications for positions as Assistant or Associate Professor in Urban Economics, Regional Economics and/or Transport Economics.

The positions are offered in the division of transport with a focus on one of the following (partly overlapping) research areas:

• Urban Economics; Understanding how different policies affect the localization of households and firms and the resulting effects on the economy and distribution. Focus areas may include economics of cities, economies of agglomeration, effects of transport infrastructure and policies, plus housing and labor market effects
• Regional Economics; Understanding the spatial dimensions of economic activity i.e. patterns of proximity, concentration and dispersion. Core aspects are the economics of spatial concentration, the importance of transport costs and (im)mobility of factors
• Transport Economics; Understanding the economic and distributional effects of transport policies in various ways using microeconomic theory and econometrics. A wide range of policy instruments can be considered, including capacity provision, pricing and taxation, safety initiatives, regulation, parking, and information provision.


To apply, please read the full job advertisement here:

DTU Tenure Track Assistant Professor(s) or Associate Professor(s) in Urban-, Regional- and/or Transport Economics:
https://www.dtu.dk/english/About/JOB-and-CAREER/vacant-positions/job?id=e5a1dcee-7922-4d08-9f61-0dd444ef4e59

Deadline: 1 November 2021.