Professorship in Economics of Child and Youth Development

Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics
Professorship in Economics of Child and Youth Development
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The Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics of the University of Zurich invites applications for a Professorship in Economics of Child and Youth Development.
Applications are invited for a position as Assistant Professor starting in fall 2022.
The Assistant Professor will be a member of the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, which conducts research in the economics, the psychology and the sociology of child and youth development. The professor is expected to contribute to position the Jacobs Center as an internationally leading institution in interdisciplinary cutting-edge research in the area of Child and Youth Development. Beyond the professor's affiliation with the Jacobs Center, he/she will be a member of the Department of Economics.
The research focus of the Jacobs Center is to understand how economic, social, psychological, and biological factors interact in creating opportunities and overcoming obstacles in child and youth development. The Jacobs Center is devoted to understanding these interactions by integrating the different theoretical and methodological perspectives necessary to comprehensively address challenges to productive youth development.
Candidates should hold a PhD degree in economics. In order to increase the number of women in leading academic positions, we specifically encourage women to apply.
Please submit your application including motivation letter, CV incl. list of publications and three reference letters here . Online applications via Econ Job Market are accepted as well.
The review of applications will begin on 15th November 2021. Initial virtual interviews will be conducted in line with the EEA and ASSA junior job market processes.
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