Assistant/Associate Professor in Macroeconomics

At the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aalborg University Business School a fulltime position as assistant professor or associate professor in macroeconomics is open for appointment from 1 August 2025 or soon thereafter. The assistant professor position is for a maximum of 4-year, and the associate professor position is permanent.

As an applicant for this position, you are expected to have a strong research potential within macroeconomics. You will be expected to actively participate professionally and socially in the macroeconomics research group. Your research must cover one or more of the following research fields:

• Econometrics and time-series analysis
• Macroeconomic modelling – empirically as well as theoretically especially concerning the approach of SFC modelling
• Large-scale macro-econometric models
• Macroeconomic theory covering different paradigms in macroeconomics (mainstream as well as heterodox)
  
  

Applicants are expected to have strong methodological skills, and the position will mainly contribute to the economics degree in terms of teaching and supervision but also other relevant courses at the business school and in adjacent departments.

Applicants are to indicate in their application whether they are applying for the assistant professor or associate professor position.

Qualification requirements

Assistant professor
Appointment as assistant professor requires academic qualifications at PhD level. The research potential of each applicant will be emphasized in the overall assessment. 

Associate professor
Appointment as an associate professor requires research and teaching qualifications at the level that can be achieved through the satisfactory completion of a period of employment as an assistant professor but may also be obtained in other ways.  

It is a precondition that applicants have documented research at an international standard. In addition, applicants are assumed to have received supervision and pedagogical skills development and to have obtained a positive written assessment of their teaching qualifications
    

How to apply  

Your application must include the following: 

• Application, stating reasons for applying, qualifications in relation to the position, and   intentions and visions for the position  
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)  
• Diplomas (master's degree diploma and PhD diploma)
• List of publications, with an indication of the attached publications that you wish to be  taken into account in the assessment. 
• For the position as assistant professor you may attach a maximum of five publications.
  If you are applying for a position at The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH),  you must submit a co-author statement, see template for co-author statement. 
• For the position as associate professor you may attach a maximum of ten publications. If you are applying for a position at The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), you must submit a co-author statement, see template for co-author statement. 
• Documentation of teaching qualifications. Depending on which faculty you are applying for employment, please see guidelines for teaching portfolio at The Technical Faculty of IT and Design, The Faculty of Engineering and Science and The Faculty of Medicine or guidelines for teaching portfolio at The Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities. If this is not enclosed, the applicant must enclose the reasons for this .
• Dissemination qualifications, including participation on committees or boards, participation  in organisations etc.
• Additional qualifications in relation to the position  
• References/recommendations       

You can read more about the requirements for your application here.    

The application must be submitted via Aalborg University’s recruitment system, which can be accessed under the job advertisement on Aalborg University's website.  

Aalborg University wants to reflect the surrounding society and has diversity as a core value. Therefore, everyone, regardless of personal background and orientation, is encouraged to apply for the position. 

Do you have any questions? 
If you have any questions about the position, you are more than welcome to contact Staff manager Jørgen Stamhus, email stamhus@business.aau.dk or phone 9940 8189, or Professor Finn Olesen, email finn@business.aau.dk or phone 9940 2704.    

Further information 
Read more about our recruitment process here   

The appointment process at Aalborg University involves a shortlisting process. You can read more about the shortlisting and appointment process here.  

The hiring process at Aalborg University may include a risk assessment as a tool to identify potential risks associated with new hires, ensuring the safety, compliance, and integrity of the workplace. 

Salary and terms of employment  
The employment is in accordance with the Ministerial Order on the Appointment of Academic Staff at Universities (the Appointment Order) and the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities (in Danish) and protocol on certain terms of employment of academic staff at universities (in Danish). 

Salary and terms of employment are in accordance with the collective agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the state (AC collective agreement) (only in Danish) and protocol on certain terms of employment of academic staff at universities (only in Danish).