Assistant Professor in Economics or in (Global) Political Economy

Company:Corvinus University

Location: Hungary / Budapest

Discipline: Economics or in (Global) Political Economy

Employment Type: 2-year contract

Posted:18/11/2024

Corvinus University of Budapest has over a 100-year-old history and is one of the leading universities in Hungary in Business and Management, Economics, and Social Sciences.

We have around 11,500 students, of which, approximately 2,000 are international. We are located in a stunning UNESCO Heritage building overlooking the Danube River, in the heart of Budapest.

We have been granted accreditation by EFMD and EAPAA and we are the only Hungarian business university to have two international institutional accreditations by AACSB and AMBA. Additionally, we are members of several international networks such as CEMS, BSIS, PRME, and CFA.

We are proud to have won the most sustainably developing university title in UI GreenMetric’s world ranking in 2022.

The Institute of Global Studies is looking for an Assistant Professor for a 2-year contract.

The starting date is autumn 2025.

Key duties:

  • Teaching duties:
    • Teaching subjects in the education portfolio of the Institute of Global Studies and the Department of World Economics in weekly class hours as defined by the Academic Career Model, especially, World Economics, International Finance, International (or Global) Political Economy
  • Research duties:
    • Writing articles in prestigious international and domestic journals in the field of World Economics, International Finance and International Political Economy
    • Participating at important international conferences, building international scientific relationships, getting involved in research projects, active research activity in the field of International and World Economics
  • Service duties:
    • Active participation in the professional life of the institute and the university
    • performing tasks determined by the head of department and head of the institute
    • Improving offline and online visibility of the department
    • Mentoring BA and MA students preparing for Student's Scientific Competition.

Essential criteria:

  • Doctorate in Economics or in (Global) Political Economy
  • Teaching and research experience in higher education
  • Knowledge, experience, and foreign language skills in the discipline of the courses
  • Research achievement, regular domestic and international publications

Desirable criteria:

  • Student evaluation, evaluation of direct supervisor verifying teaching excellence
  • International teaching experience
  • Experience gained in international research projects including ongoing research, publications under review, project proposal in progress
  • Experience in organisation of research projects
  • Participation in international conferences
  • Considerable publication results
  • MA degree or PhD obtained at a university with remarkable international ranking (ARWU) and/or work experience at a university with remarkable international ranking (ARWU)

Remuneration and benefits:

  • Favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access
  • Time devoted to research, travel support, etc.
  • A competitive salary is accompanied by a 15% bonus in case of outstanding performance
  • One-time relocation support for international candidates
  • Cafeteria allowance

Application procedure:

The deadline for the submission of the application is on 20 December 2024.

For the list of the required documents and to apply click here.

For further information:

Please, feel free to e-mail us in administrative matters at career@uni-corvinus.hu and in academic matters Ágnes Szunomár, head of Institute of Global Studies at agnes.szunomar@uni-corvinus.hu.

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