Professor in Microeconomics

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aalborg University Business School; Aalborg; On-site; DKK 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Aalborg University Business School invites applications for a Professor in theoretical and empirical microeconomics, starting May 1, 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter. The position emphasizes microeconomic theory, econometrics, and connections to macroeconomic policy.

The successful candidate will join the MaMTEP research group, contribute to teaching at all levels, engage in international collaborations, and help attract external funding while maintaining an internationally recognized

Qualifications

• Substantial original scientific production at international level.
• Ability to develop and manage research projects and to supervise at highest level.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent research in theoretical and empirical microeconomics and publish in leading journals.
• Teach undergraduate, graduate and PhD courses, supervise theses, and contribute to curriculum development.
• Engage in external fundraising, organize international conferences and manage international research projects.
• Collaborate within the MaMTEP group to integrate microeconomic and macroeconomic research and policy analysis.

Job description

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Aalborg University Business School

At Aalborg University Business School, the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, a position as Professor in theoretical and empirical microeconomics is available from May 1, 2027, or as soon as possible thereafter.

Aalborg University Business School (AAUBS) wishes to strengthen its research in microeconomics, with a particular focus on how microeconomic evidence and theory can inform macroeconomic analysis and policy. The position is part of AAUBS' strategic ambition to build a research profile that combines microeconomic theory and applied microeconomics with the analysis of aggregate economic outcomes, while supporting high-quality teaching at undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.

Many of today's most pressing policy questions cannot be answered with aggregate data alone. The effects of wealth, income, consumption or carbon taxes depend on how they fall on different groups of households and on different products. The exposure of banks, pension funds and insurers to climate-related risks depends on which firms and sectors they lend to and invest in. Answering these questions requires microeconomic data and models that can be linked to the macroeconomy.

AAUBS is seeking applicants with an ambitious research agenda who can document research and teaching experience within one or more of the following areas:

• Microeconomic theory and the microfoundations of macroeconomic models
• Household and firm heterogeneity, including the distribution of income and wealth
• Public economics, including the incidence and distributional effects of taxation
• Labour economics
• Industrial organisation, including pricing, market power and cost pass-through
• Behavioural economics, including expectation formation and decision-making under uncertainty
• Applied microeconometrics
• Climate-related risks at the level of households, firms or financial institutions

Experience working with Danish register data will be considered a strong advantage. Experience with approaches that connect microeconomic behaviour to aggregate outcomes, such as agent-based models, microsimulation models, or the integration of micro data into macroeconomic models, will also be considered a strong advantage.

The chosen candidate for the position will become a member of the MaMTEP (Macroeconomic Methodology, Theory and Economic Policy) research group to extend and supplement the economic research of group. As a member of the group, you will join a supportive community dedicated to producing internationally recognised research. You are expected to engage actively in joint group activities encompassing both micro- and macroeconomics.

The successful candidate must demonstrate an internationally recognized research profile, evidenced by a sustained publication record in leading general economics journals and top-ranked field journals within microeconomics. Examples include journals in industrial organization, labor economics, public economics, behavioral and experimental economics, and microeconomic theory, such as The Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Economic Theory. Publications in highly ranked heterodox economics journals such as Cambridge Journal of Economics or the Review of International Political Economy will also be considered.

Teaching activities in the position include lecturing, supervision, coordination and planning of Problem Based Learning (PBL) programs at bachelor and master levels as well as PhD supervision and training. Applicants must document pedagogical skills, curricula development experience and educational program management. Emphasis will be placed on comprehensive teaching experience in core economic fields, and quantitative methods as well as within the topics outlined in the job description. The position as professor at AAUBS also involves external fund raising, organization of international conferences and the management of international research projects.

While the main working language at AAUBS is English, teaching programs at undergraduate level are mainly taught in Danish. Knowledge of Danish or another Scandinavian language is therefore an advantage. Alternatively, the candidate should be willing to learn basic Danish skills within the first two years of employment. The position as professor is a permanent position with obligation to research, teaching and publication/academic dissemination.

Qualification requirements

Applicants for a professorship are required to provide documentation of a substantial amount of original scientific production at international level, and documentation of significant contribution to the development of the research area in question. It is presupposed that applicants can document a high degree of original scientific production at an international level and can document having contributed considerably to the development of the subject area of the job description. Emphasis will be placed on the applicant's ability to perform research management and other management functions, provide pedagogical guidance as well as supervision at the highest level and take part in academic assessments. Applicants must document pedagogical skills, curricula development experience and educational program management. Moreover, it will be an advantage, but not a prerequisite that applicants have experience with Problem Based Learning (PBL) which is Aalborg University's teaching philosophy. Applicants with international research experience and an extensive international academic network will be preferred as will applicants with capabilities for raising resources for research projects.

Who we are

You will join MaMTEP, a research group at Aalborg University Business School that is among the leading teams working with empirical stock-flow consistent models. The group's research addresses questions on the Danish economic and political agenda, while also focusing on emerging and developing economies and their particular vulnerabilities to external and financial shocks. Through this project, the group works alongside a network of European universities and partner governments, which gives you the chance to do research with direct policy relevance and an international reach.

Read more about the group at: https://www.business.aau.dk/research/research-groups/mamtep

Further information

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 and the Ministerial Order on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Universities. Furthermore, your terms of employment and salary are in accordance with the collective agreement between the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations and the state (AC collective agreement) and protocol on certain terms of employment of academic staff at universities.

There is a mutual probationary period of 3 months for the position.

Aalborg University - Knowledge for the world

Aalborg University is an international workplace with more than 3,700 employees. We offer real-world-oriented education and create world-class research results through collaboration between researchers, students, and public and private companies. This is how we achieve insights, new solutions to societal problems, and knowledge that changes the world. Our main campus is in Aalborg, but we also have campuses in Esbjerg and Copenhagen.

Type of employment

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Contract type Full time

Number of positions

Number of positions 1

Full-time equivalent 37

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City Aalborg

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Reference number

Reference number 2026/1293

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