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Uppsala universitet hereby announces a vacancy for a position as

Assistant Professor in Economics with a focus on Labour Economics

at the Department of Economics

The Department of Economics is one of the largest departments within the Faculty of Social Sciences with approximately 100 employees from about ten countries. Annually, around 1,000 students participate in any of our courses at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels. Research at the department is primarily focused on labour economics, macroeconomics, political economy, and public economics. Researchers at the department are often hired as experts in public inquiries and in the media, and they collaborate in many ways with the surrounding society.

Employment Period

Employment as an Assistant Professor can be held for a maximum of four years with the possibility of promotion to Professor. Those employed as Assistant Professor shall, after written application, be promoted to Professor if, after peer review, they are judged to meet the qualification requirements established by the respective area or faculty board and as stated in the information about the vacancy. Other criteria for promotion to Professor are found in the Employment Regulations for Uppsala universitet and in the Faculty of Social Sciences' supplementary guidelines (section 2f).

Job Duties

Research in economics, with a particular focus on research at the interface between labour economics and macroeconomics, as well as teaching in economics, with a particular focus on labour economics and macroeconomics at an advanced level. Teaching includes course responsibility, supervision, and course administration. The employment may also include administrative duties. The proportion of teaching amounts to a maximum of 50 percent.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible for employment as Assistant Professor is the person who has obtained a doctoral degree or has achieved equivalent scientific competence and meets the requirements for pedagogical skill. Primarily, applicants will be considered who have obtained a doctoral degree or have reached equivalent competence at most seven years before the end of the application period. Furthermore, the applicant must fulfill what is prescribed in Uppsala universitet's employment regulations (§ 39) and the Faculty of Social Sciences' guidelines (section 2 e).

It is required that the pedagogical skill, scientific competence, and professional skill are relevant to the subject matter of the employment and the tasks to be included in the employment.

According to Uppsala universitet's employment regulations, it further applies as a general eligibility requirement for teachers that the applicant must have the ability to cooperate and otherwise meets the requirements for suitability needed to perform the employment well.

For eligibility, a documented ability to teach in English is required.

Please note that this is a shortened version of the advertisement. To see the full advertisement, please click on ”Ansök här” or see Uppsala universitet's website: https://uu.se/jobb/.

Application Procedure: A full application must be submitted via Uppsala universitet's recruitment system and include:

• Application letter
• List of attachments
• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of scientific merits
• List of publications
• Statement of pedagogical merits
• Statement of other merits
• Scientific (max 5) and any pedagogical works being cited
• List of references (name, contact details, previous work relationship)

Instructions for the design of the application are found in the Faculty of Social Sciences' supplementary guidelines to the university's employment regulations (section 8).

NOTE! The application and attachments must be submitted electronically in the recruitment system Varbi. Any cited publications that are not available in electronic format shall be sent in three copies to the Faculty of Social Sciences, Uppsala universitet, Box 256, 751 05 Uppsala. Mark the shipment with dnr UFV-PA 2026/1988.

For further information, see the Employment Regulations for Uppsala universitet and section 2e in the Faculty of Social Sciences' supplementary guidelines to the university's employment regulations.

On the university's website, there is information about the Faculty of Social Sciences' recruitment process in Swedish and English.

About the employment: The employment is time-limited, 4 years. The extent is full-time. Commencement by agreement. Location: Uppsala

Information about the employment is provided by: Professor Peter Fredriksson, e-mail peter.fredriksson@nek.uu.se

Questions about the application procedure can be directed to: faculty administrator Paula von Essen, tel. 018-471 15 17, e-mail samfak@samfak.uu.se

Welcome with your application no later than 3 August 2026.

Uppsala universitet is a broad research university with a strong international position. The ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance to make a difference in society. Our most important asset is all 7,500 employees and 53,000 students who, with curiosity and engagement, make Uppsala universitet one of the country's most exciting workplaces.

Read more about our benefits and what it is like to work within Uppsala universitet

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The employment may be subject to security clearance. In the case of security clearance, it is a prerequisite for employment that the applicant is approved.

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Applications are received in Uppsala universitet's recruitment system.

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