Ca’ Foscari invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professorof Economics.
Ca’ Foscari is looking for an Assistant Professor of Economics capable of inspiring students to become game-changers in their own fields and to make a genuine difference in the world.
Academic commitment:
The research activity can be in any field within Economics, at a micro or macro level using theory and/or data in a static or dynamic setting.
Teaching and service to students
The teaching load complies with the relevant regulations at the national and university levels. Courses are expected to be taught in the area of microeconomics or macroeconomics, at the BA, MA, and, possibly, at the PhD level. The teaching load is 90 academic hours per year. The candidate will teach courses in Economics in English and/or in Italian. Italian is not a required language for teaching purposes. Examples of courses offered by the Department within this broad area are:
- Introduction to Economics,
- Microeconomics,
- Industrial Economics,
- Experimental Economics,
- Economics of Risk and Agent Behaviour,
- Macroeconomics,
- Monetary Economics.
The course assignment takes into account both the courses taught in the previous years and the Department needs. The courses may undergo changes in accordance with the Department’s teaching program approved from year to year.
Other Activities:
The researcher will be also involved in managerial and organizational matters of the Department. These administrative duties will be kept to a minimum during the first years.
The position will be in the Department of Economics, a centre that carries out innovative research in fields such as economics, finance, statistics and mathematics, covering all the legal, social, international, and environmental aspects of these disciplines.
The Department has recently received a “Department of Excellence” Award by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research. The Excellence Award has allowed the department to receive additional state funding to develop innovative projects on Economic and Risk Analytics for public policies.
The Department offers Bachelor, Master and PhD programmes taught entirely in English. Numerous internships opportunities abroad, more than 40 Erasmus+ destinations, prestigious partnerships, Double and Joint degree programmes with some of the most important universities worldwide all contribute to the international dimension that has always characterized Ca' Foscari.
The Institution
Since its foundation in 1868, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has been a leader in Economics and Foreign Languages and Cultures. Today, Ca’ Foscari is exploring new frontiers in research, focusing on Climate Change, Digital Humanities, Digital and Social Innovation, and Nanosciences. An intellectual powerhouse of international repute in the heart of the city of Venice, Ca’ Foscari provides a one-of-a-kind blend of scientific research, cultural heritage and history, offering a life-changing experience to its students and researchers, with a transformative impact on the local community.
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has also obtained the full Human Resources Strategy for Researchers certificate, a set of initiatives to improve work conditions for researchers and to attract talents worldwide. Ca’ Foscari provides applicants with exclusive services and onboarding initiatives.
If you are a non-Italian applicant or if you have resided outside of Italy for more than 3 years, you will benefit from a favourable tax treatment for the first years of the contract.
Full call here: https://www.unive.it/data/38002/?id=2025-UNVE000-0087008
