Full Professor of Economics

Ca’ Foscari invites applications for a position as Full Professor of Economics. 

Ca’ Foscari is a research-intensive institution committed to competing for international scientific excellence through the recruitment of the best academic talents worldwide. Talented young researchers and experienced senior professors make Ca’ Foscari a stimulating environment for career development and research freedom. Our university is committed to research excellence, funding promising researchers and developing international partnerships. As a leading research university, Ca’ Foscari explores cutting-edge research directions across disciplinary boundaries, setting a new agenda designed around six global challenges.

Ca’ Foscari is looking for a Full Professor of Economics capable of inspiring students to become game-changers in their own fields and to make a genuine difference in the world. 

The teaching load complies with the relevant national and the Ca’ Foscari University of Venice regulations. Courses are expected to be taught in the area of microeconomics and macroeconomics, at the BA, MA, and, possibly, at the PhD level.

The research activity will be part of the broad area of microeconomics and macroeconomics relying on inductive, deductive, static or dynamic methods.

In this area, the scientific activity is expected to contribute to enhance the understanding of the themes at the core of the “Venice Initiative on Vulnerability Analysis” (VIVA) project, funded within the “Dipartimenti di Eccellenza 2023-2027” program. The project aims at providing a rigorous analysis of the emerging vulnerabilities as well as contributing to devise public policies to respond to the increasing needs for protection. More information on https://www.unive.it/pag/33805/. 

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.

Ca’ Foscari University of Venice has 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=2024-UNVE000-0089585