Assistant Professorship in Labor Supply and Inequality within Families (LIFE)

The Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Copenhagen (UCPH), invites excellent candidates for an assistant professorship inLabor Supply and Inequality within Families.

The position is available from 1 January 2025until 31 December 2028.

Introduction
Rising inequality is a global concern and many economic policy proposals are partly evaluated on their impact on inequality measures. This does not include intra-household inequality, however. More than 50% of OECD households are couples, and understanding intra-household inequality is thus key for understanding inequality in general, and gender inequality in particular. This project will study how family and divorce related policies affect labor supply and gender inequality within families.

Using quantitative models to assess e.g. labor market effects of tax and transfer policies has a long tradition in economics. Most existing economic research builds on the so-called “unitary model”, which assumes that couples act as a unit and ignores intra-household inequality. In this project, we will instead build on recent advances in economic theory of the household focusing on intra-household allocations.

Combining our own collected survey with Danish register data we will analyze how family and divorce-related policies can affect intra-household inequality and labor supply. To this end, we will combine state of the art “reduced-form” methods with frontier numerical methods.

Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities of the post include contributing to the scholarship and intellectual life of the University by conducting world-class research and teaching. An assistant professor also has administrative responsibilities.

As assistant professor of LIFE your main task will consist ofempirical analysis of consequences on intra-household gender inequality from availability of contraceptive methods and abortion.

Your Competencies and Opportunities
In order to be assessed qualified for an assistant professor position at the University of Copenhagen, the candidate must meet the University’s criteria of academic merit.

Six overall criteria apply for professor appointments at the University of Copenhagen. The six criteria (research, teaching, societal impact, organisational contribution, external funding, and leadership) are considered a framework for the overall assessment of candidates. Furthermore, each candidate must be assessed according to the specific requirements stated in the job advertisement.

You can read more about the criteria for recognizing merit for assistant professors here: Criteria for recognising merit – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

Key competencies required for the position include deep knowledge about empirical health economics, state-of-the-art causal methods, and Danish register data. As a person you are willing to contribute positively to the team.

A successful candidate has strong interpersonal skills as well as an aptitude for working collaboratively with colleagues in planning and delivering teaching, in research projects and in the discharge of administrative duties.

Furthermore, the candidate must demonstrate a commitment to student learning, supporting student welfare and enhancing the student experience.

Strategy of the Faculty of the Social Sciences
The Department of Economics is part of the Faculty of the Social Sciences. The Faculty is a successful academic community that strives to put knowledge into action by:

• Engaging partners in the co-creation of knowledge, learning and social change.
• Empowering our students to become reflective and responsible citizens who have the vision, the knowledge, and the competences to change society for the better.
• Energizing global, European, and Danish communities of knowledge by innovating research methodologies and by research findings with impact

For more on the Faculty strategy, see Strategy for the Faculty of Social Science. You can read the Department’s strategy here: Strategy Department of Economics

Terms of Employment

• Employment with the Faculty of Social Sciences and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit. We do this by applying academic criteria of the University of Copenhagen which are related to the duties and conditions of each particular post and the needs of the Department concerned.
• As this is an assistant professor position, and therefore we strongly encourage the appointed assistant professor to acquire the proficiency in Danish required to teach and interact with colleagues in that language in 2-4 years. The Department will provide and pay for the necessary language training.
• Further information on qualification requirements as assistant professor can be found in the Memorandum on Job Structure for Academic Staff at Danish Universities here: Job_Structure_for_Academic_Staff_at_Universities.pdf
• Terms of appointment and salary is in accordance with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations (Akademikerne).
• The salary range starts at DKK 38,575.98 per month + a 17.1 % contribution to the pension scheme. It is possible to negotiate salary supplements on an annual basis.

The recruitment process
Further information on the recruitment process at University of Copenhagen can be found here: Recruitment process – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

An Equal Opportunity Workplace
The University of Copenhagen is committed in its pursuit of academic excellence to equality of opportunity and to creating an inclusive working environment and therefore encourages all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of personal background, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, ethnicity etc. For more on the diverse working place environment at the University and the University’s participation in the HRS4R HR Excellence in Research, see HR Excellence in Research – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)

International applicant?
The University of Copenhagen offers a broad variety of services for international researchers and accompanying families, including support before and during your relocation and career counseling to expat partners. Please find more information about these services as well as information on entering and working in Denmark here: For international researchers at the University of Copenhagen – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk).

Contact information
Information about the recruitment process is available from HR, e-mail: [email protected], please refer to ID number: 211-0419/24-2A.
Additional information about the position can be obtained from Thomas H. Jørgensen, e-mail: [email protected], phone +45-35532994.

How to Apply
Submit a complete application at our online portal. Click on the “Apply now” icon at the bottom of the page to apply.

Your application must be written in English and include the following documents:

• Motivated application
• Curriculum vitae
• Certificates and Diplomas both master’s and PhD.
• Publications. The 6 most important publications, of which at least three must have been published within the five years immediately preceding the deadline for application. The publications selected must be uploaded as attachments and named from 1 to 6.
• Publication list. A complete list of all publications with clearly marked publication dates. The uploaded publications must be marked with * on the list to be assessed.
• Teaching portfolio. Documentation of teaching qualifications in accordance with Job application portfolio – University of Copenhagen (ku.dk)
• Documentation of ability to disseminate information. Documentation of the ability to disseminate information to and share knowledge with society.

Should any material submitted consist of work with named co-authors, or work that is otherwise the result of collective academic endeavors, the extent of the applicant’s contribution to the work must be clearly specified. The hiring committee may ask for a signed statement from the co-authors specifying the extent and nature of each individual’s contribution.

The closing date for applications is 23:59 CEST 20 May 2024.
Applications or enclosures received thereafter will not be considered.

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Info
Ansøgningsfrist: 20-05-2024

Ansættelsesdato: 01-01-2025

Afdeling/Sted: Department of Economics