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(applogies for cross-posting) Assistant/Associate Professor of Econometrics AT2005.273 2 positions The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Maastricht University, The Netherlands, offers two tenure track assistant/associate professorships in Econometrics Job description: These positions have been made available through the award of a Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) Professorship 2005 to the holder of the full professorship in econometrics at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. The research of the Academy-chair will be concentrated in the field of dynamic panel data and time series econometrics with applications in business and economics. The applicant will be appointed as a research leader and contributes to research and teaching in econometrics and related areas and closely collaborates with the Academy Professor, either in the field of panel data and time series econometrics or in a closely related area. With the Academy-chair, the applicant co-supervises Ph.D. students. Administrative duties are very limited. Job qualification: (Almost) Ph.D. in relevant area, affinity with teaching, strong research orientation, willingness to work in teams, potential to become a leader in the field of research in econometrics. The applicant should have professorial potential in the Academy Professor’s field of expertise. The Maastricht Econometrics Group: The group has a strong research orientation, mainly in the field of time series and panel data econometrics. Current areas of application are financial economics, in particular asset pricing, macroeconomics and innovation and technology. In the motivation of the award of a prestigious KNAW- Professorship 2005 the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences mentions that the econometrics chair “… has been awarded the Academy Professorship for his fundamental contributions to the theory of econometric time series models. His papers written since the early 1970's have sparked off some of the most exciting developments in his field.” Besides the strong focus on research, the group also aims to provide excellent education in econometrics, and has consistent top ratings in the school. The student population in Econometrics is international, with approximately 60% of students from outside of the Netherlands. Many of the activities of the group are performed in teams, and the group tries to foster such teamwork as much as possible. Conditions of employment: The permanent positions are initially offered for a three-year period and, subject to a positive evaluation, extended by another three years, with the possibility of tenure thereafter. Appointment as associate professor with tenure is possible provided the successful candidate already satisfies the criteria for this rank. Salary is competitive, depending on qualifications and work experience, between €3500 and € 4500 per month for a fulltime assistant professorship and between € 4000 and € 5500 per months for a fulltime associate professorship (12 monthly payments). On top of this, there is an 8% holiday allowance. Non-Dutch applicants could be eligible for a favorable tax treatment (30% rule). Applications: Applications should be received not later than November 15, 2005. They should include a curriculum vitae and copies of some written work. Two letters of reference, assessing the applicant’s research potential and personality, should be sent independently by the referees. Applications can, preferably, be sent by e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Or to: Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Personnel Department, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands, and refer to vacancy EFB - UDETRICS - AT2005.273 on both letter and envelope. Interviews: Interviews with promising applicants will be scheduled either at Maastricht University or at the Allied Social Sciences Meetings in Boston, January, 2006. For further information on you may contact: Prof.dr. F.C. Palm, [log in to unmask],nl, tel.: +31-43-3883833.