The Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences invites applications for a

FULL PROFESSORSHIP (W3) in BEHAVIORAL FINANCE AND/OR CONTRACT THEORY

for appointment in April 2013 or as soon as possible thereafter. The professorship is established in the Department of Economics (Alfred-Weber-Institute).

A Ph.D. in Economics, Business or related fields, as well as publications and academic achievements equivalent to a "Habilitation" are a prerequisite for a successful application. The candidate is expected to have an established research record in behavioral finance, contract theory, or both.

Responsibilities include internationally competitive research in behavioral finance and/or contract theory and a teaching program at the undergraduate and graduate level in these fields.

Heidelberg University seeks to increase the number of qualified women in teaching and research positions and strongly encourages applications of qualified women.

Applications should include an academic CV that contains a list of publications and information about externally funded research projects as well as teaching evaluations. Please send applications as a single pdf file per email to the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Science, Heidelberg University at dekanat@wiso.uni-heidelberg.de .

The deadline is June 27, 2012. Interviews will be held in the second half of July.

For informal inquiries, please contact Prof. Timo Goeschl at goeschl@eco.uni-heidelberg.de.