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Stellenbosch UniversityFaculty of Economic and Management SciencesDepartment of EconomicsProfessor / Associate Professor / Senior Lecturer in MacroeconomicsRef. EBW02/158/0624The Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa invites applications for a position in macroeconomics. Applicants are expected to be dedicated academics, excellent teachers, have a strong research agenda and be capable of publishing in leading, peer-reviewed journals in macroeconomics. The incumbent will join the macroeconomic research team and contribute to joint projects.Duties:Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in macroeconomics;Self-initiated research with a primarily macroeconomic focus;Supervision of postgraduate students;Participating in Departmental, Faculty and University activities.Requirements:For Senior Lecturer:A PhD awarded by a recognised university, with macroeconomics as a focal area;Must have a training background in dynamic macroeconomics and be familiar with the contents of, for example, one of the following textbooks: Advanced Macroeconomics by David Romer; Monetary Theory and Policy by Carl Walsh, Interest and Prices by Michael Woodford, and Recursive Macroeconomics by Las Ljungqvist and Thomas Sargent;Have either lectured DSGE modelling at a graduate level, or estimated DSGE models in published research papers;Two subsidy-bearing publication units;Evidence of successfully completed postgraduate supervision (including honours research assignments);The ability to teach in English.For Associate Professor:A PhD awarded by a recognised university, with macroeconomics as a focal area;Must have a training background in dynamic macroeconomics and be familiar with the contents of, for example, one of the following textbooks: Advanced Macroeconomics by David Romer; Monetary Theory and Policy by Carl Walsh, Interest and Prices by Michael Woodford, and Recursive Macroeconomics by Las Ljungqvist and Thomas Sargent;Have either lectured DSGE modelling at a graduate level, or estimated DSGE models in published research papers;Evidence of international recognition in the field as evidenced by an NRF (or equivalent) rating, research awards, keynote addresses, membership of editorial boards, and other indicators of international standing;Evidence of obtained research funding;Evidence of academic leadership in a domain which may include a reasonable number of sole and/or first authored papers, evidence of publications in high impact or highly ranked journals, and the impact of the applicants own work as reflected in h-indices such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science;Six subsidy-bearing publication units;A history of participating in a macroeconomic research team;Conference participation;Successfully completed PhD and master's degree supervision;The ability to teach in English.For Professor:A PhD awarded by a recognised university, with macroeconomics as a focal area;Must have a training background in dynamic macroeconomics and be familiar with the contents of, for example, one of the following textbooks: Advanced Macroeconomics by David Romer, Monetary Theory and Policy by Carl Walsh, Interest and Prices by Michael Woodford, and Recursive Macroeconomics by Las Ljungqvist and Thomas Sargent;Have either lectured DSGE modelling at a graduate level, or estimated DSGE models in published research papers;Evidence of international recognition in the field as evidenced by an NRF (or equivalent) rating, research awards, keynote addresses, membership of editorial boards, and other indicators of international standing;Evidence of obtaining research funding;Evidence of academic leadership in a domain which may include a reasonable number of sole and/or first authored papers, evidence of publications in high impact or highly ranked journals, and the impact of the applicants own work as reflected in h-indices such as Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science;Ten subsidy-bearing publication units;A history of participating in a macroeconomic research team;Conference participation;Successfully completed PhD and Master's degree supervision;The ability to teach in English.Short-listed candidates (those invited for interviews) will be expected to present a lecture on a designated topic to members of the Department of Economics, as well as present examples of course material (including examination papers and tests) used in previous courses.

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