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Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Macroeconomics with DSGE Modelling

Stellenbosch
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Education Academic
Reference: EBW02/317/1124

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Employer: Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University

Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences

Department of Economics

Senior Lecturer / Lecturer in Macroeconomics with DSGE Modelling

(Stellenbosch Campus)

Ref. EBW02/317/1124

The Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University (SU) in South Africa invites applications for positions 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 graduate modules in macroeconomics.

• Self-initiated research with a primarily macroeconomic focus.

• Supervision of postgraduate students.

• Participating in Departmental, Faculty and University activities.

Required Skills

Currently Enrolled In A Phd Programme In Macroeconomics
A Training Background In Dynamic Macroeconomics At A Master’S Level.
The Ability To Teach In English.

Candidate Requirements

Requirements:

Lecturer:

• Master’s degree awarded by a recognised university, with macroeconomics as a core module.

• Currently enrolled in a PhD programme in macroeconomics.

• A training background in dynamic macroeconomics at a master’s level.

• The ability to teach in English.

Senior Lecturer:

• A PhD awarded by a recognised university, with macroeconomics as a focal area.

• A training background in dynamic macroeconomics at master’s level.

• Lectured DSGE modelling at graduate level.

• Two subsidy-bearing publication units.

• Evidence of successfully completed graduate 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 presenting examples of course material (including examination papers and tests) used in previous courses.

Recommendations:

Lecturer:

• Experience in lecturing macroeconomics at graduate level.

Senior Lecturer:

• Estimated DSGE models in published research papers.

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About Stellenbosch University

Stellenbosch University is recognised as one of the four top research universities in South Africa. It takes pride in the fact that it has one of the country’s highest proportions of postgraduate students of which almost ten percent are international students.

The University lies in the picturesque Jonkershoek Valley in the heart of the Western Cape Winelands. The University has ten faculties, of which eight – AgriSciences, Arts and Social Sciences, Education, Engineering, Law, Science, Theology and the larger part of Economic and Management Sciences - are located on the main campus in Stellenbosch with the Faculty of Health Sciences situated on the Tygerberg campus and the Faculty of Military Science in Saldanha. The University's Business School is situated at the Bellville Park campus.