The University of Southern Denmark, Department of Environmental and Business Economics, invites applications for a 1½-year position as Postdoc in resource and energy economics.

The Department of Environmental and Business Economics is part of the Faculty of Social Science and is located in Esbjerg. Research in the Department is organized in four research groups, and the announced position will be part of the Environmental and Resource Economics group (ERM). In January 2011 the ERM group was awarded a grant to build an elite unit.  More information about the research group can be found at http://www.sdu.dk/ime.

We seek candidates with empirical research interests in resource economics, renewable (green) energy, industrial support design and policy reforms (macro and micro). While the research group mainly consists of economists, the research is often placed in a multidisciplinary academic and international environment.

It is expected that the successful candidate will apply quantitative approaches to assess production and infrastructure technologies that can deliver cost reductions of green energy, and do risk analysis and simulations for green economic growth models with uncertainty.
We appreciate a special interest in the analysis and quantitative empirical modeling within, but not confined to, electricity economics and offshore wind energy from the North Sea.

We welcome applications from candidates with a recently or nearly completed PhD degree in environmental and resource economics, econometrics, economic growth. In more detail for the position:

-2-page outline of proposed research,
-PhD transcripts (nearly completed PhDs can also apply), 
-Research achievements (journal articles, working papers)
-Names of three academic referees

The Department provides a competitive salary, modern facilities for research and teaching as well as resources for research assistants and for travel and conference participation.

Further information can be obtained from Professor Bjarne S. Jensen, phone +45 6550 4219, e-mail:  mailto:bsj@sam.sdu.dk
Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the salary agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.

The application must include the following: 1) a detailed CV, 2) publication list indicating which publications are most relevant for the position, 3) three copies of the most relevant publications (up to 10), 4) teaching portfolio, 5) academic diplomas 6) a covering letter indicating clearly how the candidate meets the selection criteria for the post outlined above, 7) a list of all enclosures.

All enclosures must be numbered, signed and, where necessary, assembled in sets. Formal application instructions and guide for teaching portfolio may be found at: http://www.sdu.dk/sam/portuk .

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. The committee may request additional information, and, if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material. When the evaluation committee has submitted its report, the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her.

The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.

Please send 4 copies of the application, CV, publication list and diplomas, teaching portfolio (publications in 3 copies), marked Position no.   to: University of Southern Denmark, Faculty of Social Sciences, Campusvej 55, DK 5230 Odense M, Denmark. The application must reach the University not later than February 1, 2012 at 12:00 noon.

Application deadline:  February 1, 2012  at 12 noon
Work place: Esbjerg

University of Southern Denmark
Faculty of Social Sciences
Campusvej 55
DK 5230 Odense M