YOUR FUNCTION

As an assistant professor in environmental economics, you will be a member of the Environmental Economics section at the Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) of VU Amsterdam. We are looking for an environmental economist with a broad interest in our research themes, with a preference for the themes sustainable food, ecosystems, biodiversity, and/or sustainable (nature) finance.
Your work involves teaching courses in environmental economics as well as other thematic courses in our interdisciplinary BSc and MSc programmes. You will develop a research programme in your field, and will conduct research and contribute to attracting research funding. You will also have some organisational duties (such as education committees or the organization of internal or external events) in support of the teaching and research base.
We expect that you will contribute about 40% of your time to research, 40% to education and 20% to organisational tasks. Your career development is guided by our Career Track policy.

• You develop a leading research programme in your research field, and in the longer term, build up a successful team around your field of expertise
• You acquire external research funding and submit applications for financing research with societal impact
• You teach at BSc and MSc level including thesis supervision
• You contribute to organisational tasks of our Institute
• You maintain a high quality publication output
• You initiate collaborative projects within and beyond our University and work in teams.