----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- The department of economics of the University of Amsterdam has a vacant chair (part-time) in History and Methodology of Economics. The appointment committee has asked me to send the advertisement around on this list. Applications should be in by end August. Best wishes, Geert Reuten (I will be away from tomorrow till end July. The advertisement provides an adress for further information.) The Department of General Economics of the Faculty of Economics and Econometrics of Amsterdam University has a vacancy for a FULL PROFESSOR (half time) in the history and philosophy of economics Previous holders of this chair (professors Klant, De Marchi, Morgan and Blaug) have been well known and respected in the international academic community. The appointee will be expected to continue and enrich this Amsterdam tradition. Specific for this tradition is the combination in research of the fields of the history and philosophy of economics. The new appointee will be expected to be active and expert in both sub-fields. Requirements: a PhD; significant publications in at least one of the two sub-fields; an international reputation as a specialist in at least one of the two sub-fields; ability and willingness to initiate and carry out research in both of these sub-fields resulting in publications in leading international journals or books; ability and willingness to supervise research and stimulate the research of others; didactic skills, and experience in teaching, preferably in at least one of the two sub-fields. Ability and willingness to work smoothly with others in the chair, the department and the faculty. An invitation to give a guest lecture may form part of the appointments procedure. In case the appointee is not familiar with the Dutch language, she/he is expected to have acquired an adequate knowledge of Dutch within two years. The appointment will be for five years in the first instance, with the possibility of reappointment till retirement age (subject to Dutch university regulations). The holder of the chair can be available half time each week, or full time for part of the year, or some combination of full time and part time equating on average to half time, to be mutually agreed. Salary will be in accordance with Dutch civil service pay (scale 16). For a full time appointment this currently ranges from Dfl 9,324 (gross) to Dfl 13,605 (gross) per month plus 8% holiday pay. The newly appointed professor will participate in an attractive pension scheme. For further information and/or a job profile, contact the Chair of the selection committee, prof.dr.M.J.Ellman, tel +31-20-5254235, email: [log in to unmask] Applications, including a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, details of relevant courses taught, and names and addresses of three references, should be submitted within 6 weeks of the publication of this advertisement to: Prof.dr.M.J.Ellman, Dept of General Economics, Faculty of Economics & Econometrics, Amsterdam University, Roetersstraat 11, 1018 WB Amsterdam, Netherlands. Applications may be made by post or email. Interviews will be held no earlier than 15 September. ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]