Job Description

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is one of Europe’s leading business schools, accredited by AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA. We invite applications for the following tenure-track faculty position:

Assistant Professor of Economics-Tenure Track.

To strengthen our team, we are seeking a full-time Assistant Professor of Economics. The ideal candidate will demonstrate research excellence and a strong potential to publish in top-tier economics or related journals. We invite applications from all fields of Economics, with particular interest in Political Economy, Labor Economics, Household Behavior, and Digital Economics. Candidates have ideally also demonstrated their ability to develop or apply modern quantitative methods such as machine learning or artificial intelligence.


We offer a stimulating research environment including research seminar series, a Ph.D. program, generous research funding and all the opportunities of a dynamic private business school. We explicitly welcome applications by women and international candidates. German language skills are not required to work at Frankfurt School. Besides demonstrating excellence in research, the successful candidate is expected to teach in our undergraduate and graduate programs.


The successful candidate will join our Economics and Law Department. For further information on the Department and Frankfurt School in general, see our website: www.frankfurt-school.de. The city of Frankfurt is ranked 7th worldwide in the latest Mercer “Quality of Living” ranking and appears in the top 20 of the Economist’s 2023 Global Livability Index.

The deadline for applications is November 30, 2025

. Please submit your application including a cover letter, CV, the job market paper, and at least two letters of reference, online through Interfolio Link apply.interfolio.com/175624


For inquiries about the position, please contact Heiko Karle by email: h.karle@fs.de.


Frankfurt School offers a state-of-the-art campus and a stimulating research and educational environment. We value diversity and seek talented students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds. Frankfurt School is an equal opportunities employer.