Assistant Lecturer – AÉB/37/2026

Corvinus University of Budapest is Hungary’s leading university in the field of economics and social sciences. Maintained by the Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation, Corvinus’ medium-term objective is to become the best higher education institution in these fields not only in the country but also in Central Europe. Corvinus University currently has around 8 000 students, including 2 000 foreign students. It has close links with more than 250 partner universities worldwide. Corvinus regularly ranks highly in international higher education rankings, and its Business and Management programme was ranked first in the region in the 2019 Eduniversal ranking. Corvinus University of Budapest is the only university in Hungary in the field of economics to have two international institutional accreditations (AMBA, AACSB). 

The Institute of Global Studies announces an open call for applications for the position of Assistant Lecturer for a definite-term employment relationship (until 31 August 2027). Depending on the outcome of the annual performance evaluation, the employment contract may be extended by mutual agreement.
Expected earliest start date: autumn semester 2026/2027.

Job description and basic requirements

  • Teaching duties:
    • At least 8 lessons (1 lesson = 45 minutes) per week on average of two semesters)
  • Research duties:
    • Conduct research related to doctoral studies and make satisfactory progress in the PhD programme.
    • Participate in the research activities of the institute and research groups.
    • Contribute to scientific publications, conference presentations, and other scholarly outputs.
    • Assist in the preparation of research proposals and project-related activities where applicable.
  • Service duties
    • Support the administrative and organizational activities of the institute.
    • Participate in departmental meetings, committees, and academic events as assigned.
    • Contribute to student support, mentoring, and academic advising activities.
    • Assist in outreach, student recruitment, and other institutional service tasks as required.
  • Basic requirements
    • holds a diploma attesting to the completion of a Master degree and a specialist postgraduate qualification;
    • has started the doctoral programme;
    • has above-average knowledge and talent in academic literature or in a specific branch of science, has a measurable scientific and publishing activity in the given branch of science;
    • their task is to hold seminars and practice sessions and to support the teaching activities of the institute.

Documents and certificates to be submitted as part of the application:

  • Application in English (a single PDF file) that includes
    • a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) with a summary of educational, research and community service achievements;
    • a cover letter explaining the reasons for applying and the contribution the applicant intends to make to the Institute’s work (also specifying gross salary expectations);
    • scanned copies of the documents verifying the university degrees, and of the documents verifying other professional qualifications;
    • up to two publications; this may include working papers, doctoral dissertations, job market papers;
    • at least two professional references
    • results of lecturer’s previous student evaluations (if relevant).

Remuneration and benefits:

  • Favourable conditions regarding research facilities, data access;
  • Time devoted to research, travel support, etc.;
  • Employees receive social security benefits and health care;
  • A competitive salary is accompanied by 15% bonus in case of outstanding performance;
  • one-off relocation allowance for applicants moving to Hungary;
  • cafeteria fringe benefit;
  • place of work: Budapest.

Application procedure:

  • The deadline for the submission of the application: 10 July 2026.
  • The applications shall be submitted electronically by clicking on the APPLICATION button and by following the instructions at the bottom of the webpage.
  • The next step of the selection procedure is that the shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by the relevant selection committee. The shortlisted applicants will be informed in a later phase about details and timing.
  • The evaluation of the application is expected to be completed by (31 August 2026).
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