Associate Professor – AÉB/48/2026

Teaching duties:

• Teaching courses within the Institute’s teaching portfolio, in the number of weekly contact hours defined by the University’s Academic Career Model.
• Developing and enhancing the course portfolio of the secondary school economics teacher training programme (Teacher of Economics, MA).
• Teaching subject-pedagogy courses (methodology of teaching economics), supervising school-based teaching practice and supervising master’s theses.

 

Research duties:

• Publishing in leading international and Hungarian peer-reviewed journals in the fields of economics education, subject pedagogy and teacher education.
• Presenting at major international and Hungarian conferences, building international academic networks, participating in research projects and actively applying for research grants in economics education and teacher education, thereby securing funding for research and contributing to the internationalisation of the Institute and the University.

 

Service duties:

• Active participation in the academic life of the Institute and the University, and performing service tasks assigned by the Head of Institute.
• Supporting early-career academics at the University, and supervising PhD students as well as students participating in academic competitions.
• Mentoring assistant professors in the Institute.
• Acting as programme coordinator of the economics teacher training programme.
• Developing the strategy and curricula of the secondary school teacher training centre.
• Building and maintaining partnerships with partner schools and mentor teachers involved in school-based teaching practice.
• Contributing to the establishment of the examination centre for regulated professions (in the fields of accounting and law).

Basic requirements

• a PhD degree obtained at least three years ago;
• a degree in education (pedagogy) or a teaching qualification, preferably in economics; a PhD in educational science or economics education is an advantage;
• secondary school teaching experience, preferably in economics or business subjects, is an advantage;
• relevant teaching and research experience in higher education, preferably in teacher education;
• an outstanding teaching and research record in their field;
• a record of independent research;
• the ability to teach in both Hungarian and English, and to act as a course leader.

• Application in English (a single PDF file) containing:
  • a detailed curriculum vitae (CV) summarising teaching, research and academic service achievements;
  • a cover letter outlining the applicant’s motivation and intended contribution to the Institute’s work, in particular to economics teacher education, and stating their gross salary expectations;
  • scanned copies of the documents certifying university degrees, academic degrees (e.g. PhD) and other professional qualifications, including teaching qualifications (for academic degrees obtained abroad, nostrification will be arranged at a later stage of the selection procedure);
  • up to two publications, preferably in economics education or teacher education (working papers, doctoral dissertations and job market papers are
    also accepted);
  • at least two professional references (one of which must be from a Hungarian expert if the call is published in Hungarian);
  • results of the applicant’s previous student evaluations of teaching;

• favourable research conditions, including research facilities and data access;
• dedicated research time, travel support, etc.;
• a competitive salary, complemented by an annual performance bonus of up to 15% for outstanding performance;
• one-off relocation allowance for applicants moving to Hungary;
• cafeteria (flexible fringe benefit) scheme;
• place of work: Budapest.

• Application deadline: 22 October 2026.
• Applications must be submitted electronically by clicking the APPLICATION button and following the instructions at the bottom of the webpage.
• Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed by the selection committee; they will be informed of the details and timing in due course.
• The evaluation of applications is expected to be completed by 13 November 2026.