JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
The University of Alabama
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
D7 -- Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
H -- Public Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
K4 -- Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
L5 -- Regulation and Industrial Policy
L6 -- Industry Studies: Manufacturing
O3 -- Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
Q4 -- Energy
Q5 -- Environmental Economics
R -- Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
Keywords:
Public economics
Economic Development
Program evaluation
Policy analysis
Political economy
Regulation
Health economics
Energy economics
Environmental economics
Transportation economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The University of Alabama School of Leadership and Policy invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions in public policy, assistant or associate professor, beginning August 2027.
The SLP is UA's first new college-level unit in 60 years. A presidential priority, the SLP is hiring across both public policy and leadership. Faculty will help build its curriculum and programs from the ground up.
We seek applied, policy-relevant research agendas. Areas include security policy, social and community policy (healthcare, education, criminal justice, economic development), technology and industrial policy (energy, transportation, labor), and policymaking processes. Work that is primarily theoretical or methodological is a weaker fit.
Required: a PhD by August 2027 in economics, public policy, political science, public administration, sociology, or a related field. Candidates should show potential for peer-reviewed publication, external funding, and undergraduate and graduate teaching. Associate candidates need an established publication record.
Teaching needs include research methods, policy analysis, program evaluation, economics for public policy, policymaking processes, and policy capstone courses.
Competitive salary, startup package, and relocation assistance.
Review begins October 1 and continues until positions are filled. For entry-level economics candidates, interview invitations will follow AEA guidelines.
Full advertisement and application instructions: https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/search/SLP. Questions: Dr. Joseph L. Smith, jos.smith@ua.edu.
The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution.
Application Requirements:
- External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement or writing sample, teaching statement, contact information for three references, and a graduate transcript (unofficial acceptable).
Review begins October 1 and continues until positions are filled.
Questions: Dr. Joseph L. Smith, jos.smith@ua.edu.