JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027

Northwestern College

Social Science
Business & Economics
Assistant Professor of Economics

JOE ID Number: 2026-02_111477754
Date Posted: 09/04/2026
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Orange City, Iowa, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
A -- General Economics and Teaching
G -- Financial Economics
C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
Keywords:
Financial Economics
Corporate Finance
Investments
Econometrics
Microeconomics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Northwestern College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor of economics position beginning August 2027. The teaching load is 3-3. The successful candidate will also engage in scholarly activity and institutional service, including advising and recruitment.

The successful candidate will teach
Principles of Finance
Investments
Advanced Corporate Finance

Additional courses may include:
Introductory/Intermediate Microeconomics or Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Money and Banking
Behavioral Economics
Managerial Economics
Potentially courses of the candidate’s expertise.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in economics or a closely related field; ABD will be considered. Applicants with a master's degree and substantial professional experience may be considered for instructor or professor of practice appointment. We seek faculty members who are committed to excellence in teaching, scholarly engagement, and the mission of the Christian liberal arts education.

Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated teaching excellence and research interests that foster student involvement. A commitment to collegiality, relationship-centered education, and student mentorship is highly valued.

Northwestern College seeks candidates with an authentic Christian faith who will embrace and live out our mission, including our Reformed, evangelical, and ecumenical identity as stated in our Christian Identity Statement, Mission Statement, Vision for Learning, and Vision for Diversity.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application deadline: 11/15/2026
Application Instructions:
Apply online via our link https://www.nwciowa.edu/employment/openings/447/business-economics-faculty and send a current CV and a letter of interest to vpaa@nwciowa.edu. In your letter, please (1) summarize your teaching experience, (2) describe your scholarly trajectory, and (3) discuss how our Christian Identity Statement would inform and shape your teaching and scholarship. Incomplete applications won’t be considered.

Application deadline is November 15, 2026.