George Washington University

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The Department of Economics at The George Washington University Columbian College of Arts and Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in applied microeconomics, to begin in Fall 2022. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the following JEL Classifications: H-Public Economics; I-Health, Education, and Welfare; J-Labor and Demographic Economics; L-Industrial Organization; O3-Innovation, Research and Development, Technological Change, Intellectual Property Rights; Q5-Environmental Economics; R-Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics. The selected candidate will contribute to the Department and University through research, teaching, and service.

Basic Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in economics or a closely related discipline (or have completed all requirements for Ph.D) by the date of appointment. Applicants must have a commitment to scholarly research, as evidenced by publications in scholarly journals or scholarly works in progress. Applicants must also show evidence of strong teaching skills.

Application procedure: Please submit (1) a letter of interest, detailing the position for which you are applying, (2) your research and teaching interests and qualifications, (3) a current curriculum vitae, (4) one or at most two research papers, (5) syllabi of courses taught (if available), and (6) teaching evaluations (if available). Also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted.

All application materials must be submitted via JOE Network: aeaweb.org/joe/. Review of applications will begin on November 29, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered. Interviews will be conducted virtually.

The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. The Department is strongly committed to fostering excellence through diversity and enthusiastically welcomes nominations and applications from members of groups that have been, and continue to be, underrepresented in academia.

Employment offers are contingent on the satisfactory outcome of a standard background screening.