University of Guelph

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The Department of Economics and Finance in the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, University of Guelph invites applications from candidates with research and teaching expertise in economics for two positions at the Assistant (tenure-track) Professor level. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2024. Candidates will hold, or will have nearly completed, a Ph.D. in economics, finance, or related field. Candidates need to demonstrate that they will establish themselves as recognized scholars, producing internationally recognized research, and be good teachers at all levels. The department welcomes qualified applications in all areas of economics with a preference for applied microeconomic theory and applied econometrics.
The Department of Economics and Finance (https://www.uoguelph.ca/economics/) is a research-intensive academic unit with 32 faculty members, and offers a range of academic programs leading to the degrees: BA, BComm, MA, and PhD. The Department is also an integral part of the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics, which delivers one of the largest undergraduate business programs in Ontario with over 4,000 students and offers a wide range of specialized programs in business and economics across undergraduate, graduate, and professional education. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an independent research program; produce research with impact that will be funded by federal granting agencies; and have the pedagogic ability to teach and supervise both undergraduate and graduate students.
The University of Guelph is the second largest employer in Guelph, a city of approximately 130,000 people, located about an hour drive west of Toronto, Ontario. The University of Guelph is a top-ranked comprehensive university in Canada with an enrolment of about 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students across over 40 academic units. The University is known for its commitment to student learning, innovative research, and collaboration with world-class partners. It is a unique place, with transformative research and teaching and a distinctive campus culture. People who learn and work here are shaped and inspired by a shared purpose: To Improve Life. Reflecting that shared purpose in every experience connected to our university positions us to create positive change, here and around the world. Our University community shares a profound sense of social responsibility, a drive for international development, and an obligation to address global issues.

The University of Guelph resides on the ancestral lands of the Attawandaron people and the treaty lands and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and we offer our respect to our Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Métis neighbours as we strive to strengthen our relationships with them.
At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.