Grinnell College

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Grinnell College. The Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track appointment beginning Fall 2025. Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) preferred; Instructor (ABD) or Associate Professor possible. Research and teaching interests should include topics in financial economics. The successful candidate should be prepared to teach at least one advanced course that emphasizes analytical and/or empirical tools in financial economics such as Corporate Finance, Financial and Managerial Accounting, Asset Pricing, Mechanism Design, or Financial Econometrics. The ideal candidate will have two such courses in their teaching portfolio, in addition to Introduction to Economics and a senior research seminar in the candidate’s specific interest areas.

Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college with a strong tradition of social responsibility. In letters of application, candidates should discuss their potential to contribute to a college community that maintains a diversity of people and perspectives as one of its core values. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by November 18. We anticipate conducting first-round interviews in mid-December and hosting campus visits in late January. Please visit our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu to find more details about the job and submit applications online. Candidates will need to upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts (copies are acceptable), a sample research paper, a statement of teaching philosophy (with teaching interests) and, if possible, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and provide email addresses for three references. Questions about this search should be directed to the search chair, Professor Logan M. Lee at [ECONOMICSSEARCH@grinnell.edu] or 641-269-4015.

Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The college does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.

An offer for this position will be contingent on successful completion of a background check.