University of Missouri-Kansas City

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The University of Missouri-Kansas City Department of Economics announces a tenure-track or tenure-eligible position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor anticipated to begin August 2025. The position requires candidates to be prepared to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in heterodox macroeconomics. Expertise in monetary theory and policy is desirable, as well as the ability to contribute to teaching required and elective courses.

Appointment to the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor requires completed Ph.D. We value candidates committed to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students.

This is a 9-month full-time, ranked, tenure-track/tenure eligible faculty position with benefits beginning in Fall 2025 semester.

Application Deadline
Review of applications begins 11/18/2024 and continues until the position is filled. For fullest consideration, application material should be received by that date. First-round interviews will be conducted in December 2024 via video conference. Finalists will be invited for a campus visit in Spring Semester 2025.

Minimum Qualifications
A Ph.D. in Economics or a closely related field is required at time of employment.
ABD candidates with an expected degree completion date before August 1, 2025 also will be considered; please provide expected date of award in your application.

Anticipated Hiring Range
Salary is negotiable and commensurate with rank, experience, scholastic achievement, success in funded research, and credentials.

Application Instructions
For consideration, you must apply online at https://info.umkc.edu/hr/careers/academic-positions/, click Academic Positions, then navigate to Job Opening ID 53717.

Please complete the online application form and provide:
• A cover letter discussing your engagement with heterodox macroeconomics
• statement of teaching philosophy and effective pedagogy approach[es] for engaging students from different backgrounds and experiences;
• sample of scholarly work;
• curriculum vitae.

Additionally, three letters of professional recommendation (including current contact information for reference) should be submitted to the UMKC Department of Economics via www.aeaweb.org/joe/.

UMKC is a public, urban, research university with more than 15,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. It is part of the larger University of Missouri System. Our university is committed to being a model urban university that is recognized for our partnerships with diverse communities to effectively foster a healthy, safe, more economically secure quality of life.