Economics Job Openings


American University In Cairo

Position: Assistant, Associate or Full Professor in Economic Development & Quantitative Economics

Requirements: Applicants must have a PhD in economics or finance from a reputable university, preferably AACSB and/or EQUIS accredited. Applicants must demonstrate an excellent record of teaching experience and student evaluations. Applicants must have a proven record of research publications in the past five years in top-tier journals (A*/A according to the ABDC ranking or Q1/Q2 according to Scopus ranking) and a proven record of research grant applications. 

Deadline: February 17, 2025


Appalachian State University

Position: Stephenson Family Distinguished Professor in Economics

Position Type: Tenure Track Associate or Full Professor in Economics

Proposed Date of Hire: August 11, 2025

Requirements: To be considered for this position candidates must hold a PhD in Economics and be at the academic rank of associate professor or full professor.


Beijing Normal University – Hong Kong Baptist University United International College

Position: Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor in Applied Economics

Requirements: PhD in Economics or related field

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025


Bank of Canada

Position: Senior Economist or FSS Senior Analyst

Requirements: PhD in Economics

Application Requirements:

  • Cover letter

  • Curriculum Vitae

  • Research paper(s) or job market paper 

  • Three letters of recommendation

Application Deadline: November 17, 2024


Chongqing University

Position: Professor or Associate Professor of Economics

Deadline: January 31, 2025

Application Instructions: Please send your application letter, CV including list of publications, selected publications and letter of reference to the following email address: sebarcyj@cqu.edu.cn. Please use “your name-university-research area” as the subject of your email. You also can register and submit your application to the faculty recruiting system of Chongqing University on the following website http://recruit.cqu.edu.cn/. For best consideration, applicants are encouraged to submit their applications by December 30, 2024.


DePauw University

Position: Assistant Professor of Economics and Management - Industrial Organization (Tenure-track)

Location: Greencastle, Indiana

Requirements: Ph.D. in economics (completed by August 2025) is preferred; ABD candidates will be considered at the rank of Instructor.

Application Requirements:

  • Cover letter summarizing qualifications

  • A statement of teaching interests

  • A statement of research interests

  • A statement of teaching philosophy

  • CV

  • Evidence of effective teaching (such as sample syllabi or course evaluations)

  • A copy of graduate transcript(s).

  • Letters of recommendation may be requested at a later date.

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.


Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Position: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of Economics

Location: Hong Kong

Requirements: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Economics or related fields by the start of their employment.

Application Requirements:

  • Curriculum vitae

  • Recent publications or research papers

  • Also include teaching evaluations if any.

Junior and mid-career applicants should arrange for 3 letters of recommendation to be sent. For tenured positions, references will be solicited only after both sides agree to proceed with the process of appointment.

Notes: We particularly welcome candidates with expertise in Industrial Organization (IO) and Applied Microeconomics (Labor, Health, Education, Development, and Environmental Economics).

Application Deadline: Review of applications begins immediately and will be accepted until the position is filled. Shortlisted junior and mid-career candidates will be interviewed via Zoom in late December 2024 or early January 2025. For junior and mid-career applications, priority will be given to those who submit their application package and reference letters before Dec. 1st, 2024.


Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

Position: Assistant Professor of Economics

Location: Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Application deadline: January 15, 2025

Reference Instructions: You are required to submit three letters of recommendations by referees who will email the letters directly to fatima.kamran@lums.edu.pk OR recruitment_aea@lums.edu.pk.

Application Instructions: Interested candidates should submit the following documents by January 15, 2024: detailed cover letter, curriculum vitae, job market paper, research statement, teaching statement and three letters of recommendations by referees who will email the letters directly to fatima.kamran@lums.edu.pk or recruitment_aea@lums.edu.pk. We will invite shortlisted candidates to the next steps of the recruitment process, including an interview and job market presentation.


Reddit

Position: Data Scientist

Requirements:

  • Relevant experiences in quantitative or data science roles, preferably for a consumer-facing service/app, ads monetization, safety etc.

  • Ph.D., M.S. or Bachelors degree in Statistics, Machine Learning, Economics, Computer Science, or other quantitative fields (If M.S. or Bachelors degree, a minimum of 3+ years of industry data science experience required; If PhD degree, a minimum of 1+ years of industry data science experience required)

  • Familiar with statistical analysis, programming languages (e.g., R / Python) and querying relational databases (e.g., SQL)

  • Deep understanding of online experimentation and causal inference

  • Comfortable in innovative and fast-paced environments, and an innate ability to bias toward action

  • Strong technical communication and demonstrated ability to discuss complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences alike

  • Able to tackle ambiguous and undefined problems


Tongji University

Position: Assistant/Associate/Full Professor, Department of Economics and Finance

Location: Shanghai

Application Instructions:

Applicants must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research samples (e.g., job market paper and other relevant works), and recent teaching evaluations (if available) electronically to semhr@tongji.edu.cn. Only electronic submissions will be considered.

Additionally, three letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the same email address.

Please format the subject line of your application email as: Name + Primary Research Field + Desired Position, e.g., Pan, Peter + Labor Economics + Assistant Professor.

We also encourage senior scholars in all fields of economics to reach out regarding potential job talks, which we schedule year-round.

Please note that this year, the School of Economics and Management at Tongji University will conduct first-round interviews with candidates at the CICE Job Market in Shanghai.