JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015

Nazarbayev University

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School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Economics
Open rank position with specialization in Macroeconomics

JOE ID Number: 2014-02_111452165
Date Posted: 12/01/2014
Date Inactive: 12/01/2014
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Open rank position with specialization in Macroeconomics
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Astana, Astana, KAZAKHSTAN
JEL Classifications:
E2 -- Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
E6 -- Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
Keywords:
Macroeconomics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The School of Humanities & Social Sciences (SHSS) at Nazarbayev University invites applications for full time positions in Economics at all ranks with the specialization in Macroeconomics. The Department of Economics currently has thirteen full-time faculty representing the breadth of the discipline. The Department has over 250 students and is launching an MA degree program in Fall 2015. The Department is housed within the School of Humanities & Social Sciences which offers six majors and has approximately 600 students. Nazarbayev University is a modern, English-Language institution based on best practices drawn from partner higher education institutions in the US, UK and Singapore. The strategic partner for SHSS and the Department is the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nazarbayev University is located in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.

The position requires a Ph.D. in Economics with strong teaching and research interests. Successful candidates will teach four courses each year, maintain a vigorous research program, and contribute to departmental service. This is a three-year appointment with the possibility of renewal.

The salary and benefit package are highly competitive. The benefit package includes the following:
• Housing based on family size and rank;
• A relocation allowance;
• Air tickets to home country, twice per year;
• No-cost medical insurance, with global coverage;
• An educational allowance for children;

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, a research paper and three letters of recommendation to nu.shss@nu.edu.kz. Deadline for submission is 1 December 2014.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 12/01/2014
Reference Instructions:
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, a research paper and three letters of recommendation to nu.shss@nu.edu.kz.
Application Instructions:
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vita, a research paper and three letters of recommendation to nu.shss@nu.edu.kz. Deadline for submission is 1 December 2014.