McMaster University

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Applications are invited for a full-time tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor (or the Associate Professor level in exceptional circumstances), commencing July 1, 2016, in the Department of Economics at McMaster University. The Department has a particular interest in applied theorists working in the areas of public economics (incl. environment and natural resources), labour economics, industrial organization, macroeconomics, and international economics. Preference will be given to candidates who have completed their PhD or who expect to complete their PhD requirements prior to July 1, 2016.

The Department of Economics is a research-intensive academic unit. The appointee will be expected to conduct an independent research program yielding significant peer-reviewed publications, to attract external peer-reviewed research funding, to teach undergraduate and graduate students, and to supervise doctoral students.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. McMaster University is strongly committed to employment equity within its community, and to recruiting a diverse faculty and staff. The university encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, First Nations, Metis and Inuit persons, members of racialized communities and LGBTQ-identified persons. If you require any form of accommodation throughout the recruitment and selection process, please contact the Human Resources Service Centre at 905-525-9140 ext. 22247.

Applications should include an application letter, a curriculum vitae, research papers (including a job market paper) and a short research summary, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available), and three confidential letters of reference. Applications will only be accepted on-line. Application instructions are available on our website at http://www.econjobmarket.org (This page also provides information regarding a second tenure-track position in the department at this time.)

The Department will begin reviewing applications November 1, 2015 and the position will remain open until it is filled. The Department will be interviewing at the Canadian Economics Employment Exchange in Toronto in December 2015 and at the ASSA meetings in San Francisco in January 2016.

To comply with the Government of Canada's reporting requirements, the University is obliged to gather information about applicants' status as either Permanent Residents of Canada or Canadian citizens. Applicants need not identify their country of origin or current citizenship, however, all applications must include one of the following statements: “I am a citizen or permanent resident of Canada”; or “I am not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada.”