JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017

University of Georgia

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Terry College of Business
Department of Economics
Assistant Professor

JOE ID Number: 2016-02_111456936
Date Posted: 11/01/2016
Date Inactive: 01/31/2017
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Athens, Georgia, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
D -- Microeconomics
H -- Public Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
L -- Industrial Organization
O1 -- Economic Development
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics invites applications for one or more tenure-track assistant professor positions beginning August 2017, subject to budgetary approval. We are interested in candidates with a specialization in micro theory or in the applied micro fields of development, health economics, industrial organization, labor economics or public economics. We hope to fill at least one position at the senior assistant level. Applicants must have completed their PhD or expect to receive it by August 2017 and are expected to produce high-quality research and be effective teachers at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Georgia is well known for its quality of life in both outdoor and urban activities (www.georgia.gov). UGA (www.uga.edu) is a land grant/sea grant institution located approximately 60 miles northeast of Atlanta. The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status.

To apply, submit curriculum vitae, research paper, and cover letter as pdf documents to http://facultyjobs.uga.edu/postings/1411. Applications received by December 1, 2016 are assured of full consideration for interviews at the 2017 ASSA meetings, but the position will remain open until filled.

Contact: John Turner, Search Committee chair (jlturner@uga.edu).

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 01/31/2017
Reference Instructions:
Three letters of recommendation should be sent to econasst@uga.edu.