United States Military Academy at West Point

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis and the Economics Department at United States Military Academy, West Point welcomes applications for two open positions at the Assistant or advanced Assistant Professor level. A completed PhD in Economics is required at the time of appointment. Candidates will ideally have research interests in the area of microeconomics, including public, health, labor, finance, development, IO, and education. Successful candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to and promise of excellence in undergraduate teaching as well as the ability to complete high quality academic research. Applicants with managerial experience in government or research settings will receive special consideration. An ideal applicant is someone who enjoys working in a collegial environment, is interested in teaching small classes at the undergraduate level, and has a desire to do policy-relevant work.

West Point, located just an hour north of New York City along the Hudson River, is rated among the nation's most elite undergraduate institutions and is the only college charged with preparing young men and women for service as officers in the United States Army. The Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis (OEMA) is an analytical organization for the Army that houses the largest repository of online personnel data in the Department of Defense. Research from this office has a strong potential to affect policy work, as we work closely with senior government executives in a number of organizations. For more information on OEMA, including its personnel and recent publications, see: www.oema.army.mil.

Preliminary interviews will be conducted at the AEAs in January. This is a full-time appointment to start in July 2018. U.S. Citizens and noncitizens with allegiance to the United States may apply. (Non-citizens cannot be hired if U.S. citizens are available.) Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applicants may apply online through the JOE:

Please Note: All applicants must submit official transcripts (undergraduate and graduate) by mail to the following address:

United States Military Academy, Department of Social Sciences, ATTN: Alice O’Hara (OEMA), 607 Cullum Road, West Point, NY 10996, Phone: (845) 938-7057

Application Instructions:

Deadline for submission is November 3, 2017.

To receive full consideration, applicants must submit the following:
- curriculum vitae with at least three references who are available by phone
- official college transcript(s) – Mail in.
- a personal statement, not to exceed two pages, explaining your interest in and qualifications for this position
- three letters of recommendation
- a recent research paper
- a copy of a teaching evaluation
- DD 214 (if claiming veteran's preference)
- Copy of sponsor's orders (if claiming military spouse preference).