JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019

University of Saskatchewan

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Agricultural and Resource Economics
Assistant Professor

JOE ID Number: 2018-02_111460325
Date Posted: 08/01/2018
Date Inactive: 01/31/2019
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
Keywords:
Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Regional Economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2019 or soon thereafter.

A completed Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics or Economics with demonstrated expertise in agricultural and applied economics or regional economics is required for this position. The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge of microeconomic theory and quantitative methods with an ability to contribute to the undergraduate agribusiness program and the new Joint Ph.D. program in Applied Economics. Evidence of the potential to become a high quality post-secondary teacher-scholar and to operate as a team player in a collegial environment is also required.

The University of Saskatchewan recently approved a new joint Ph.D. program in Applied Economics, hosted jointly by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Department of Economics, Edwards School of Business and the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy. The successful applicant will actively participate in this program through course delivery and graduate student supervision and will hold a primary appointment (70%) with the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and a secondary appointment (30%) in the Department of Economics.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
Review of applications will begin September 1, 2018, however, applications will be accepted and evaluated until the position is filled. A letter of application, CV (including list of publications, teaching experience), job market paper, academic transcripts and letters from three external referees should be submitted electronically through Econ Job Market, available at www.econjobmarket.org. Enquiries about the position should be directed to: Dr Ken Belcher, Professor and Department Head, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. ken.belcher@usask.ca.