Texas Tech University

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure track positions (requisition #18881BR) at the assistant professor level for appointment effective September 1, 2020.

The department seeks an individual with extensive training in Macroeconomics. All Macroeconomic fields will be considered but preference will be given to candidates with teaching and research interests in the following areas: International Macro, Monetary Policy, Business Cycle Fluctuations, or Development Macro. The successful applicant will have a Ph.D. in Economics by the start date and will be expected to contribute to the university’s mission, including producing publishable research, applying for external funding, supervising Ph.D. dissertation research, and teaching effectively at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Salary, scholarly assistance and benefits are competitive.

Applications should include a letter of interest, vita, transcripts of graduate work, three letters of reference, a research paper, a research statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, if available, and statement of teaching philosophy. Preference will be given to candidates whose application and supporting materials are received by December 1, 2019. Interviews will be held at the Annual AEA/ASSA meeting in San Diego, CA, Jan. 3-5.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.

Texas Tech University recently surpassed the Hispanic student population threshold necessary for designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The University welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities.

Contact: Ms. Rosie Carrillo, c/o Macro Search Committee, Department of Economics, Texas Tech University, 248 Holden Hall, Lubbock, TX 79409-1014.