Simon Fraser University

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Simon Fraser University
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Professor or Assistant Professor Tenure Track Appointment in Public Economics

The School of Public Policy and Urban Studies Program invite applications for a full-time tenure track joint position at the rank of Associate Professor or Assistant Professor with an expected start date of July 1, 2020. The position will be 75% Public Policy/25% Urban Studies with an administrative home in Public Policy. Preference will be given to candidates in the area of public economics, including economic foundations of policy analysis, and for example, social economic policy, urban economics, cost-benefit analysis, or public management in a Canadian context. The successful candidate will hold a continuing faculty position at the rank of Associate Professor or have a minimum five years in a continuing faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor. They must hold a PhD in economics or a closely related field and be well qualified to teach at the graduate level in both units.

For more information about the School of Public Policy and Urban Studies Program which are both located at SFU’s downtown Vancouver campus, please visit our respective websites: http://www.sfu.ca/mpp.html and http://www.sfu.ca/urban.html.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. SFU is an equity employer and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, people of all sexual orientations and gender identities, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of the university.

Application instructions are available on our website: www.sfu.ca/mpp/about/faculty-postings.html. Applications must include a cover letter, a CV, a representative publication, a graduate course syllabus for one course in Public Policy and one in Urban Studies, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a one-page teaching statement, and three confidential letters of reference. Applications will be reviewed beginning December 2. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. If you have any questions, please contact mpp@sfu.ca. This position is subject to availability of funding.

Under the authority of the University Act, personal information that is required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details, see the http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/collection_notice.html.