JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
University of Arkansas
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
E2 -- Consumption, Saving, Production, Investment, Labor Markets, and Informal Economy
F4 -- Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
R0 -- General
O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
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Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Department of Economics in the Sam M Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas invites applications for an open rank tenured or tenure-track position (based on credentials) in macroeconomics beginning August 10, 2026. We look to complement the department’s strength in labor, international trade, urban, and development economics. The college provides competitive compensation and resources for research, including start-up packages.
Regular on-campus availability, in-person teaching, and active contribution to the life of the department, including exhibiting respect and cooperation in shared academic and administrative tasks are essential duties.
Minimum Qualifications:
Doctoral degree in Economics with an emphasis in macroeconomics, to be conferred by the start of employment
Potential to produce high quality research in leading journals and secure external research funding
Commitment to high quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels
Preferred Qualifications:
Background in large scale macro models and empirical applications using microeconomic dataset and estimation techniques
Background in dynamic general equilibrium models, casual inference and computational methods
Research focus that overlaps with one or more of the following fields: labor economics, international trade and finance, urban and development economics. These areas complement the current faculty's teaching and research interest
Application Requirements:
- Letters of Reference
- External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
Letter of Application
Curriculum Vitae
At least one research paper
Three letters of reference should be submitted through JOE network at https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/ (click on “Apply for this Job” link in the JOE ad).
Applicants for Associate or Full Professor (based on credentials) should submit:
Letter of Application
Curriculum Vitae
Contact information of three references
Copies of, or links to, important publications or working papers.
All candidates must apply through the University of Arkansas online hiring portal by November 15, 2025 to receive full consideration. Screening interviews will be conducted virtually in December 2025.