Harvard University

Position Title/Short Description

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Position Description:
The Department of Economics seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Economics. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2027. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

In Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, tenure-track positions are untenured.

Basic Qualifications:
Doctorate or terminal degree in Economics or related discipline required by the time the appointment begins.

Additional Qualifications:
Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and advising is desired.

Special Instructions:
Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS portal (https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/16594). Applications must be submitted no later than November 3, 2026.

1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching/advising statement (describing the candidate’s teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas)
4. Research statement
5. Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies.
6. Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
7. Publications or copies of creative works, if applicable

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