JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Stanford, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: P -- Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems
Salary Range: $270,000 - $290,000
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Graduate School of Business invites applications for tenure line faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level in political economy, beginning September 1, 2027. The position is for scholars of exceptional caliber who will strengthen the political economy group's research and teaching and make a distinctive programmatic contribution to the Graduate School of Business. The political economy group at the GSB is a collaboration of economists and political scientists. We welcome applications from across political economy broadly construed, both theoretical and empirical, and focusing on developed as well as developing countries. Applicants should have or expect to complete a PhD by September 1, 2027, and should possess outstanding research and teaching skills.
Applicants should submit their applications electronically by visiting the web site http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/recruiting and uploading their curriculum vitae, research papers and publications, and teaching evaluations, if applicable, on that site. For an application to be considered complete, all applicants must submit a CV, a job market paper, and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted by Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 9:00 PM Pacific Time. For questions regarding the application process, please send an email to Faculty_Recruiter@gsb.stanford.edu.
Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Stanford welcomes applications from all who would bring additional dimensions to the University’s research, teaching and clinical missions.
Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable
accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact
disability.access@stanford.edu.
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link