JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Department of Economics
Assistant Professor

JOE ID Number: 2026-02_111477949
Date Posted: 09/24/2026
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Locations: Urbana, Illinois, UNITED STATES
Champaign, Illinois, UNITED STATES
Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, UNITED STATES
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
Z0 -- General
00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
A1 -- General Economics
Keywords:
Economics
Artificial Intelligence
AI
Assistant
Assistant Professor
Illinois
UIUC
U of I
UofI
Salary Range: $180,000 - $187,000
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position. Target start date of August 16, 2027. Applicants must have a PhD in Economics or an equivalent degree. Deadline: Nov 12, 2026. For complete details including salary and benefit information and to apply for full consideration, submit your CV using the following link or the “Apply for This Job (link) button below https://go.economics.illinois.edu/EconAI. Please also submit your references and Job Market Paper through JOE using the “Apply for This Job” button below. The U of I is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled that participates in the federal e-Verify program and participates in a background check program focused on prior criminal or sexual misconduct history.

Application Requirements:
  • Letters of Reference
  • Job Market Paper
  • CV
Application deadline: 11/12/2026