JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2026 - January 31, 2027
University of Toronto
Position Title/Short Description
Section: International: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
JEL Classifications:
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
F -- International Economics
H -- Public Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
K -- Law and Economics
L -- Industrial Organization
O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
P -- Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
R -- Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of applied economics. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. The successful candidate will also be named the Munk Chair in Economics for a five-year term, which may be renewable following a favourable review.
Applicants must have earned a PhD degree in Economics and should have an international reputation as a leader within the field of applied economics.
Candidates will be expected to produce and publish innovative and independent scholarly research and to teach economics courses in the Munk School’s undergraduate and professional graduate programs (the Master of Global Affairs and the Master of Public Policy) to students from a wide range of academic backgrounds.
All application materials must be received by December 10th, 2026.
All qualified candidates are invited to apply online by clicking the link below. Your CV and cover letter should be uploaded into the dedicated fields. Please combine additional application materials into one or two files in PDF/MS Word format. Applicants must submit a cover letter; a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; a recent writing sample; a teaching dossier with a teaching statement, sample course materials, and teaching evaluations; and the name and contact information of three references.
All qualified candidates are invited to visit the University of Toronto careers website at https://jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Associate-Professor-Professor-Applied-Economics-and-Munk-Chair-in-Economics-ON/606818717/ to view the full job posting for further details, application procedures, FAQs, statements and to apply for this opportunity.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Application Requirements:
- External Application Link