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The Department of Economics at Rice University in Houston, TX, invites applications for a Full or Associate professor position to begin July 1, 2024. The individual selected for this position will teach undergraduate and graduate classes in Macroeconomics, conduct high-quality research in Macroeconomics, publish papers in top journals, and present at conferences.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. degree in Economics, a distinguished record of scholarship, proven excellence in teaching and student advising and mentoring, and a commitment to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive academic environment. Candidates are expected to have engaged in undergraduate and graduate teaching in Macroeconomics and conducted leading research.

The Economics Department is a dynamic unit within Rice's School of Social Sciences that has hired over a dozen outstanding scholars in recent years and is committed to pathbreaking research and exceptional teaching. Houston is a cosmopolitan and diverse city, characteristics that are reflected in the University, including academic resources in women and gender issues, African and African American studies, Latinx and Latin American studies, and Asian studies, as well as the Baker Institute for Public Policy, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, the Texas Policy Lab, and interdisciplinary efforts like the Collective for Research on Inequality and Social Equity.

 

Please submit the specified materials online at apply.interfolio.com/129107 . Interested applicants will be asked to submit a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a research sample, and teaching and diversity statements. Finalists will also be asked to submit references. For full consideration, complete applications must be received by October 1, 2023. We will continue to consider applications until the positions are filled.

Rice University and the Economics Department are committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse community. The University and the Department are dedicated to building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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