Assistant Professor of Economics

University of Mississippi • University, MS

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Mississippi's Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position beginning August 2027. Tenure Track Faculty members perform the functions of teaching, research or creative activities, and service and are assigned to an academic unit appropriate for their Discipline descriptor. Tenure Track Faculty members are usually hired as assistant professors and enter the tenure track. For example, an assistant professor must serve a probationary period of five years and be reviewed for tenure during his or her sixth year of continuous employment at the University. Tenure Track Faculty members at the Associate and Full ranks are full members of the Graduate Faculty, while those at the Assistant rank are Associate Members of the Graduate Faculty. The Department has a need for an economist who specializes in Monetary Economics and who can teach at both the graduate and the undergraduate levels. The candidate will be expected to contribute to our undergraduate emphasis in Financial Economics and teach in our graduate macroeconomics sequence. The ability to teach time series at the graduate level is a plus, but not required. Applicants must provide a cover letter, a curriculum vita, one working paper, a graduate transcript, and three letters of recommendation. The cover letter should describe current and projected research and teaching interests. A Ph.D. completed by August 2027 is expected.

Requirements

• Ph.D. completed by August 2027 is expected.
• Provide a cover letter, a curriculum vita, one working paper, a graduate transcript, and three letters of recommendation.
• The cover letter should describe current and projected research and teaching interests.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to teach time series at the graduate level is a plus, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Performs the functions of teaching, research or creative activities, and service and are assigned to an academic unit appropriate for their Discipline descriptor.
• Contribute to our undergraduate emphasis in Financial Economics.
• Teach in our graduate macroeconomics sequence.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree