Azim Premji University

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Azim Premji University, part of the Azim Premji Foundation, is a Private ​not-for-profit ​University in Bangalore, India. The University offers a liberal undergraduate degree in the Sciences, Economics and Humanities and post-graduate degrees in the fields of Education, Development and Public Policy. We have 2-3 open positions at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, with possibilities to teach in the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We encourage applicants from all fields, but we are particularly interested in the following: Economic History, Environmental Economics, International Economics, and Economics of Education. Candidates whose work focuses on the Indian context are of particular appeal. The faculty at the University engages with a broad range of paradigms in their teaching and research, and welcomes applicants working in diverse theoretical traditions within Economics.

We seek candidates with a strong commitment to teaching and research and a willingness to contribute to a general liberal arts curriculum. Salaries and compensation are commensurate with the Indian central university norms.

Interested candidates should send a CV, a sample of written academic work, 2-3 letters of recommendation and a covering letter providing an indication of interest in Azim Premji University's unique mission to econ.hiring@apu.edu.in