JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

The University of Texas at Austin

College of Liberal Arts
Economics
Assistant Professor - Economics

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476211
Date Posted: 09/15/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor - Economics
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Austin, Texas, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
L -- Industrial Organization
Keywords:
Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
Industrial Organization
Salary Range: Open
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Position Description:

The Department of Economics at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall of academic year 2026-27. Applicants from all fields will be considered, though the department is especially interested in applicants working in macroeconomics or industrial organization. Appointees are expected to engage in high quality research/scholarly activities, be effective teachers at the graduate and undergraduate levels, direct graduate research, and exhibit a commitment to service to the department, college, and university.

Qualifications:

Applicants must have completed all the requirements for the PhD by time of appointment, or they must expect to obtain the PhD within a year of joining the faculty as Instructor.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications will begin December 1, although applications will be accepted until
December 31, 2025.

Requirements:
Letters of Reference (Three original signed letters of reference)
Research Papers (Samples of recent papers and publications)
CV
Cover Letter


Position funding is subject to budget availability. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Material should be submitted through JOE (https://www.aeaweb.org/joe).

Application Requirements:
  • Letters of Reference
  • Research Papers
  • Cover Letter
  • CV
Application deadline: 12/31/2025