JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

San Jose State University

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Assistant Professor of Economics

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476253
Date Posted: 09/18/2025
Date Inactive: 01/31/2026
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: San Jose, California, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: A -- General Economics and Teaching
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for Assistant Professor of Economics position with a preferred focus in Urban Economics, GeoAI, Transportation Economics, Spatial Economics, Real Estate Economics, and Computational Economics.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can teach electives such as Urban Economics, Regional Economics, and Computational Economics, as well as developing topics courses in GeoAI and machine learning. The successful candidate will be expected to utilize the Spartan Experimental Economics Lab (SEEL) for research, engage students in applied projects, supervise student research, and collaborate with colleagues across disciplines. A demonstrated ability, or strong potential, to secure internal and external research funding is highly desirable.

Required Qualifications
● Ph.D. in Economics expected by the date of the appointment.
● Demonstrated record of effective teaching in diverse classrooms.
● Demonstration of research potential and an established agenda for future research.
● Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 03/11/2026