JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

University of Austin (UATX)

Center for Economics, Politics, and History
Professor of Economics (Open-Rank)

JOE ID Number: 2025-02_111476405
Date Posted: 10/02/2025
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Professor of Economics (Open-Rank)
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Austin, Texas, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
Salary Range: $90,000-$150,000
Full Text of JOE Listing:

We (https://www.uaustin.org/ceph) invite applications for a full-time professor of economics (any rank) to begin as early as Summer 2026. Applicants should have a strong interest in teaching undergraduate economics as well as research. As a new university entering our third year of operations, we seek to hire faculty at all levels with particular needs for microeconomics, economic growth, finance, and public policy. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with quantitative and empirical methods. Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline or a degree conferred by the start date. Review will begin on October 15, 2025.

Submit at https://www.uaustin.org/jobs
1. Cover Letter (showing familiarity with UATX mission)
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Three professional references
4. Writing Sample or published research

Founded in 2022 with the mission of reviving the spirit of fearless inquiry and open discourse in higher education, UATX offers a B.A. in Liberal Studies. The first class of freshmen enrolled in the Fall quarter of 2024. Central features of our curriculum design are interdisciplinary perspectives, empiricism, a focus on U.S. institutions, and more modern events of the past century.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 02/28/2026