Associate Professor / Professor - Economics

Date Posted: 12/04/2024
Closing Date: 01/20/2025, 11:59PM ET Open Until Filled
Req ID: 39950
Job Category: Academic
Faculty/Division: Faculty of Arts & Science
Department: Dept of Economics
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

The Department of Economics in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of Toronto, St. George campus invites applications for a full-time tenure stream position in the area of Economics. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2025.
 
Candidates must have earned a PhD degree in Economics, with a clearly demonstrated exceptional record of excellence in research and teaching. We seek candidates whose research and teaching interests complement and strengthen our existing departmental strengths. Candidates will have an established international reputation in research with internationally recognized scholarship and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research at the highest international level and to maintain an outstanding, competitive, and externally funded research program. The position comes with undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities. More broadly, candidates are expected to contribute actively to the intellectual life of the department.
 
Candidates must provide evidence of research excellence, as demonstrated by the submitted research statement, prestigious awards and/or accolades from within the field, evidence of an externally funded program of research, record of sustained high-impact contributions and publications in top-ranked Economics and field-relevant journals, presentations at major conferences, and other noteworthy activities that contribute to the visibility and prominence of the discipline, as well as strong endorsements by referees of high standing.
 
Evidence of excellence in teaching will be provided through teaching accomplishments (which must include PhD supervision), the teaching dossier submitted as part of the application (with required materials outlined below), as well as strong letters of reference. 
 
Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.
 
All qualified candidates are invited to apply. Applications must be submitted online at https://econjobmarket.org/. Applicants must submit a current curriculum vitae; a research statement outlining current and future research interests; one recent publication; a teaching dossier which includes a teaching statement, sample syllabi, and teaching evaluations; and three letters of reference (on letterhead, dated, and signed) uploaded directly by referees.

Equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to academic excellence as articulated in University of Toronto’s Statement on Equity, Diversity and Excellence. We seek candidates who share these values and who demonstrate throughout the application materials their commitment and efforts to advance equity, diversity, inclusion, and the promotion of a respectful and collegial learning and working environment.
 
Please note that paper applications will not be accepted. If you have any questions about this position, please write to economics.recruiting@utoronto.ca.
 
For more information about the Department of Economics at the University of Toronto St. George campus please visit our home page at http://www.economics.utoronto.ca.
 
Review of applications will begin on January 20, 2025, and applicants should endeavor to have all materials submitted including recent reference letters by then; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Only complete applications will be considered.
 

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Caution: This ad is “posted only” to the U of T faculty job board. Please see the information above for the application instructions. Applications submitted via the U of T platform will NOT be considered for this position.
 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement
The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

Accessibility Statement
The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact uoft.careers@utoronto.ca.