Assistant Professor - Labor/Health/Macro Economics (Tenure-Track)

Assistant Professor - Labor/Health/Macro Economics (Tenure-Track)

New York, NY

CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK

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Assistant Professor - Labor/Health/Macro Economics (Tenure-Track)

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Position Details

The Department of Economics and Business in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York (CCNY) seeks candidates for up to three full-time tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor rank in Economics, to begin in Fall 2027. We particularly welcome applicants from all subfields of Macroeconomics, Labor Economics and Health Economics, but candidates with a specialization in other fields of economics will be considered.

The successful candidate will be expected to be an active scholar with strong research agenda and a commitment to excellence in teaching. Responsibilities include teaching courses in macroeconomics, labor economics, and/or health economics, and related areas. This includes introductory and/or core courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, as well as supervising MA students. The candidate is expected to contribute to the overall academic environment of the Department of Economics and Business and the College.

About the Colin Powell School

The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership is the division of social sciences at CCNY and is comprised of five academic departments: Anthropology and Interdisciplinary Studies; Economics and Business; Political Science; Psychology; and Sociology. It is also home to all of the College’s leadership development and public service programs, alongside a range of dynamic interdisciplinary programs

including International Relations, Mental Health Counseling, Public Service Management, Women’s Studies, and the Honors Program for Legal Studies.

With nearly 4,000 students, it is the College's largest student division, offering a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degrees. The internationally recognized scholarship of the Colin Powell School’s diverse faculty addresses critical topics of societal concern from multiple intellectual perspectives. Our students constitute one of the most unique academic communities in the country.

Intellectually curious and highly motivated, they come from broadly diverse national and ethnic backgrounds, united in the mission to improve the world they will inherit. Colin Powell School students serve in community clinics, international development projects, local advocacy organizations, and communities at home and abroad. They also matriculate at top law, business, and public affairs schools and pursue graduate degrees at highly ranked universities around the globe

About the City College of New York

For over 175 years, The City College of New York has provided low-cost, high-quality education for New Yorkers in a wide variety of disciplines. Over 13,000 students pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees in the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Architecture, the School of Education, the Grove School of Engineering, the Center for Worker Education and the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education. Notable graduates of

The City College include: Gen. Colin L. Powell, USA (ret.), ’58, former Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Andrew S. Grove, ’60, cofounder and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Intel Corp., and Dr. Jonas S. Salk, ’34, who discovered the first polio vaccine. In addition, The City College of New York has produced nine Nobel laureates, the most of any public college or university in the United States.

QUALIFICATIONS

• A PhD in Economics is required. All degree requirements must be fulfilled by the start of the appointment (Fall 2027).

• Also required are the ability to teach successfully, demonstrated scholarly achievement, and ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates should ideally demonstrate a record for high-quality research and teaching.

COMPENSATION

Salary Range: $98,231 - $105,588

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.