About this role
Position Title: Assistant Professor of Economics
Position Type: Full time
Location
100 Academic West Building
Categories: Faculty Exempt
Job Summary
Bucknell University's Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position beginning August 1, 2027, specializing in current heterodox approaches. The position is open to candidates in any research field, with particular interest in scholars working in emerging areas that would expand the department's curriculum, including the economics of artificial intelligence and digital transformation, ecological economics, complexity economics, and macroeconomics.
Job Duties: Candidates should have a Ph.D. in economics by the start of the appointment. Candidates in the final stages of completing their Ph.D. will be considered. Applicants should demonstrate expertise in heterodox economics, excellence in undergraduate teaching, and the potential for a strong program of scholarship.
The successful candidate will teach five courses per year, including intermediate macroeconomics and electives from a heterodox perspective, and will advise students as well as participate in departmental, university, or professional service. Additional teaching may include introductory economics, and courses in the college core curriculum, including interdisciplinary courses.
The department is committed to pluralism in economics. We value teaching and scholarship that expose students to multiple intellectual, methodological, social, and global perspectives. We welcome candidates who demonstrate excellence in student-centered teaching, support students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences, and value collaboration and interdisciplinarity.
Inclusive Excellence: Bucknell is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. We endeavor to enhance our capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. We encourage all individuals to apply and do not discriminate in admissions, employment, educational programs and/or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.
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