Assistant Professor: Public Economics

Position overview Salary range: Appointment level and salary are commensurate with experience. The expected total salary for this position is $156,300-197,000."Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience. A reasonable estimated salary range for this position is $156,300-197,000, inclusive of the salary scale and off-scale salary components. Application Window

Open date: September 5, 2024

Most recent review date: Friday, Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

Tenure-track position in Public Economics. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level. Ph.D. and evidence of outstanding research and teaching required. This is a full-time (100% FTE) position with a proposed starting date of July 1, 2025.

The University of California is committed to creating and maintaining a community dedicated to the advancement, application, and transmission of knowledge and creative endeavors through academic excellence, where all individuals who participate in University programs and activities can work and learn together in a safe and secure environment, free of violence, harassment, discrimination, exploitation, or intimidation. With this commitment, UC Davis conducts a reference check on all first choice candidates for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions or Academic Senate positions eligible for tenure or security of employment. The reference check involves contacting the administration of the applicant's previous institution(s) to ask whether there have been substantiated findings of misconduct that would violate the University's Faculty Code of Conduct. To implement this process, UC Davis requires all applicants for any open search for assistant professor to complete, sign, and upload the form entitled "Authorization to Release Information" into RECRUIT as part of their application. If an applicant does not include the signed authorization with the application materials, the application will be considered incomplete, and as with any incomplete application, will not receive further consideration. Although all applicants for faculty recruitments must complete the entire application, only finalists considered for Academic Senate Assistant Professor or Lecturer with Potential for Security of Employment, Steps 4, 5, or 6, or Acting Professor of Law positions or Academic Senate positions eligible for tenure or security of employment will be subject to reference checks.

Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

A Ph.D. in Economics

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)

Teaching experience is required for this position and the applicant should have a demonstrable interest in teaching. The department will evaluate the quality of the applicant's research, based on the criteria established in the above position description, and the likelihood of scholarship that contributes to developments in the field.

Application Requirements Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

• Cover Letter (Optional)

• Statement of Research (Optional)

• Statement of Teaching (Optional)

• Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion documented in the application file will be used to evaluate applicants. Visit https://academicaffairs.ucdavis.edu/faculty-equity-and-inclusion for guidelines about writing a statement and why one is requested.

• Authorization to Release Information - A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the first choice candidate. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/shortcuts/authorization_release_form

Reference requirements

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Apply link: https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06703

Help contact: bcpersonnel@ucdavis.edu

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