Quinlan School of Business, Assistant or Associate Professor of Economics (Development Economics or Public Economics), Tenure Track

The Department of Economics in the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track faculty appointment in Economics at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, beginning in Fall 2025. The ideal candidate should demonstrate expertise in Development Economics or Public Economics. Expectations include high-quality scholarly research, teaching excellence, engagement in service (commensurate with rank), and an appreciation of the university's mission.

Candidates should be able to teach upper-division undergraduate courses in their field (e.g., Development Economics or Public Finance), as well as other courses depending on departmental needs, such as an undergraduate course in econometrics. The initial teaching load is four undergraduate or graduate courses per year. Loyola University Chicago offers two undergraduate majors in economics (e.g., BBA in Economics, BA in Economics), a minor in economics, and economics courses at the graduate-level across its MBA and MS programs in the Quinlan School of Business.

We expect candidates to demonstrate the potential for excellent research, with a clear research agenda and future pipeline for impactful service.

Candidates must have a minimum of an earned Ph.D. in Economics by the date of appointment. Candidates should demonstrate an interest, ability, and willingness to support curriculum and scholarship in the domain of development economics or public economics.

Candidates must have a minimum of an earned Ph.D. in Economics by the date of appointment. Candidates should demonstrate an interest, ability, and willingness to support curriculum and scholarship in the domain of development economics or public economics.

This salary range is for a nine-month academic appointment. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on a range of factors including, but not limited to, the experience and qualifications of the selected candidate including years since terminal degree; training; field or discipline; budget availability; internal equity; and external market pay for comparable jobs. Salaries higher than the published maximums may be offered in limited circumstances.

Application Details:
The position is open until filled. The screening of applications will begin immediately, and applications submitted prior to December 10, 2024, will be prioritized. We will conduct preliminary interviews virtually in late December and early January. Interested candidates should submit their application online at https://www.careers.luc.edu. In the cover letter, applicants should summarize their qualifications, area of research, and potential for teaching.

Required documents:

Inquiries may be directed to:
Search Committee Co-Chairs:
Dr. Julian P. Diaz, Associate Professor
jdiaz17@luc.edu
Dr. Frances Lee, Associate Professor
flee3@luc.edu
Quinlan School of Business, Loyola University Chicago
Economics Department

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Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is the largest of twenty-seven Jesuit colleges and universities (https://ajcunet.edu/) and one of the largest Catholic universities in the United States. Loyola enrolls approximately 17,000 students, including over 11,000 undergraduates, across its three campuses in the Chicago metropolitan area: Lake Shore Campus on Chicago's north side; Water Tower Campus near the Magnificent Mile in downtown Chicago; and Health Sciences Campus in the western suburb of Maywood. The University has over 1,600 full-time and part-time faculty. It also operates a study abroad center - the John Felice Rome Center ( JFRC) - in Rome, Italy. Loyola offers programs in a variety of disciplines through thirteen schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Sciences (founded in 1870), the School of Law (1908), the Stritch School of Medicine (1909), the School of Social Work (1914), the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (1914), the Graduate School (1915), the Quinlan School of Business (1922), the Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (1935), the School of Education (1969), the School of Communication (2008), Arrupe College (2014) which operates as a two-year college and confers associates degrees, the Parkinson School of Health Sciences and Public Health (2019), and the School of Environmental Sustainability (2020).

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