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The Department of Economics at Vassar College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position committed to teaching and research in Public Economics beginning August 2025.

Vassar College is deeply committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum, and to promoting an environment of equality, inclusion, and respect for difference. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences in this area. The College is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and especially welcomes applications from veterans, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of racial, ethnic, and other groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding.

Vassar is a highly selective, coeducational liberal arts college of about 2400 undergraduate students, located in the Hudson Valley, seventy-five miles north of New York City. Vassar stands upon the homelands of the Munsee Lenape. The College is located in Poughkeepsie, home to a culturally diverse community, and benefits from convenient commuter rail access to New York City. Vassar faculty are committed teachers/scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, and studios and in individually-mentored projects. They teach broadly in the curricula of their departments, advise students, and serve on college-wide and departmental committees. The College maintains a generous leave policy, provides strong support for research, and encourages multidisciplinary approaches to teaching.

Requirements include the ability to teach Public Economics at all levels of the curriculum as well as the ability to teach in the core curriculum. Evidence of excellent teaching potential is essential. Faculty in the department teach courses across all levels of the curriculum. The teaching load in the first year is 4 courses per year; in ensuing years the teaching load is the option to teach either four courses plus a group tutorial or 5 courses (with 2 sections of the same course for either option).

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The annual base starting salary range for this position is $112,000 to $122,000 (USD). This range includes new faculty appointments beginning the first year of a standard tenure clock as well as Assistant Professors with previous tenure-line experience who will be on an accelerated tenure clock. When extending an offer of employment, Vassar College considers factors such as (but not limited to) candidate’s education/training, work experience, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations. This salary range represents the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting. The starting salary for an Assistant Professor in this position with a PhD beginning the first year of a standard tenure clock in Fall 2025 is $116,000.

Applications should be addressed to Benjamin Ho and submitted online at: https://www.econjobmarket.org/. They should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy showing interest in the liberal arts, a research statement, a sample of scholarly work, an unofficial graduate transcript, three letters of reference, a diversity statement highlighting contributions to and/or future plans for promoting diversity and inclusion through teaching, research, or professional activity (additional information can be found at: https://offices.vassar.edu/dean-of-the-faculty/positions/candidate-diversity-statement/), and evidence of teaching effectiveness (if available).

PhD in Economics or a related field is required by time of appointment. Address any questions to Benjamin Ho via email, beho@vassar.edu. Review of applicant materials will begin on November 1, 2024 and will continue until the position has been filled. There is no guarantee that applications received after November 1, 2024 will be reviewed.