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Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy

Carnegie Mellon University
United States, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh
5000 Forbes Avenue (Show on map)
Oct 08, 2025
Carnegie Mellon University: Heinz College Location Pittsburgh, PA Open Date Oct 01, 2025 Deadline Nov 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time Description Title: Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured) Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES JEL Classifications: F International Economics H Public Economics I Health, Education, and Welfare J Labor and Demographic Economics M5 Personnel Economics N Economic History O3 Innovation, Research and Development, Technological Change, Intellectual Property Rights Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics R Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics Keywords: Applied Microeconomics The Heinz College at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, with the appointment beginning August 1, 2026. About Heinz College The Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy consists of two schools, the School of Public Policy and Management and the School of Information Systems and Management, and offers an academic experience unlike any other. Heinz College prepares students with a unique ability to conduct careful and objective analysis of meaningful data, to understand and demonstrate the power of information technology, and to lead and implement change in managerial and policy contexts. Carnegie Mellon University's Block Center for Technology and Society is also housed at Heinz College. The Block Center is dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the societal consequences of technological change as well as innovative policy interventions that ensure the benefits of technological change are shared across society. Qualifications Applicants should possess an outstanding research record in a relevant field of empirical microeconomics along with excellent teaching skills and a desire to work in an interdisciplinary environment. Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in Economics or a closely related field, completed in recent years and no later than August 1, 2026. To learn more about the economics group at the Heinz College, see https://www.heinz.cmu.edu/about/recruiting/economics-at-heinz Application Instructions Interested candidates should electronically submit the following: Letter of application CV One or two representative samples of research Applicants should submit a teaching and research statement that highlights the broader significance of their work and their approach to supporting students. Three letters of recommendation submitted directly by the recommender. We will give priority to applications that we receive by November 15, 2025.