Two Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in Microeconomics

About the role

The Department of Economics and Accounting at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for two full‑time tenure‑track positions specializing in microeconomics, with an anticipated start date of August 2027. Appointments may be at the Assistant Professor level or the Associate Professor (without tenure) level. The College seeks candidates whose research and teaching interests align with development economics, resource and energy economics, behavioral economics, or peace and conflict economics, especially where those interests intersect with issues of education, gender, or race. Successful applicants will be expected to develop effective and engaging teaching practices for both elective courses tied to their research and core courses such as Statistics, Quantitative Microeconomics, and Econometrics, while contributing to the department’s curricular and scholarly breadth, maintaining an active research program, supervising student research, and participating actively in departmental and College life. Each position carries a 3‑2 teaching load, with a one‑course reduction in the first year (2‑2) and start‑up funding to support research and professional development. Holy Cross provides generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty, and eligible assistant professors may receive a research leave prior to tenure review (either a full year at 80 % salary or a semester at full salary). All appointments include full benefits. The College emphasizes the linkage of academic excellence and inclusive excellence, fostering classroom environments where all students feel a sense of belonging, are valued, and can flourish through evidence‑based teaching strategies. Academic freedom is a cornerstone of the institution’s intellectual and moral community.

Responsibilities

• Teach elective courses related to the candidate’s research and core courses (Statistics, Quantitative Microeconomics, Econometrics).
• Develop and implement effective, engaging teaching practices.
• Complement the department’s curricular and scholarly breadth.
• Establish and maintain an active program of scholarly research, independently or across disciplines.
• Supervise undergraduate student research.
• Engage as an active member of the Department of Economics and Accounting and the broader College community.

Requirements

• Research and teaching interests in development economics, resource and energy economics, behavioral economics, or peace and conflict economics, with particular attention to education, gender, or race.
• Commitment to developing effective and engaging teaching practices for both elective and core courses.
• Dedication to inclusive pedagogies and creating high‑belonging classroom environments.
• Ability to teach core courses such as Statistics, Quantitative Microeconomics, and Econometrics.
• Capacity to complement the department’s curricular and scholarly breadth, sustain an active research agenda, supervise student research, and participate in departmental and College service.

Qualifications

A Ph.D. in Economics (or a closely related field) is required by the start of the appointment. Candidates must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and undergraduate teaching, as well as a proven commitment to inclusive pedagogies.

Benefits

• Full benefits package.
• Generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty.
• Start‑up funding to support research and professional development.
• One‑course reduction in the first year of teaching (2‑2 load).
• Eligible assistant professors (those with less than three years of tenure‑clock credit) may receive a research leave prior to tenure review: either a full year at 80 % salary or a semester