Career Center

The Economics Department at Davidson College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics beginning July 1, 2024.  The ideal candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to and the potential for excellence in teaching undergraduate economics to a diverse undergraduate population.

The successful candidate will be an economist housed in Economics, and will also be a Core Faculty member of the Environmental Studies Department.  Evaluation, promotion, and tenure will be conducted in the Economics Department. The annual teaching load is five courses (four in the first year), and this new colleague will annually teach Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, either Intermediate Microeconomics or Intermediate Macroeconomics, and one Environmental Studies course as well as mentoring Environmental Studies students’ senior research projects. All candidates must have completed their PhD by June 30^th, 2024.  The degree must be in Economics, Agricultural Economics, Ecological Economics, or a related area. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate both a currently active research program and the potential to develop an active scholarship program. To support the faculty’s teaching and scholarship, the College provides start-up funds, has internal funding sources to support research and teaching (https://www.davidson.edu/academics/research/faculty-funding-opportunities) and assists faculty efforts to secure external funding for research and teaching support  (https://www.davidson.edu/offices-and-services/sponsored-programs).

Application materials will be submitted through employment.davidson.edu by November 22, 2023.  To apply, please provide the following six elements: 1) a cover letter that includes evidence of the preparation to teach Intermediate Microeconomics or Intermediate Macroeconomics, expression of interest in teaching the interdisciplinary environmental social science course (ENV 202), and a description of the candidate’s approach to inclusive pedagogy and diversity in the classroom, 2) CV with names and contact information of references included within, 3) a statement describing the candidate’s approach to and/or experience with teaching, 4) a statement describing the candidate’s current and proposed future research program, 5) a job market paper, and 6) an unofficial graduate school transcript.  We will solicit letters of reference only for candidates whom we choose to interview.  Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Mark Foley, Economics Department Chair (mafoley@davidson.edu).