Carnegie Mellon University

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.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition, family status, marital status, parental status, religion, ancestry, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders.