Employment in The Economics Department

Work in the Economics Department
  Students with work study grants may be interested in
working in the Economics Department office. Contact Rita Spears,
spearsr@pdx.edu, to learn about openings.
Full-time Employment, '07/'08
  The PSU Economics Department is currently hiring for two full-time, one-year positions, to start in September 2007.

E0 Macroeconomics

Tenure-track opening at the rank of Assistant Professor for candidate with a central focus on macroeconomics. Additional desirable fieldsinclude money and banking, financial economics, economic history and econometrics. Candidate should have a strong, ongoing research program, or show promise of developing a successful program in thecoming years, and display exceptional ability in classroom teaching to a diverse student body at an urban university campus. Ph.D. required. Compensation will be competitive. Review ofapplications will begin November 1, 2006; initial interviews will beconducted at the ASSA meetings in Chicago. Send curriculum vita with cover letter, writing sample, teaching evaluations or other evidence of high-caliber teaching, and 3 letters of recommendation. Positionopen until final candidates are identified. Mail application materials to: John Walker Chair, Dept. of Economics, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. An equal opportunity-affirmative action employer.


D0 Applied Microeconomics
I0 Health, Education & Welfare

Tenure-track opening at the rank of Assistant Professor for an economist in a field with important policy applications in areas such as health, education, poverty and income distribution, energy policy, development, or family policy. Additional desirable fields include economic history and econometrics. Candidate should have a strong, ongoing research program, or show promise of developing a successful program in the coming years, and display exceptional ability in classroom teaching to a diverse student body at an urban university campus. Ph.D. required. Compensation will be competitive. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2006; initial interviews will be conducted at the ASSA meetings in Chicago. Send curriculum vita with cover letter, writing sample, teaching evaluations or other evidence of high-caliber teaching, and 3 letters of recommendation. Position open until final candidates are identified. Mail application materials to: John Walker Chair, Dept. of Economics, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751. An equal opportunity-affirmative action employer.

Graduate Assistantships

  The Economics Department has two graduate assistantships
for Economics masters students. You will find a job description and application
form each spring in the Economics Office.
GA job description
(pdf).
Adjunct Faculty
  The PSU Economics Department regularly hires highly qualified adjunct faculty
to assist us in providing our courses. For Adjunct Guidelines or for information
about current openings, contact the Chair of the Department, Mary King,
at 503-725-3934 or walkerj@pdx.edu.


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