Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in Economics

The International Society for Bayesian Analysis; Kanpur; On-site; INR 669,600 - 1,004,400; Full time

Job summary

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur is inviting applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic Sciences. This role seeks motivated candidates specializing in various fields of Economics, particularly Game Theory and Econometrics, with a start date in June/July 2018. Successful candidates will join a pioneering department known for its strong academic programs and vibrant research culture.

Qualifications

• Candidates must have or be completing their Ph.D. in 2018 or within the last 3 years.
• Specialization in fields such as Game Theory, Bayesian Econometrics, and Industrial Organization is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teaching and research in Economics at the Assistant Professor level.
• Engagement in the academic community and contribution to departmental initiatives.

Skills

Research-oriented

Motivated

Education

Ph.D. in Economics

Job description

Tenure Track Assistant Professor Position in Economics

Oct 12, 2017

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES

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The Department of Economic Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin in June/July 2018. We encourage applications from all areas of Economics, however, special considerations will be given to candidates specializing in Game Theory, Mechanism Design, Development Economics, Classical Econometrics, Bayesian Econometrics, Transportation Economics, Applied Econometrics, Macroeconomics, Trade Theory, Industrial Organization, Statistics and Operations Research.

We are particularly interested in motivated and research-oriented candidates who are about to complete their Ph.D. in 2018 or have completed their Ph.D. in the last 3 years.

Application Instructions
Salary and benefits are competitive. Review of applications will begin on November 20, 2017 and candidates submitting their materials within the deadline will be given full consideration. Please see the link below to see how to apply:
https://www.iitk.ac.in/dofa/rolling-advertisement

To know about salary and benefits, please see the link:
http://www.iitk.ac.in/dofa/faculty-benefits

Department of Economic Sciences
The Department of Economic Sciences at IITK is the first Economics department in the entire IIT system in India. We currently have 13 regular rank faculty and 1 honorary faculty and over 20 graduate students. Besides the Ph.D. program, the department currently offers a 4 year B.S. in Economic Sciences with an optional 1 year M.S. Admission to the B.S. program is done through the Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), one of the most competitive exams in the world.

To know more about the history of Economics at IITK, please see the link:
https://www.iitk.ac.in/eco/a-brief-history