Tenure-track Associate Professor in Economics

NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University in Singapore invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Economics. The Economics Programme seeks scholars whose research and teaching will advance the field and contribute to interdisciplinary collaboration within NTU’s School of Social Sciences and CoHASS.

Successful candidates are expected to pursue high-quality research, teach at undergraduate and graduate levels, supervise graduate students, and participate in curriculum

Qualifications

• Strong research potential with teaching excellence.
• Candidates should possess or expect to obtain a PhD in Economics by August 2027.
• Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses, supervise graduate students and capstone projects.
• Post-doctoral experience will be given consideration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-impact research and publish in leading journals.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses across economics fields.
• Supervise graduate students and undergraduate theses.
• Contribute to General Education courses and curriculum development.

Skills

Research excellence

Teaching experience

Course development

Education

PhD in Economics (by Aug 2027)

Job description

Young and research-intensive, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is ranked among the world’s top universities.

The School of Social Sciences (SSS) is part of NTU Singapore’s College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CoHASS), whose students and scholars actively collaborate in fields ranging from philosophy to design, to understand how people in Asia and beyond act in and make sense of the world. CoHASS aims to be Asia’ s leading centre for innovative, interdisciplinary Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences research.

The Economics Programme under the School of Social Sciences (SSS) consists of 29 full-time highly international faculty members and offers degrees at the undergraduate, MSc, and PhD levels. The Programme has established recognised strengths in applied economics and behavioural economics, alongside core areas of macroeconomics, microeconomics, and econometrics. Faculty members regularly publish in leading international journals, engage in interdisciplinary collaborations, and contribute to policy debates in Singapore and beyond. NTU Economics hosted the 2023 Asian Meeting of the Econometric Society. The School also houses the Economic Growth Centre and the Editorial Office of the Singapore Economic Review. For further information about the School and the Economics Program, please refer to the following website: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/sss/economics

The School of Social Sciences at NTU invites applications for Assistant or Associate Professor (tenure-track) positions in any field of Economics, besides Behavioural and Experimental Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and International Economics.

In addition to excellent and impactful research, the successful candidates are expected to teach and develop courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including General Education courses, as well as supervise graduate students and undergraduate projects.

Selection will be based on the quality, impact, and trajectory of research and teaching. Relevant post-doctoral experience will be given consideration. Candidates should possess or expect to obtain a PhD degree by August 2027.