JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2018 - January 31, 2019
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
Keywords:
Energy
Development
Full Text of JOE Listing:
The College of Arts and Sciences at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is recruiting five tenure-track faculty at the assistant or associate professor rank. We seek scholars who will make transformative contributions to Carolina’s new Environment, Ecology, and Energy Program (E3P). Candidates from the social and natural sciences are encouraged to apply; faculty will hold an appointment in an appropriate academic department. Priority will be given to candidates with a demonstrated capacity to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations.
The five positions are:
Cities and Critical Infrastructure: sustainable cities and infrastructure needs for cities of the future.
Energy and Energy Analytics: emergent renewable energy resources or technologies, including modeling and data analytics.
Environment, Development, and Economics: public policy and/or applied economics of environment and development or environment and inequality, especially related to energy, environment, or water.
Inequality and the Environment: social and environmental issues related to inequality, vulnerability, and the growing need to address gaps in knowledge and uneven access to resources or services.
Water Resources and Hydrology: the impacts of climate, pollution, and land use to the hydrologic cycle.
Application Requirements:
- External Application URL and Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
Candidates with interest and experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and who are committed to improving access to research for underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
Priority will be given to candidates with a demonstrated capacity to stimulate interdisciplinary collaborations through research, teaching, and service. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.