JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2023 - July 31, 2023

Plaksha University

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Data Science, Economics & Business
Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Economics

JOE ID Number: 2023-01_111471788
Date Posted: 05/03/2023
Date Inactive: 07/31/2023
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Economics
Section: International:Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Mohali, Punjab, INDIA
JEL Classifications:
00 -- 00 - Default: Any Field
C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
D -- Microeconomics
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
H -- Public Economics
L -- Industrial Organization
M -- Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics
O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
Keywords:
India
Tenure Track
Data Science
Statistics
Applied Mathematics
Machine Learning
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Business, Finance & Marketing
Industrial Organization
Behavioral Economics
International Economics
Development Economics
Public Policy
Full Text of JOE Listing:

A greenfield university, Plaksha is a collective philanthropic initiative by a global community of 100+ business leaders and academicians to reimagine technology education through a transformational model that integrates technology, design, entrepreneurship, and social sciences. We are building a thriving research ecosystem that focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to address grand challenges including clean energy, sustainable agriculture, digital health and inclusive education.

We invite academicians, Ph.D. scholars and postdoctoral fellows who are passionate about interdisciplinary and impactful research and teaching to apply for tenure-track/tenured faculty position in Data Science and/or Economics. Areas of interest include economics, statistics, data science, CS/AI/ML, applied mathematics, operations research, finance, and computational social science.

Faculty at Plaksha have a unique opportunity to build an institution, its academic programs (undergraduate/ graduate/ doctoral level) and research centers. Plaksha provides its faculty with access to a collegial working environment, mentorship from top researchers, and other support such as:
•High degree of freedom & flexibility to define curriculum and pedagogy
•Attractive compensation (~50% higher than premier public institutions in India), start-up research grant and professional development allowance
•Consulting opportunity (1 day/week)
•Fully supported 2 summer months as mini-sabbatical at an international university

Appointment: As early as July 2023
Equal Opportunity Employer.

Application Requirements:
  • Impact Statement
  • Research Statement
  • Teaching Statement
  • Research Papers
  • Job Market Paper
  • Cover Letter
  • CV
Application deadline: 07/31/2023
Application Instructions:
Applications for faculty positions are open throughout the year and appointment dates are flexible. Applicants may apply via JOE or Interfolio.

The following documents are required in support of the candidature: 1. Cover letter, 2. CV, 3. Teaching statement (expressing views on interdisciplinary education), 4. Research statement, 5. Job Market Paper, 6. Impact statement describing their academic, entrepreneurial and industrial experience 7. a list of three references.
Application Process: https://youtu.be/7_cOJhsKv6w

Interested applicants are encouraged to visit www.plaksha.edu.in/faculty or may reach out to Ms. Radhika Gupta (academic.relations@plaksha.edu.in) for more information.