The Department of Economics at Rice University (Houston, Texas) is now accepting applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible non-tenure-track lecturer position to begin July 1, 2025. The candidate should have a Ph.D. in Economics or a related field by the start of the appointment. This is a three-year appointment with the strong possibility of renewal, contingent on performance.

Rice University has a promotable teaching professor track for those with the promise and commitment to become pedagogical leaders in their discipline, and the successful applicant could eventually be eligible for an appointment to that track.

The successful applicant will teach six undergraduate courses a year, split across the Fall and Spring semesters. We are seeking individuals to teach a broad range of economics courses to both non-economics and economics majors, including, among others, behavioral economics, labor economics, environmental economics, international trade, law and economics, and personal finance.

The Department of Economics trains doctoral students in various subfields of economics, including applied microeconomics, economic theory, macroeconomics, and econometrics. The Department also offers undergraduate majors in economics, mathematical economic analysis, and managerial economics and organizational sciences, a professional master's program in energy economics and, starting in Fall 2026, a professional master’s in computational economics.

Rice University is a comprehensive research university located in the heart of Houston’s dynamic Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across eight schools and has a student body of approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 3,000 graduate students. Rice consistently ranks among the top 20 national universities overall and the top 10 in undergraduate teaching (US News & World Report); its endowment ranks among the top 20 US universities. In 2024, the Department of Economics was ranked among the top economics departments in the country. More information about the department is available on our website: economics.rice.edu.

The deadline for receipt of applications is March 15, 2025. Application materials must include:

(1) Cover letter

(2) CV

(3) Teaching statement

(4) Evidence of teaching effectiveness

(5) A description of how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Rice through your teaching, research, and/or service

(6) Three letters of recommendation

Application can be found here: http://apply.interfolio.com/163832 (https://jobs.rice.edu/postings/XXXTBD)

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