Chief Economist / Assistant or Associate Professor of Public Policy

Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy seeks to hire a full-time senior Assistant Professor or Associate Professor beginning July 2025.

Candidates at the Assistant Professor level should be close to achieving tenure. Candidates should have a specialty in labor economics with a focus on workforce development, education, and social programs, policies, and trends. Strong candidates will focus on empirical examinations of the impact of public policies that are designed to assist economically disadvantaged individuals in advancing in the U.S. labor market. We are especially interested in scholars who have a demonstrated commitment to applying an equity lens to their work and have a strong record of published empirical research and externally funded research projects.

The faculty member will teach courses in the Master of Public Policy and the school’s Ph.D. programs and undergraduate programs at the Bloustein School.

As Chief Economist at the Bloustein School's Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, the faculty member will lead and/or collaborate with colleagues in externally-funded research projects analyzing and evaluating U.S. labor market trends, policy interventions, and programs that are intended to help workers and job seekers advance in the labor market. The appointment of Chief Economist at the Heldrich Center is for 5 years and may be renewed. While actively serving at the Heldrich Center, the typical teaching load of two courses per semester will be reduced to one course each semester.

Minimum Education and Experience

By June 1, 2025, candidates should hold a doctorate in economics, public policy, or related discipline with a focus and specialized interest in workforce, education, and social policies and programs.

All candidates should:

• Have a clearly established research profile of refereed research in high-impact journals and through national conference presentations.
• Demonstrate direct experiences and skills in the use of statistical and econometric methods to examine and evaluate public policies, using complex data.
• Demonstrated ability to secure and complete external grant funded research and the ability to be a team leader on funded research supporting and supervising doctoral students and postdoctoral associates.
• Demonstrate potential for excellence in teaching, with knowledge of inclusive and active teaching practices.
• Demonstrate a willingness to network with external stakeholders and to communicate with the public via social media and other sources.

About the organization:

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy is a professional school offering a doctoral program in Planning and Public Policy; master’s degrees in Public Policy, Urban Planning and Policy Development, Public Informatics, and Health Administration; undergraduate degrees in Public Policy, Planning and Public Policy, Urban Planning and Design, Health Administration, and Public Health. The School has eight research centers and institutes and attracts approximately $25 million annually in external grants and contracts. The programs in urban planning, public policy, and public health are all highly ranked nationally.

The Bloustein School values interdisciplinary scholars who teach and research across disciplines. We are committed to a diverse workforce and maintaining a learning and working environment that is welcoming to all. The standard teaching assignment is two courses each semester, including undergraduate and graduate courses. Salaries and benefit packages and other forms of professional support offered by the university are competitive.

For more information, visit https://bloustein.rutgers.edu.

The mission of Rutgers-New Brunswick is to apply the university’s outstanding strengths in research and teaching in service to the public good. The university is a dynamic and diverse center for research, technology innovation, public engagement and development, and is located in the heart of the Northeastern megalopolis with easy access to New York City and Philadelphia, and is one of the nation’s leading comprehensive public research universities, with annual research expenditures exceeding $700 million, and membership in the Big Ten Academic Alliance and the Association of American Universities.

Rutgers is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer committed to expanding the educational diversity of its faculty and students and encourages applications from a wide variety of candidates.

Special Instructions to Applicants      

Applicants should submit a cover letter/letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a writing sample, and three professional references’ names and contact information via the online posting. Review of applications will begin on December 1, 2024.