What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of Economics (Macro) position at St. Olaf College?
Job Description
The Department of Economics at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Empirical Macroeconomics at the Assistant Professor level, to begin August 2026.
We seek candidates with interests in one or more of the following areas: Financial Economics, Macroeconomic Labor and Unemployment, Big Data, Financial Data, and/or Economic History. The successful candidate will teach courses in intermediate macro theory, introductory and advanced econometrics (either cross-sectional or time series), and both intermediate and advanced elective courses related to their fields of study. They will conduct research and advise student projects.
New tenure-track faculty are eligible for research start-up funds and also receive annual professional activity funds. Additional funds to support research and travel are available by application.
Salary: $84,000 - $89,000
Qualifications
A Ph.D. in economics, completed by the start date of appointment, is required.
About The Department
The St. Olaf Economics department is a community of scholars who are passionate about teaching and research. The department hosts regular seminars and encourages faculty to undertake research in collaboration with students (with funding provided by the college). As a liberal arts college, there are many opportunities to socialize and work with faculty in and outside of the department, including departmental happy hours, bowling tournaments, interdepartmental brown bags, and professional development workshops.
The Economics Department offers both a traditional economics major and a Quantitative Economics major. We graduate between 75 and 100 majors each year. The College is a national leader in the proportion of students who study abroad, and our faculty supervise many off-campus programs and have led off-campus courses during the January term. For more information about the department, visit wp.stolaf.edu/economics .
We strive to be a campus of welcome where students, faculty, and staff thrive by bringing their full humanity—gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic class, disability, religion, spirituality, and age—to St. Olaf each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Community and Belonging website to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
How To Apply
Throughout your materials, include how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at our college through your teaching, research, and/or service. A complete application includes the following:
References: Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship. Letters will be solicited from references by the search committee for candidates who advance to the interview stage.
Supporting Documents And URLS
About Us
Join Our Community - Work at St. Olaf!
Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.
The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/
To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.
A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/
A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/
A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483
An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/
An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/
For Staff Application Assistance
hrstaff@stolaf.edu
507-786-3068
For Faculty Application Assistance
facultysearch@stolaf.edu
507-786-3356
Nondiscrimination Policy
St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.
Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu , (507) 786-3465.
The Department of Economics at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Empirical Macroeconomics at the Assistant Professor level, to begin August 2026.
We seek candidates with interests in one or more of the following areas: Financial Economics, Macroeconomic Labor and Unemployment, Big Data, Financial Data, and/or Economic History. The successful candidate will teach courses in intermediate macro theory, introductory and advanced econometrics (either cross-sectional or time series), and both intermediate and advanced elective courses related to their fields of study. They will conduct research and advise student projects.
New tenure-track faculty are eligible for research start-up funds and also receive annual professional activity funds. Additional funds to support research and travel are available by application.
Salary: $84,000 - $89,000
Qualifications
A Ph.D. in economics, completed by the start date of appointment, is required.
About The Department
The St. Olaf Economics department is a community of scholars who are passionate about teaching and research. The department hosts regular seminars and encourages faculty to undertake research in collaboration with students (with funding provided by the college). As a liberal arts college, there are many opportunities to socialize and work with faculty in and outside of the department, including departmental happy hours, bowling tournaments, interdepartmental brown bags, and professional development workshops.
The Economics Department offers both a traditional economics major and a Quantitative Economics major. We graduate between 75 and 100 majors each year. The College is a national leader in the proportion of students who study abroad, and our faculty supervise many off-campus programs and have led off-campus courses during the January term. For more information about the department, visit wp.stolaf.edu/economics .
We strive to be a campus of welcome where students, faculty, and staff thrive by bringing their full humanity—gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic class, disability, religion, spirituality, and age—to St. Olaf each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Community and Belonging website to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
How To Apply
Throughout your materials, include how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at our college through your teaching, research, and/or service. A complete application includes the following:
References: Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship. Letters will be solicited from references by the search committee for candidates who advance to the interview stage.
Supporting Documents And URLS
- Cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this particular position
- Curriculum vitae
- Graduate transcripts (unofficial)
- Teaching Statement: Describe your philosophy and practice of teaching and engaging students in course material. Include information about the types of elective courses you would like to offer.
- Professional Statement: Describe your envisioned research program in the years moving forward, including how it will incorporate collaborative research with undergraduates.
- Job Market Paper: Upload a copy of your job market paper as your writing sample.
About Us
Join Our Community - Work at St. Olaf!
Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.
The college offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a 9% retirement match, contributions to eligible employees' health savings accounts, a significant tuition discount (up to a 90% reduction) at ACM, GLCA, and ELCA colleges and universities for employees' children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of the college's benefits, please see the summary of our benefits here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/
To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.
A summary of the Flexible Work Policy for staff: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/flexible-work-policy/
A link to our Community and Belonging page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/
A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483
An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/
An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/
For Staff Application Assistance
hrstaff@stolaf.edu
507-786-3068
For Faculty Application Assistance
facultysearch@stolaf.edu
507-786-3356
Nondiscrimination Policy
St. Olaf College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, creed, national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance. St. Olaf College prohibits discrimination and harassment based upon these and any other legally protected status in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admissions and employment.
Inquiries about this nondiscrimination policy may be referred to St. Olaf College's Director of Equal Opportunity, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, or both. St. Olaf's Director of Equal Opportunity (who serves as the College's Title IX, Title VI, and Section 504 Coordinator) is Pamela McDowell, Tomson Hall, mcdowell@stolaf.edu , (507) 786-3465.
Salary : $84,000 - $89,000
