Assistant Professor in the Economics of Sustainable Energy & Climate

Requisition #: A-155380-23

Status: Full Time

Type: Faculty

School: Whiting School of Engineering

Department/Program: Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI)

Salary: $184,500 – 209,000

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21211

Closing Date: Open until filled

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/155380

General Description

The Department of Economics  (https://econ.jhu.edu/) and the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) (https://energyinstitute.jhu.edu/) at Johns Hopkins University seek junior faculty candidates in the fields of energy and environmental economics as part of a cluster search related to sustainable energy and climate. Applicants from related fields, such as industrial organization, public economics, time series econometrics, environmental macroeconomics, or applied microeconomics, with applications to energy and the environment are welcomed. The appointment will be in the Department of Economics. Successful candidates will join ROSEI, a fast growing endowed university-wide institute with 17 core and 40 affiliated faculty (https://energyinstitute.jhu.edu/core-and-associate-faculty/). This position provides an opportunity to develop a world-class program of research in sustainable energy as part of this new Institute, and collaborate with researchers at ROSEI's NSF Global Climate Center EPICS (https://epics.center/), DOE Center of Excellence ARROW (https://arrowosw.org/) and Net-Zero Industry Policy Lab (https://www.netzeropolicylab.com/). The search committee includes representatives from economics, applied mathematics, engineering and public policy.

JEL codes:

Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics

C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods

D -- Microeconomics

E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics

H - Public Economics

L -- Industrial Organization

Qualifications

A Ph.D is required, but we will accept applications from doctoral students expected to fulfill Ph.D degree requirements by May 2025.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, research, teaching, three reference letters, and job market paper to Interfolio by no later than November 30, 2024. Applications will be considered until positions are filled.  Applicants are encouraged to describe and present a job market paper on topics in energy and environmental economics related to sustainable energy and climate and to the research pillars at ROSEI (https://energyinstitute.jhu.edu/research/). Applicants should also describe potential collaborative opportunities with colleagues in the Department of Economics, ROSEI and Johns Hopkins University and to envision potential translational contributions of their scholarly work (https://energyinstitute.jhu.edu/translation/). Applicants should send requests for recommendation letters from their Interfolio account to at least three references. Letters of reference are required for current PhD students; advanced applicants may provide the names of three references, who will be contacted only if the application moves forward. For questions about Interfolio, call (887) 997-8807 or email [email protected].

Salary Range

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

Total Rewards

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Background Checks

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

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Vaccine Requirements

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.

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