Postdoctoral Scholar - Teaching Fellow in the Department of Economics

The Department of Economics in the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences at the University of Southern California invites outstanding candidates to apply for a one-year Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Economics with an anticipated start date of Fall 2025. This fellowship is renewable for a second year, contingent upon approval.

We are looking for candidates with interests in teaching Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at the introductory and intermediate levels. The successful candidate is expected to participate in the department's efforts to improve undergraduate instruction by designing innovative pedagogical approaches, methods to identify, track, and measure learning outcomes and participate in the intellectual life of the department and other units on campus.

The successful candidate will receive a stipend of $70,000 plus benefits. Applicants must have received their Ph.D. within the last three years or at the latest by August 16, 2025, the start date of the position.

Please submit a cover letter, CV, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Please also provide the names of three individuals who will be contacted by USC for letters of reference. Referees should speak to teaching abilities. Review of complete applications will begin immediately. Further information is available by contacting Ergin Bayrak, Associate Professor (Teaching) of Economics, Director of Undergraduate Development and Mentoring (ebayrak@usc.edu). In order to be considered for this position, all candidates must submit an electronic USC application.

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