"Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow, Economics"

Job Description

Barnard College seeks a full-time (early-career) Faculty Fellow to join the rich community of research, teaching, and praxis centered in the Department of Economics. This is a two-year residential research and teaching fellowship welcoming of early-career scholars from a broad range of social backgrounds, including those under-represented in academia. The fellowship is designed to help expand the breadth of scholars hired into tenure-track positions by providing valuable experience, skills, and mentorship. Faculty Fellows teach two undergraduate courses each year relevant to their scholarly interests and experience, conduct research and scholarship, and receive professional development support from the department, Barnard College, and Columbia University.

The Economics Department at Barnard College seeks a full-time (early-career) Faculty Fellow to join the rich community of research, teaching, and praxis.

Faculty Fellow will teach two undergraduate courses (or their equivalent), including a lecture course in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, and receive professional development support from the department, Barnard College, and Columbia University.

The Fellow will have opportunities for collaboration and mentorship from the department's faculty who do research in overlapping fields and will benefit from access to Columbia University's various networks of environmental researchers and economists (e.g., the Center for Environmental Economics and Policy at the School of International and Public Affairs and the Columbia Climate School).

This is a two-year residential research and teaching fellowship welcoming of early-career scholars from a broad range of social backgrounds, including those under-represented in academia. The fellowship is designed to help expand the breadth of scholars hired into tenure-track positions by providing valuable experience, skills, and mentorship.

This is a two-year position beginning on July 1, 2026, with teaching responsibilities during the standard academic year from September to May.

Although the original review of applications was scheduled for approximately Jan 20, 2026, we will now begin reviewing applications on Feb 1, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. Please e-mail BFF2026@barnard.edu with any questions.

Required Qualifications

Terminal degree in a relevant discipline, with all requirements for the degree completed by the start of appointment (i.e., July 1, 2026).

Application Requirements

Only complete applications submitted via Workday will be considered. Applicants are required to upload the following documents:

• A CV with links to all available research, teaching, and service materials
• A single pdf document containing:
  • 2-3 page cover letter addressing research, teaching, and service/community engagement interests. Please also address your ability to work effectively with a student population that is broadly diverse, including with regard to gender and gender expression, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion, politics, etc.;
  • Personal statement that summarizes why this opportunity is particularly appealing to you and is likely to benefit you professionally;
  • 1 representative publication or single writing sample preferably <30 pages (e.g. journal article, book chapter, dissertation chapter);

Finalists will be asked to identify three references who will be contacted at a later stage.

Salary

$75,000.

The salary for this position is fixed and non-negotiable. Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellows are benefit-eligible and also eligible to apply for the research ($4,000), conference travel ($3,000), and book publication subvention grants available to all full-time faculty. For more information, please see https://barnard.edu/human-resources/benefits and https://barnard.edu/support-faculty-research

For more information, please see https://barnard.edu/departments-and-programs and https://barnard.edu/research-scholarship

For a list of current Faculty Fellows, please see https://barnard.edu/BarnardFacultyFellows