Tenure-track assistant professor position opening at CIDE Region Centro in Public Administration or Public Policy

CIDE (the Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economicas, A.C., Centre for Economics Research and Teaching) in Mexico recently (2011) opened a branch in central Mexico, the Region Centro campus (where I am based since July 2012). We are currently experiencing fast growth and we are hiring for a number of positions. This one (to start in July 2014) is focused on public finance but we are open to other applicants. While advertised as tenure-track, it is also an open-rank search, depending on applicants’ qualifications. The full job advertisement is below (and in PDF format in both Spanish and English here). I am happy to answer questions about the position and life in Aguascalientes.

Faculty Opening, Public Administration Division/CIDE-Región Centro

The Public Administration Division at CIDE (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas) seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position in our Aguascalientes Campus (Región Centro) starting July 1st, 2014.

1. About the position

CIDE is advertising for a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Public Administration Division, based out of the Region Centro campus in Aguascalientes. We welcome candidates in public administration, public policy, law, economics, political science, or other related fields in the social sciences. The selected candidate’s research and teaching interests’ should be on Public Finance, Federalism and Local Government, Public Policy, or alternatively Public Administration and Public Management. While we especially encourage applicants interested in public finance and budgeting as priority research and teaching interests, other specializations are also welcome and will be considered carefully by the Search Committee. Furthermore, once hired by CIDE, the successful candidate may request admission to the National Researchers System of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) in Mexico (which offers additional monetary rewards and research funding to its members). CONACYT is the Mexican equivalent to the US´National Science Foundation (NSF) and Canada’s Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)

CIDE is a nationally- and internationally-recognized public research center specialized in the social sciences, offering high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs. Salaries are competitive nationally and internationally. The usual teaching load is one course per semester. Additional bonuses for research and publishing productivity are offered. There are a number of mechanisms to support and fund research, including participation in applied projects with additional remuneration.

2. About the candidates

Candidates should have a strong academic background and interest in empirical research. They should also be committed to teaching and mentoring undergraduate, Masters and PhD students. These mentorship activities include graduate student supervision. Candidates should preferably have already demonstrated ability to publish in internationally-recognized peer-reviewed outlets. Applicants should demonstrate ability to carry out top-notch research projects resulting in high-level published work. They should also be open to engaging in collaborative and interdisciplinary work, and show an interest in positioning him/herself as a national reference in his/her research area.

This is an open-rank search, whereby status as tenured, tenure-track, Assistant, Associate or Full Professor will be awarded on the basis of his/her publishing record, teaching experience, academic status and Spanish language fluency. We expect candidates to hold a doctorate. Applications from candidates without the PhD in hand will only be considered if they include a letter from the chair of the committee stating a date for the defense of the doctoral dissertation. The latter should occur at the latest before August 2015. Applicants are expected to be fluent in Spanish, or sign a letter whereby the candidate commits to be able to teach in Spanish within 12 months from hiring. If a foreign candidate is chosen, CIDE will provide advice and support to obtain the necessary work permits and visas for the candidate and his/her dependants.

3. How to apply:

Applicants should send the following documents in PDF format to the following email addresses: comite.seleccion@cide.edu and wendolyn.veana@cide.edu preferably before, but definitely at the latest by end-of-day December 15th, 2013 (addressed to the Search Committee, Public Administration)
– Research plan for the next three years (no longer than three pages)
– Teaching philosophy (no more than two pages)
– Curriculum Vitae accompanied by a cover letter.
– Writing sample not exceeding 50 double spaced pages (the candidate should be the first author of the text, preferably a refereed journal article). ABD candidates may submit the latest version of their doctoral dissertation).
– Three letters of recommendation written within the year 2013. In the case of early career scholars (2012-2014) or doctoral candidates, at least one of these letters should come from the PhD advisor.

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by December 20th to schedule interviews. Interviews will take place in person in Mexico City from January 7th through 10th, 2014. Therefore, shortlisted candidates should be available within those dates. Candidates’ job talk should be about the written sample submitted in the application. CIDE will pay/reimburse interviewees for travel expenses. Decisions will be announced during the third week of January 2014. CIDE is an equal opportunity employer committed to the promotion of diversity, and we especially welcome qualified women and minorities’ applications.

The Región Centro campus of CIDE is located in the city of Aguascalientes, in central Mexico. Aguascalientes is consistently ranked as one of the top three cities in the yearly surveys on urban quality of life of the national newspaper Reforma. The city is considered very safe, culturally diverse, has numerous entertainment options and a vibrant business climate. CIDE (in particular the Región Centro campus strongly encourages multidisciplinary and collaborative research and scholarship. For further information please visit CIDE’s webpage.

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