The Economics Department at Tulane University, along with the Stone Center for Latin American Studies, invites nominations and applications for the Samuel Z. Stone Chair in Economics beginning August 2026. The Department of Economics, which resides within the School of Liberal Arts, is known for its work on applied policy analysis of critical public policy issues, with major fields in development/poverty, education/labor, health, and public expenditure and taxation. The department has longstanding partnership with the university’s large interdisciplinary Latin Americanist community. The renowned Stone Center for Latin American Studies is the core of this collaboration and has one of the largest Latin American libraries in the country. Fostering both academic and economic enhancement, the Stone Chair will build on the university’s strength in Latin American studies and contribute to the state’s efforts to deepen economic ties between Louisiana and Latin American countries through new research on the dynamics of Latin American economies and the preparation of new generations of specialists on the region. In addition, the chair will provide senior leadership in the Economics Department of Economics.
The Samuel Z. Stone Chair will hold a joint appointment between the Economics Department and the Stone Center for Latin American Studies and is open to any area of specialization in Latin American economics. We are looking for a pre-eminent researcher, scholar, and educator to advance understanding of the economies of our Latin American neighbors and to take full advantage of Louisiana’s strategic location on a vertical trade axis that extends from the Pacific coast of South America, through the Panama Canal, and up the Mississippi River to Minneapolis. The Stone Chair in Economics will teach, conduct research, and disseminate knowledge about the impact of the economies of Latin America on our nation and our region. The chair will also strengthen the Latin American focus of the Economics Department and the university and be part of one of the largest groups of Latin American economists in any economics department nationwide. The Stone Chair will also provide new leadership in building research initiatives among faculty with doctoral degrees in economics who now teach in schools and divisions across the university.
PhD in economics or equivalent.
The search committee will commence its initial screening of applications on 15 January 2026, but the advertising and search process will remain active until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, selected working papers, and the names of three references to: Erin Callhover, Department of Economics, 210 Tilton Hall, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 70118; or ecallhover@tulane.edu.
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