Teaching Assistant Professor – Career

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November 15, 2026

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Title:

Teaching Assistant Professor – Career

Employee Type:

Faculty

Position Term:

9 Month

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

The School of Economics Sciences is dedicated to high quality teaching, research, outreach, and engagement. Our program provides students with the economic knowledge, quantitative tools, and communications skills necessary to secure professional positions in a wide range of industries and public organizations.

As a Teaching Assistant Professor with the School of Economic Sciences with the WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) your primary responsibilities will be teaching economics courses to undergraduate students, with minimal research expectations that may focus on teaching pedagogy or any field within economics. The successful candidate will be a dynamic and engaging instructor, capable of inspiring and attracting students to the discipline of economics.

Additional duties include advising students, collaborating with faculty and staff across related disciplines, and actively participating in committees, instructional activities, and other initiatives within the School of Economic Sciences, the Pullman campus, and Washington State University. You will also have opportunities to mentor undergraduate students and supervise their research projects.

Your teaching load will be three courses per semester (3/3), with 85% teaching, 5% research, and an additional 10% devoted to services.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time (100% FTE), 9-month appointment position_._

This position works on-site
the WSU Pullman campus in Pullman, WA.

Annual Salary: $60,000 - $90,000 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits offered by WSU for Faculty and Total Compensation.

• Earned Ph.D. in Economics or a related discipline at date of hire
• Demonstrated record of, or potential for, ensuring access and opportunity in all aspects of our educational experiences in alignment with WSU’s land-grant mission.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of strong training in theory and applicable quantitative methods
• Evidence of excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated ability to teach effectively at the university level

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: May be eligible for work visa sponsorship

About the School of Economic Sciences - (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./
The School of Economic Sciences offers a highly rated PhD program in Economics and Agricultural Economics, an M.S. degree in Economics, a professionally oriented Master of Applied Economics, and an undergraduate program leading to B.S. and B.A. degrees (both in-person in Pullman and fully online) that can open doors to a wide variety of career paths.

The School is dedicated to high-quality teaching, research, outreach, and engagement. Students are taught by 30 full-time faculty members from many economic…