The Center for Human Capital and Labor Market Research (CHLR), Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE), Beijing-China, is seeking to hire, subject to budgetary approval, two full-time faculty members at the Assistant Professor level. The positions begin in Fall 2018. Candidates in the fields of Labor, Development, and Health will be considered. Preference will be given to those working on human capital related topics. Candidates should demonstrate promise of outstanding scholarship and teaching ability, and must have or expect to have a Ph.D. in Economics by August 2018. Compensation is competitive and includes research fund and housing subsidy. To apply, submit through JOE: Cover letter, CV, job market paper, three reference letters, and sample teaching evaluations (if available). Applications will be accepted until the positions are filled. However, to be considered for interview at the 2018 AEA Annual Meetings in Philadelphia, applications must be received by December 15, 2017. We also interview candidates during the CHLR annual conference in Beijing on December 8-9, 2017. Detailed information about the conference is available at http://humancapital.cufe.edu.cn/. Contact Dr. Ning Jia at ningjia.chlr@gmail.com for questions.
Established in March 2008, the CHLR is part of Special Platform for Advance Programs at the CUFE. It is an international research center for the study of human resources, labor markets, and their impact. All faculty and research fellows of the CHLR hold a Ph.D. degree in economics from major universities in North America and Europe, and all special-term professors are tenured professors from major U.S. universities. Currently the Center has six full-time faculty members, seven special term professors, eleven senior research fellows. The CHLR has master, doctoral and post-doctoral programs. The Center’s graduate programs are internationally oriented. The curriculum is designed following research universities in North America, and all courses are taught in English. CHLR publishes influential annual China Human Capital Report, and host annual international conference on human capital.