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The Department of Economics at Boston College invites applications for two tenure-track positions beginning in Fall 2021.

The first position is for a labor economist. We are especially interested in candidates at the level of Associate or Full Professor, who can provide intellectual leadership in labor and related fields across applied microeconomics, but candidates at the level of Assistant Professor will also be considered.

The second position is at the level of Assistant Professor. We are interested in candidates in applied microeconomics, particularly in labor, health, education, development, and public economics.

All candidates will teach in the undergraduate and Ph.D. programs in Economics, and should be committed to teaching and research of the highest quality. To apply, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, job market paper, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent.

Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. We encourage applications from candidates who are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive academic community. Boston College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected category including disability and protected veteran status. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at http://www.bc.edu/offices/diversity

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The requirements for the Ph.D. degree fall into four basic categories.

• Course work
• Comprehensive examinations

Dissertation

Additional requirements.

The Department does not have a foreign language requirement.

Course Work

The course requirements consist of a first-year Core Curriculum, eight second-year electives and a teaching/internship requirement. The Core Curriculum consists of Core courses in microtheory (ECON 7740, ECON 7741), macrotheory (ECON 7750, ECON 7751), mathematics for economists (ECON 7720), statistics (ECON 7770) and econometrics (ECON 7772). The second year is devoted to electives. In addition to the Department's own electives, students may take courses in the Carroll School of Management's Ph.D. program in finance and in other departments of Boston College. BC is involved in a consortium arrangement with Boston University, Brandeis University, and Tufts University whereby students at one institution may cross-register for one course per term at any other. Requests for transfer of credits earned at other institutions or for acceptance of courses taken in other departments of BC are handled on an individual basis. Our general policy is to accept course work taken outside the department only if the work is judged to be comparable in quality to our own and appropriate for a Ph.D. in economics.

Comprehensive Exams

All students are required to pass written comprehensive examinations in microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, and in two of the following fields:

• Advanced Micro Theory
• Advanced Macro and Monetary Economics
• Econometrics
• Industrial Organization
• International Trade and Political Economy
• International Finance and Macroeconomics
• Labor Economics

Each exam is based on a two-course sequence on the subject matter. The micro and macro comprehensives are offered twice a year, in late May and late August. Students generally take them immediately after the first year and begin to write field comprehensives at the end of the second year. Please consult the Ph.D. Program: Academic Policies and Procedures brochure for specific details of the comprehensive fields.

The third year of study is devoted to the formulation and development of a thesis topic with attendance at the weekly thesis workshop. The thesis is written under the supervision of a committee of three faculty members: a director chosen by the student and two readers agreed upon by the student and the director. The thesis is approved when it is successfully defended before the committee in an oral examination. As in any Ph.D. program the ultimate time to completion varies considerably. The Department expects every student to be well-prepared to enter the job market in January of the fifth year of full-time study. Although there are exceptions students should expect to spend a minimum of four years of full-time study in order to complete the degree.

Residence Requirement :

Each Ph.D. student must spend at least one academic year as a full-time student at Boston College.

Economics Practicum:

All students in the Ph.D. program must either teach one economics course (undergraduate or graduate) outside of BC or hold an off–campus internship position (paid or unpaid) for the duration of at least one but not more than two semesters. Only the Director of Graduate Studies may waive this requirement.

The Research and Scholarship Integrity Program:

Scholars and researchers at all levels of training and experienc face ethical issues that arise over the course of their professional practice. Integral to the formation of professional identity is an awareness and understanding of what responsible re­search and scholarship entails and the obstacles that might hinder the responsible conduct of research and scholarship. To this end the Office of the Vice Provost for Research has developed the Research and Scholarship Integrity (RSI) program to familiarize students and postdoctoral fellows with professional best practices and ethical issues they may encounter.

The RSI program is required of all doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows who began their doctoral studies/work in the 2015-16 academic year and later. It is also required of any student and postdoctoral fellow who is receiving or has received any NIH or NSF funding.

The RSI program contains two parts: the General Session and the Seminar Series, which can be completed in any order. The General Session consists of both Part 1 and Part 2. Attendance at both is required for completion. To complete the Seminar Series component attendance at four seminars is required. Both parts should be completed within your first two years at BC. Please see the RSI website  for additional details, full program schedule, and registration. Any changes to the RSI program and its requirements will be updated in the  Handbook .

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PhD in Economics

PhD students take 16 courses, roughly half of which are spent acquiring the core analytic tools of the profession (microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods), with the balance spent applying those tools in particular fields of specialization. All PhD students must complete a doctoral dissertation (thesis).

The PhD in Economics is a STEM designated degree program.

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Program Requirements

Doctoral students must complete a minimum of 16 semester courses (64 credits). They are required to successfully complete the core courses by the end of the first year.

Theory and Quantitative Core Requirements

These core courses must be passed by the end of the first year with a grade of at least B- in each course.

• EC 701 Advanced Microeconomics I (4 credits)
• EC 702 Advanced Macroeconomics I (4 credits)
• EC 703 Advanced Microeconomics II (4 credits)
• EC 704 Advanced Macroeconomics II (4 credits)
• EC 707 Advanced Statistics for Economists (4 credits)
• EC 708 Advanced Econometrics I (4 credits)

Students must also take EC 705 Mathematical Economics in the first semester, unless a waiver is granted, and EC 709 Advanced Econometrics II (4 credits) in the third semester.

In addition, students must pass a qualifying examination in both microeconomics and macroeconomics. Students have at most three opportunities to take the qualifying examinations; failing may result in termination from the PhD program.

Field Requirements

All students must pass 2 2-course fields, each with a minimum grade average of B.

In addition, students must take at least 2 other courses. The following fields are generally offered each year:

• Development
• Econometrics
• Economic Theory
• Empirical Finance
• Financial Econometrics
• Industrial Organization
• International Economics
• Labor Economics
• Money/Macroeconomics
• Public Economics

GPA Requirements

All courses must be passed with a grade of B– or higher. An overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 must be attained in all courses taken after enrollment in the Graduate School of Arts & Sciences.

Time Requirement

The PhD program is designed so that a typical student can complete all requirements within 5 to 6 years. International students may be subject to additional restrictions imposed by the terms of their visas, as governed by the International Students & Scholars Office (ISSO).

Students are expected to meet the following milestones each year:

By the end of the 1st year:

• Finish and pass all core first-year courses, as well as EC 705 (unless exempted through placement exam).
• Sit for the first attempt at the micro and macro qualifying exams in June. The second attempt, if necessary, is in August.

By the end of the 2nd year:

• Pass EC 709, a required course in Advanced Econometrics.
• Continue and, if possible, complete remaining coursework, including a two-course sequence in each of two fields. A B average (3.0) is required in each of the field course sequence.
• Achieve an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
• If both qualifiers are not passed, the third and final attempt is in June of the second year.
• Each student must prepare a research paper during the second year and the following summer. By April 1 of the second year, the student must ask a faculty member to serve as an advisor on this paper; have this faculty member agree to serve in this manner; and inform the DGS of the topic of the paper and the advisor’s name. The paper is due in the third year as described below.

By the end of the 3rd year:

• Submit the second-year paper by October 1. By October 15, the faculty advisor must provide (i) a grade for the paper; and (ii) a brief written evaluation the paper. These documents will be sent to the DGS and the student. A student must receive a passing grade on the research paper.
• Complete all coursework with GPA of at least 3.0.
• Continue work on research for the dissertation.
• Attend and present at least annually in one of the research workshops until completion of all degree requirements.

Years 4, 5, and (if necessary) 6:

• Student carries out thesis research, defending the thesis no later than the end of the sixth year.

Dissertation

Under the supervision of two faculty advisers, a student prepares a dissertation proposal for presentation at a proposal seminar. If the proposal is approved, the student proceeds to research and write the dissertation. When the dissertation is completed, the student must defend it at a final oral examination. The Graduate School of Arts & Sciences requires that the dissertation be completed within seven years of initial enrollment in the program.

For more details, view the complete PhD Rules here and check out our past PhD Placements here .