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Temporary Instructor for Master of Quantitative Economics Program

Position overview

Salary range: The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 3. The salary range for this position is $22,500 - $77,500.

Application Window

Open date: October 30, 2025

Next review date: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Nov 13, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Master of Quantitative Economics Program at the UCLA College of Letters and Science invites highly qualified applicants for temporary instructor positions for 2025-26 Academic Year. This is a temporary, non-tenure teaching track appointment, on a part-time basis and made quarter by quarter, based on instructional needs.

Responsibilities will include lecturing, conducting regularly scheduled office hours, and the writing and grading of exams.

Qualified candidates must have several years of professional teaching experience and a demonstrated record of excellent undergraduate teaching or proven expertise in the following specializations: microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, statistical methods, econometrics, big data, and finance. Ph.D. is required.

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. See Table 3. The salary range for this position is $22,500-$77,500. “Off-scale salaries”, i.e. a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

Qualified candidates must have several years of professional teaching experience and a demonstrated record of excellent undergraduate teaching or proven expertise in the following specializations: microeconomic theory, macroeconomic theory, statistical methods, econometrics, big data, and finance. Ph.D. is required.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Statement of Research (Optional)

  • Statement of Teaching (Optional)

Reference requirements

Reference will be requested if selected.

Apply link: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10678

Help contact: avillarica@college.ucla.edu

About UCLA

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

Job location

Los Angeles, CA