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PhD Placement Outcomes

PhD students who have or will soon graduate, are encouraged to take part in the Department's job market workshop series.

The first information meeting is typically held toward the end of spring semester to begin preparing candidates for the ASSA (Allied Social Sciences Associations) meeting. Workshops continue during fall semester to address such subjects as how to write a cover letter, answer interview questions, prepare a job market paper, etc.

In early January, students attend the ASSA meeting where employers from the academic, public and private sectors search for employees. This method is common for many graduating economists but some find employment outside the formal job market.

Talk to your committee chair and the placement advisor if you have questions.

ivanPlacement Advisor

Ivan Mendieta-Muñoz
Associate Professor
801-581-7481

ivan.mendietamunoz@utah.edu

2023-2024

  • Goldman Sachs – Senior Analyst
  • Ithaca College – Assistant Professor
  • Nebraska Department of Economic Development – Economist
  • University of Missouri Kansas City – Assistant Professor
  • University of Rhode Island – Teaching Assistant Professor
  • University of Tulsa – Assistant Professor
  • U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs – Postdoctoral Fellow

2022-2023

  • Bard College, Levy Economics Institute – Research Scholar
  • Goucher College – Assistant Professor
  • University of Denver – Teaching Assistant Professor
  • University Duisburg-Essen, Institute for Socio-Economics – Postdoctoral Associate
  • University of Utah, Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health – Postdoctoral Research Associate

2021-2022

  • California State University, San Bernardino - Assistant Professor
  • Gettysburg College - Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Gonzaga University - Assistant Professor
  • Skidmore College - Visiting Assistant Professor
  • St. John's University - Assistant Professor
  • University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma - Assistant Professor

2020-2021

  • Earlham College - Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Fudan University - Assistant Professor
  • Konkuk University - Lecturer
  • Pleités y Asociados Consultores - Partner
  • Utah Health and Economic Recovery Outreach Project - Postdoctoral Research Associate

2019-2020

  • Denison University—Assistant Professor
  • Flame UniversityAssistant Professor
  • Franklin & Marshall College—Assistant Professor
  • Orchid Economic ConsultingEconomist
  • Thailand Public Debt Management Office—Economist

2018-2019

  • College of Wooster, Merton M. Sealts—Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Colorado School of Mines—Assistant Professor
  • Franklin & Marshall College—Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Hobart and William Smith College—Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Renmin University of China—Assistant Professor
  • SUNY Plattsburgh—Lecturer
  • SUNY Purchase College—Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Weill Cornell Medicine—Postdoctoral Associate

2017-2018

  • Middle East Technical University—Assistant Professor
  • Overstock.com—Economist
  • Southern Oregon University—Assistant Professor
  • University of Rhode Island—Assistant Professor

2016-2017

  • Austin College—Assistant Professor
  • Ernest & Young LLP—Senior Associate
  • Overstock.com—Advanced Pricing Analyst

2015-2016

  • California State University, Fresno—Assistant Professor
  • Center for Regional Economic Competiveness—Analyst
  • Denison University—Assistant Professor
  • International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Columbia—Post-Doctoral Fellow
  • Weber State University—Visiting Professor

2014-2015

  • BB&T Bank—Model Risk Analyst
  • California State University, Chico—Assistant Professor
  • Idaho State University—Assistant Professor
  • University of Redlands—Visiting Professor
  • University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma—Assistant Professor
  • University of Utah—Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
  • Westminster College—Assistant Professor

2013-2014

  • University of South Carolina Upstate—Assistant Professor
  • University of Wisconsin, Superior—Assistant Professor

2012-2013

  • Idaho State University—Visiting Professor
  • National Autonomous University of Mexico—Professor
  • National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico—Researcher
  • Seton Hall University, New Jersey—Adjunct Faculty
  • State University of New York Geneseo—Assistant Professor
  • Thamassat University
  • University of Utah, Kem Gardner Policy Institute—Economic Analyst
  • University of Utah, OBIA—Interim Director of Institutional Analysis
  • William Paterson University—Adjunct Faculty

2011-2012

  • Centers for Disease Control—Post-Doctoral Fellow
  • Department of Agricultural Development—Researcher
  • Foundation of Economics and Statistics, Brazil—Researcher
  • Keene State University—Assistant Professor
  • Ohio State University—Lecturer
  • University of Phoenix
  • University of Redlands—Assistant Professor

2010-2011

  • Boston University, Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future—Post-Doctoral Fellow
  • Eastern Connecticut University—Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Gediz University—Assistant Professor
  • Mongolia Ministry of Education, Culture and Finance—Social Development Specialist
  • Nichols College—Associate Professor
  • Texas A&M University, Texarkana—Assistant Professor
  • University of Denver—Assistant Professor
  • University of Utah—Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
  • University of Wisconsin, Green Bay—Assistant Professor
  • Wells Fargo—Marketing Database Consultant

2009-2010

  • American University—Visiting Assistant Professor
  • Atlantic Capital Bank—Treasurer
  • Colorado Mesa University—Assistant Professor
  • Columbia College, Chicago—Assistant Professor
  • Independent Researcher
  • Istanbul Arel University—Assistant Professor
  • Kasetsart University, Thailand—Regular Faculty
  • Thailand Ministry of Commerce
  • Utah Department of Workshop Services
  • Utah Governor's Office of Management and Budget—Budget, Revenue & Policy Analyst
  • Utah State Tax Comission—Staff Economist

2008-2009

  • Bellevue College, Washington—Department of Economics Program Chair
  • Hannam University—Assistant Professor
  • International Economic Policy Bureau, Thailand—Senior Economist
  • Kobe University, Japan—Regular Faculty
  • Western Governors University—Professor
Last Updated: 9/4/24