Assistant Research Professor

School of Government and Public Transformation,

Tecnológico de Monterrey

The School of Government and Public Transformation at Tecnológico de Monterrey invites applications for a full-time Assistant Research Professor position. We seek outstanding scholars at the postdoctoral, early-career faculty, or advanced doctoral stage who are committed to rigorous, policy-relevant research and who aspire to publish in leading international journals while shaping public decisions in Mexico, Latin America, and beyond.

You would join a faculty that deliberately blends two strengths: early-career researchers trained at top universities worldwide, and senior scholars with distinguished academic records, including colleagues who have held the highest positions in government and policy institutions. Our school belongs to the world's leading public-service school networks (APSIA; the OECD Network of Schools of Government; and NASPAA), and our research is organized around six centers and initiatives spanning data science and AI, decision sciences, economic and demographic transition, health equity, education, and regional development.

Research areas

We particularly welcome candidates whose work advances one or more of the following:

• Computational Social Science
• Decision Sciences
• Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
• Economics of Aging and Demography
• Urban Economics and Systems
• Health Policy
• Growth and Development
• Educational Policy
• International Trade and Global Supply Chains

The role

The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary research group working at the frontier of public policy analysis, combining economic theory, advanced empirical methods, and computational modeling. You will have access to rich administrative, geospatial, and mobility datasets, dedicated cloud computing infrastructure, and direct engagement with policy processes and real-world public challenges.

We expect you to develop an independent, externally fundable research agenda while contributing to the School's broader research program in the areas above. This includes leading and collaborating on applied projects, pursuing competitive research funding, and producing both peer-reviewed academic publications and policy-oriented outputs. We see the pursuit of external grants and high-impact publication not as separate tracks but as complementary measures of scholarly impact, and we support candidates in both.

Teaching responsibilities include courses in our master's programs: Public Policy (MPP), Applied Economics (MEK), Public Administration (MLP), and Data Science and Public Policy (MXP), as well as teaching and supervising students in our PhD in Public Policy. We place particular value on the ability to introduce novel methods and new courses that keep our curriculum at the methodological frontier.

Who we are looking for:

• Strong quantitative training and command of modern empirical and/or computational methods.
• A demonstrated record of, or clear potential for, publication in high-impact peer-reviewed journals.
• Capacity and ambition to secure competitive research funding.
• Experience conducting applied research in collaboration with international organizations and federal, state, or local authorities is highly valued.
• Demonstrated or promising teaching ability, including a willingness to design and deliver new, methodologically advanced courses.

We will consider candidates who will complete their PhD by January 2027, as well as postdoctoral researchers and early-career faculty seeking a dynamic, internationally connected research environment.

Compensation and support

Compensation is competitive and includes research support, access to cloud computing infrastructure, and structured opportunities for international collaboration through our partner networks.

Location: Monterrey, Mexico

Application deadline: September 30, 2026

Selection process: Tecnológico de Monterrey will invite finalists to deliver a Job Talk at our Monterrey campus.

Required documents

Please upload the following as a single PDF via the application link below:

• Curriculum vitae
• Job market paper (or a representative writing sample / lead publication)
• Research statement outlining your agenda for the next three years (maximum three pages)
• Teaching statement (maximum two pages), including potential course offerings and your teaching philosophy
• Three letters of recommendation written within the last year. Early-career scholars should ensure at least one letter comes from their PhD advisor.