Tenure Track Recruitment 2025-2026

The Higher School of Economics is a young, dynamic and fast-growing Russian research university. Over the past thirty years, HSE University has become a leader in Russian education and has been recognized internationally.

HSE University was the first state-run university in Russia to begin recruiting on the international academic market. We proceed from the understanding that the university, which responsibly approaches the training of new professionals, should select as teachers people who have real experience, as well as basic and applied knowledge.  Committed to high-quality research, HSE University now has more than 150 HSE research divisions, including 43 centres of excellence collaborating with eminent professors from all over the world.

Disciplines

Economics, Finance/Financial Economics, Economics/Finance, Economics and Management, International Economics/Political Science and International Studies, International Law, Mathematics, Materials Science, AI for Telecommunications, Computer Science, Political Science, Sociology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Education, Linguistics, History, Philosophy/Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature or/and Slavic Literatures

Eligibility

The general requirements for the tenure track positions are the following:

• Candidates must hold a recent PhD degree that is awarded within the previous 5 years or received before starting work at HSE University in one of the relevant disciplines by an international research university and have been assessed by external reviewers as having  a potential to pursue research that is publishable in the top peer-reviewed journals;
• Teaching experience at leading foreign universities is desirable;
• Knowledge of Russian is not required as research and teaching are both conducted in English. Therefore, fluent English is an obligatory requirement.

The hosting departments might have additional criteria.

Conditions

Tenure-track positions are only available on a full-time, residential basis.

Generally appointments are made for an initial three-year period, and upon successful completion of an interim review, contracts are normally extended for a further three years until the tenure review. The purpose of the review is to provide a tenure-track international hire an opportunity to evaluate his or her activities throughout the previous period and suggest areas for improvement to ensure a possibility of a successful tenure review. All individual employment conditions will be reflected in the offer letter.

HSE University provides excellent opportunities for international faculty. The university offers a competitive salary, health insurance, travel support, research assistance and other benefits. Since the heavy emphasis is placed on the high quality research, the teaching load of newly hired faculty is low. You can learn more about international specialists' life on the International Faculty Support page.

Application

The application process is being done online.

The open tenure track positions in HSE University are posted on the website. Within the timeframe indicated in the employment advertisement, the applicant should provide a CV, a statement of research interest and a recent research paper through an open call  via online application form. At least two letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the attention of the Review Committee at International Faculty Recruitment at iri@hse.ru before the application deadline. 

On the review stage, the applicants may be contacted for the remote interview, and the shortlisted candidates will be invited for the on-campus interview and presentation.

After all of the review steps, the final decisions will be made. In case of the acceptance, the selected candidates will be sent an offer for the position and all the relevant information.

The deadline for the applications is January 15, 2025

If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact International Faculty Recruitment Office at iri@hse.ru.