Utah State University

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in the areas of microeconomics and/or econometrics. This is a full-time, nine-month, tenure-eligible position with a 50:40:10 division between teaching, research and service. The standard teaching load is two, three-semester hour courses per semester.

A Ph.D. in economics is required with a specialization in microeconomics and/or econometrics. Exceptional candidates in other fields may be considered.

The successful candidate must be able to provide excellent instruction at the undergraduate and master's levels and develop a nationally recognized research program.

Formal review of applications will begin November 15, 2014 and continue until a suitable candidate is hired.

The USU campus is in Logan, Utah, a community of about 40,000 located in a picturesque mountain valley about 80 miles north of Salt Lake City. Outstanding recreational opportunities abound in the nearby mountains and proximate region. Additional information about Utah State University can be found at: www.usu.edu.

Utah State University (USU) is a land-grant university founded in 1888. The university is a Carnegie Doctoral Extensive research institution with approximately 23,000 students (19,000 undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students) from all 50 states and 80 foreign countries.

The Department of Economics and Finance is housed in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. This department serves approximately 600 economics and/or finance majors and provides service courses to students throughout the Huntsman School of Business and the broader university community. The department also provides MS programs in economics and finance and provides service courses to an MBA program. We want to attract candidates who are passionate about the vision of The Jon M. Huntsman School of Business. For information concerning the Huntsman School, please visit: www.huntsman.usu.edu.