JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2014 - January 31, 2015

Western Kentucky University

This listing is inactive.
Gordon Ford College of Business
Economics
Assistant Professor

JOE ID Number: 2014-02_111451529
Date Posted: 10/03/2014
Date Inactive: 01/31/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: 00 -- Default: Any Field
Full Text of JOE Listing:

Western Kentucky University (WKU) seeks an individual to serve as an Assistant Professor. The position is a nine-month, tenure track appointment beginning fall 2015, subject to funding decisions. The university is located in Bowling Green, KY and is a research institution with over 20,000 students. WKU is conveniently located approximately 50 miles from the metro Nashville, TN area.

Responsibilities
The candidate is expected to teach undergraduate courses in economics or business statistics beginning in fall 2015. In addition, the candidate is expected to teach in the M.A. in Applied Economics. The position carries an expectation of outstanding teaching, scholarly activity, and interaction with the diverse WKU community.

Minimum Qualifications
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in economics or firm expectation of completion by December 2014.

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, religion, veteran status, or marital status in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices in accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, should notify The Office of Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/University ADA Services at (270) 745- 5121, a minimum of five working days in advance.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 01/31/2015
Reference Instructions:
Email letter of application expressing interesting in the position, vita, and three letters of recommendation to:
karen.gogel@wku.edu
Department of Economics
Western Kentucky University
Application Instructions:
Application Procedure
Email letter of application expressing interesting in the position, vita, and three letters of recommendation to:
karen.gogel@wku.edu
Department of Economics
Western Kentucky University

Deadline
Consideration of applications will continue until the position is filled, but applications received by November 15, 2014 will receive priority.