JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

February 1, 2015 - July 31, 2015

University of Michigan

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College of Literature, Science and the Arts
Economics
Lecturer I

JOE ID Number: 2015-01_111452760
Date Posted: 02/11/2015
Date Inactive: 04/30/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Lecturer I
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Michigan, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
A2 -- Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
C -- Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
C1 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The University of Michigan Department of Economics seeks applicants with a Ph.D. for a full-time Lecturer I position to begin September 1, 2015, pending authorization, for two consecutive appointments in the Fall 2015 and Winter 2016 semesters (September 1, 2015-April 30, 2016). This is a non-tenure track position.

Duties of this position are expected to include teaching, developing course materials, evaluating and grading students, and holding regularly scheduled office hours. A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a Lecturer I in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is three courses per semester.

This Lecturer I would be responsible for teaching multiple sections of two undergraduate courses in econometrics, statistics and related fields in each term.

Fall 2015 – 3 courses with a 100% FTE appointment
ECON 251 - Basic Intro to Statistics and Econometrics
ECON 251 - Basic Intro to Statistics and Econometrics
ECON 451- Intermediate Intro to Stat and Econometrics I

Winter 2016 – 3 courses with a 100% FTE appointment
ECON 251 - Basic Intro to Statistics and Econometrics
ECON 251 - Basic Intro to Statistics and Econometrics
ECON 251 - Basic Intro to Statistics and Econometrics

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
  • Letters of Reference Instructions Below
Application deadline: 03/15/2015
Reference Instructions:
Applicants must have three letters of reference reflecting on the candidate's teaching accomplishments submitted to the department’s “Lecturer I” posting on EconJobMarket at https://www.econjobmarket.org/ by March 15, 2015.
Application Instructions:
Qualified candidates will have a Master’s or Ph.D. in Economics, with a strong preference for Ph.D. with degree specialization or experience teaching in econometrics or related fields.

Submit curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching excellence, and three letters of reference reflecting on the teaching accomplishments to the department’s “Lecturer I” posting on EconJobMarket at https://www.econjobmarket.org/ by March 15, 2015. Review of applications will commence immediately and the anticipated date by which an offer will be made by is March 31, 2015. The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers
Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages,
benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.