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 III

JOE ID Number: 2015-01_111452761
Date Posted: 02/11/2015
Date Inactive: 04/30/2015
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Lecturer III
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Michigan, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
A2 -- Economic Education and Teaching of Economics
E -- Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
D -- Microeconomics
00 -- Default: Any Field
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan seeks applicants with a Ph.D. for full time Lecturer III positions to begin as early as September 1, 2015, pending authorization. These are non-tenure track positions with a university year appointment. Pending College approval, the initial appointment period for these positions would be three years and the positions are renewable, subject to budget, programmatic need, and performance.

Duties and responsibilities for these Lecturer III positions include but are not limited to teaching introductory and intermediate level undergraduate courses and participating in the academic advising of undergraduate students. A typical full-time (100% effort) load for a Lecturer III in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts is three courses per semester, or the equivalent in other duties.

We are looking for experienced instructors with a record of excellence in the classroom who can successfully teach large sections of Introductory and Intermediate Microeconomics or Macroeconomics. Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in Economics, have economics teaching experience at the college level, and there is preference for candidates with experience teaching the principles of economics.

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

These positions are 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.