JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2016 - January 31, 2017

Lafayette College

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Economics
Assistant Professor of Economics

JOE ID Number: 2016-02_111456735
Date Posted: 10/19/2016
Date Inactive: 01/31/2017
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Easton, Pennsylvania, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
Q -- Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics
Q5 -- Environmental Economics
Keywords:
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Economics Department at Lafayette College, a private, highly selective liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in environmental and natural resource economics. The teaching load is four courses the first year and five courses per year thereafter. Teaching responsibilities include electives in environmental economics and natural resource economics as well as courses required for the major, for the College’s Common Course of Study or for interdisciplinary programs. Candidates will be evaluated on their potential for teaching excellence and scholarly productivity. A Ph.D. is required; ABDs with a firm completion date of August 2017 will also be considered.

All candidates must apply online at https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/. Applications must include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of effective teaching and scholarship, and a one-page statement of teaching philosophy. As part of the teaching statement, we invite you to describe your cultural competencies and experiences engaging a diverse student body. Three letters of recommendation are also required and the letters should address the potential for both effective teaching and scholarship. Applications will be accepted until November 30, 2016 and interviews will be conducted at the ASSA meetings in Chicago.

Lafayette College is committed to creating a diverse community, one that is inclusive and responsive, and is supportive of each and all of its faculty, students, and staff. All members of the College community share a responsibility for creating, maintaining, and developing a learning environment in which difference is valued, equity is sought, and inclusiveness is practiced. Lafayette College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from women and minorities. For more information about the Economics department at Lafayette College, see our webpage at http://Economics.Lafayette.edu

Application Requirements:
  • Statement of Teaching Philosophy
  • Letters of Reference
  • Research Papers
  • Job Market Paper
  • CV
  • Cover Letter
Application deadline: 11/30/2016
  • Application Deadline Has Passed