JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022

Elon Univeristy

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Economics
Assistant Professor of Economics

JOE ID Number: 2021-02_111467642
Date Posted: 10/04/2021
Date Inactive: 01/31/2022
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Assistant Professor of Economics
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Elon, North Carolina, UNITED STATES
JEL Classifications:
H -- Public Economics
I -- Health, Education, and Welfare
J -- Labor and Demographic Economics
L -- Industrial Organization
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Department of Economics in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business at Elon University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in August 2022. We seek candidates with a field in applied microeconomics that complements our faculty’s broad research interests. We have a preference for candidates who can teach health or IO at the undergraduate level. Applicants should demonstrate a record of effective undergraduate teaching, a promising research agenda, and an interest in mentoring undergraduate research.

Candidates who have experience working with a diverse range of people, and who can contribute to the climate of inclusivity are encouraged to identify their experiences in their cover letter. Elon is a dynamic private, co- educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning in a liberal art based residential campus. To learn more about Elon, please visit the University web site at www.elon.edu.

Applicants should submit a CV with cover letter, a statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of scholarship, and three letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, with applications received by November 15 receiving full consideration. Candidates must have completed PhD requirements by August 2022.

About the School: The AACSB-accredited Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has emerged from a time of dramatic growth to become a leader in business education. Our faculty are both dynamic teachers who promote engaged learning and leading scholars who publish their work in top journals. The LSB is housed in the Koury Business Center and Sankey Hall, which feature state-of-the-art classrooms, multiple student engagement areas, the LaRose Digital Theatre, the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center, the Reed Finance Center, the Doherty Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Organizational Analytics, the Center for Financial Literacy, and the Porter Family Professional Development Center. We offer graduate classes on the Elon campus and in the fast-growing Research Triangle Park (RTP) area. In 2021, Poets and Quants ranked the school’s undergraduate program #45 in the nation and, in 2016, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the part-time MBA program #1 in the state and #17 in the nation.

About the University: Elon University has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered liberal arts university that values strong relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon's 6,700 students prepare to become the ethical leaders the world needs, putting their knowledge into action on campus, in the community and around the globe. Elon is known for academic excellence across the curriculum, and for experiential learning programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, leadership, interfaith dialogue, civic engagement and community service. Elon is ranked among the top-100 National Universities and is ranked #1 in the nation for undergraduate teaching. U.S. News & World Report recognizes Elon more than any other university in the nation for academic programs that "Focus on Student Success." More than 425 full-time faculty members teach in six academic units: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law. Elon's four-year graduation rate of 78 percent ranks in the top 10 percent of U.S. private universities. The student-faculty ratio is 12-1, and the average class size is 20. The university's 636-acre residential campus in the Town of Elon, N.C., is consistently as one of the nation's finest environments for learning. The Elon Phoenix NCAA Division I athletic program is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Elon University is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and welcomes all applicants.

Contact: Economics Search Committee Chair, Department of Economics, 2075 Campus Box, Elon University, Elon, NC 27244 (sbednar@elon.edu).

Application Requirements:
  • Teaching Evaluations
  • Letters of Reference
  • Job Market Paper
  • Cover Letter
  • CV
Application deadline: 11/15/2021
  • Application Deadline Has Passed