Macalester College

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The Department of Economics at Macalester College invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the Assistant Professor or early Associate Professor level to begin in the 2023-24 academic year. We seek candidates with teaching and research interests in any subfield of Labor Economics. Macalester College values a strong commitment to research, a promise of successful scholarly engagement, and dedication to teaching excellence in a liberal arts environment. The teaching load is four courses the first year, five courses per year thereafter. Ph.D. expected by August 2023.

At Macalester College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our educational mission and values. We are committed to the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more equitable and socially just college and society. Strong candidates will have experience and vision regarding teaching and mentorship of students of multiple and diverse backgrounds with attention to structural barriers that limit access to educational opportunities. Thus, we ask that applicants discuss thoughts and/or demonstrated activities contributing to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in their teaching, advising, mentorship, curriculum, scholarship, service or community and professional engagement in their cover letter.

For full consideration, submit electronic copies of your cover letter, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, teaching statement, evidence of teaching effectiveness, job market paper, and three letters of recommendation by December 1, 2022.

Please submit materials to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/22113.

Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people who were forcibly exiled because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. The vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area has a population of over 3.5 million and is home to many colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester’s diverse student body comprises over 2,000 undergraduates from 49 states and the District of Columbia, and over 90 nations. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an equal opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups. International scholars will receive H-1B visa assistance if selected for this position. Contact: Liang Ding, Chair, Department of Economics: ding@macalester.edu.