Bard College

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The Economics Program of Bard College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position specializing in Financial Economics. The candidates’ work should complement the department’s existing pluralistic orientation, and we strongly prefer broadly trained candidates who are interested in economic policy and the political economy of financialization.

The successful candidate will teach finance courses (Foundations of Finance and Investment, Corporate Finance), other core economics courses in the Annandale campus, and electives in their specialty. They may also have the opportunity to contribute to the curriculum of the Bard NYC campus in Brooklyn. The candidate will also advise students in our dual BA/BS program in economics and finance. The successful candidate will have a commitment to innovative undergraduate teaching at a liberal arts college; maintaining an active research program; contributing to the general education curriculum; and engaging with the life of the college.

Qualifications
• Candidates must hold a Ph.D. ABDs with dissertation defense plans before the starting date will be considered.
• Excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level in the liberal arts tradition and integration of teaching and research are of primary importance.
About Bard College
A highly selective liberal arts college, Bard is committed to innovative teaching and interdisciplinary curricular programs. The Bard campus is the home of the Levy Economics Institute and its innovative M.S. program in Economic Theory and Policy. The Levy Institute, which hosts conferences and seminars and publishes research on matters of economic policy, offers opportunities to faculty and students not typically available at an undergraduate college.

To Apply
Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, examples of published research and working papers, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching philosophy, a diversity statement, and evidence of teaching excellence to Interfolio at: https://apply.interfolio.com/129773

Review of applications will begin on November 1st and continue until the position is filled. For more information on the Economics Program at Bard College, visit http://economics.bard.edu or contact Program Director Dimitri Papadimitriou at papadimitriou@bard.edu.