JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Millsaps College

Else School of Management
Economics
Visiting Assistant Professor Economics

JOE ID Number: 2024-02_111474996
Date Posted: 10/25/2024
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Visiting Assistant Professor Economics
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: Jackson, Mississippi, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: A1 -- General Economics
Keywords:
Analytics
Statistics
Data Analytics
Health Economics
Principles of economics
intermediate microeconomics
econometrics
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Else School of Management at Millsaps College invites applications for a one-year visiting position beginning August 1, 2025. Applicants should hold or be near completion of a Ph.D. in Economics. The successful candidate should be able to teach a variety of economics courses through multiple instructional modalities, including, but not limited to, principles of economics, intermediate microeconomics, and introductory econometrics, intended for an undergraduate or MBA audience. Candidates able to offer courses in an interdisciplinary data analytics program are especially encouraged.

Qualifications:

· Applicants should hold or be near completion of a Ph.D. in Economics

· Record of, or potential for, scholarly productivity.

· Commitment to inclusive pedagogy, diversity, and equity.

Application Instructions:

Application materials should be uploaded into the JOE Portal. Review of applications will begin immediately, followed by online and/or campus interviews. A complete application will include:

· Cover Letter

· Curriculum Vitae

· Letters of Recommendation

About Millsaps:

Millsaps College is a selective institution of higher education located on 100 beautiful acres in the heart of Jackson, the capital of Mississippi — a progressive southern metropolitan city of nearly half a million. The faculty/student ratio at Millsaps is 1:9, and the average class size is 14. Millsaps has graduated 25 Fulbright Award recipients, seven Rhodes Scholars, six Goldwater Scholars and two Truman Scholars. Millsaps is a member of the NCAA Division III and Southern Athletic Association and competes in 18 intercollegiate sports.

Millsaps College is committed to cultivating an environment that embraces diversity across all of our communities. In demonstration of this commitment, the college strives to be a place where our investments in equity, inclusion and belonging are clearly demonstrated and visibly intertwined with our mission of academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression. Through practices that respect and recognize the inherent value of every member, across all of our communities, we seek to provide opportunities for personal and institutional transformation that extend beyond our campus.

In pursuit of these goals, Millsaps College aims to attract, support and empower talented faculty, staff and students from diverse cultures, ethnicities, races, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, national origins, socio-economic backgrounds and abilities. As an institution we are committed to developing and implementing policies and programs that promote the thriving of every member of our community and the communities with whom we engage, so that we can contribute in a meaningful way to eliminating acts of discrimination that undermine dignity, access and self-efficacy.

Millsaps College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages applications from candidates of all backgrounds. All offers of employment will be contingent on confirmation of work authorization and successful completion of a background check. For more information about Millsaps please visit: http://www.millsaps.edu/admissions/about-millsaps.php

Application Requirements:
  • Letters of Reference
  • Cover Letter
  • CV
Application deadline: 01/31/2025