Davidson College

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The Davidson College Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professorship beginning August 1, 2017. The successful candidate will be expected to teach Intermediate Macroeconomics and Applied Macroeconomic electives, such as Open Economy Macroeconomics and related macroeconomic topics, and must be prepared to teach the core major courses per departmental needs.

A candidate should possess demonstrated teaching ability and an active research program in her/his teaching areas. Ph.D. should be in hand by July 2017. The annual teaching load is four courses in the first year only, and five courses thereafter. Travel and summer research funding is available.

Apply online at http://employment.davidson.edu/. Candidates must submit a cover letter, CV, statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, teaching evaluations, job market paper, graduate school transcript, and contact information of three professional referees. Applications received before November 10 will receive full consideration. Direct inquiries to: Vikram Kumar, Chair, Department of Economics (economics@davidson.edu).

Davidson College is a highly selective, residential, four-year liberal arts college, located 20 miles from Charlotte, NC. The College is consistently ranked among the top liberal arts colleges in the country. Davidson faculty enjoy a low faculty-student ratio, emphasis on and appreciation of excellence in teaching, outstanding research facilities, and a collegial, respectful atmosphere that honors academic achievement and integrity, and upholds educational excellence through student-faculty collaborative research and inclusive pedagogy. Davidson is strongly committed to achieving excellence in cultural diversity, and welcomes applications from women, members of minority groups, and others who would bring additional dimensions to the College’s mission.