Columbia University

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The Department of Economics invites applications for a full-time, limited-term position at the rank of Lecturer in Discipline to begin July 1, 2019. The Lecturer in Discipline will be expected to be the Program Director for the MA Program in the Department of Economics. This is a full-time, renewable position with multi-year renewals contingent on successful reviews.

The Lecturer will teach in the undergraduate program and/or in the Master’s program, with an anticipated course load of up to two or three courses per academic year, depending on administrative duties. Lecturers are expected to make themselves available to students and to hold regular office hours. A Ph.D. in economics, demonstrated excellence in teaching at the advanced undergraduate and/or graduate level, and teaching experience in Microeconomics, Macroeconomics or Econometrics are required.

In addition, the Lecturer will lead the MA admissions process, work with the chair on staffing for the MA courses, oversee the MA research paper requirement, advise MA students in academic and career planning capacities, and report to the MA faculty oversight committee on all matters related to the program.

All applications must be made through Columbia University’s Recruitment of Academic Personnel System (RAPS) at this link: http://pa334.peopleadmin.com/postings/2555

Please upload the following required materials into RAPS: cover letter and CV.

Additionally, please email your CV and cover letter, along with a list of three references (including contact information) and teaching evaluations (evaluations should be compiled into one document) to econ-ma-lecturers@columbia.edu

An optional statement of teaching philosophy also may be included.

Please note that an application will not be considered complete unless the applicant has applied online through RAPS AND emailed the appropriate materials to the address indicated above.

Questions concerning the application process can be sent to econ-ma-lecturers@columbia.edu.

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