Providence College

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The Department of Economics invites applications for one tenure track position at the assistant professor level beginning Fall 2022. Candidates are expected to have completed their Ph.D. in Economics prior to the start date, have evidence of promise in research, and have demonstrated a capacity for effective teaching and a willingness to be active in service to the College and community. As our student body becomes increasingly diverse, we welcome applicants with experience teaching and mentoring students from a range of social, cultural, and economic backgrounds.

We are interested in candidates with research and teaching abilities in Industrial Organization and Game Theory. The new hire will also be expected to teach Principles of Microeconomics, Intermediate Microeconomics and Mathematics for Economists.

Completed applications must be received by November 5, 2021 to receive full consideration by the search committee. Candidates must submit on-line a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, a sample of their research, three letters of recommendation, teaching statement/philosophy, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Application instructions are available on the College website at: https://careers.providence.edu.

Providence College is a Roman Catholic, four-year liberal arts college conducted under the auspices of the Dominican Friars and seeks candidates who can affirm and contribute to its mission.

We believe that cultural and intellectual pluralism is essential to the excellence of our academic program and strive to foster an academic culture and campus community that attracts and supports the development of a stellar and diverse faculty reflecting the global environment in which we live and work. As such, a pillar of Providence College’s Strategic Plan for Diversity is to “aggressively recruit, support and retain diverse faculty.” To review the strategic plan, please visit https://strategic-plan.providence.edu/

An AA/EOE, the College especially encourages the applications of women and persons of color.

CONTACT: Dr. Shatanjaya Dasgupta, Search committee Co-Chair, Department of Economics, Providence College, 1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918. Inquiries can be addressed to:mmedeir7@providence.edu