Associate/Full Professor of Economics
- Employer
- The University of Alabama, Culverhouse College of Commerce
- Location
- Alabama, United States
- Salary
- Competitive
- Date posted
- Feb 26, 2018
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Position Summary: The candidate responsibilities include conducting
and publishing academic research in high quality journals,
generating external research funding, teaching courses in the
undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs and engaging in
service at a level commensurate with the level of faculty
appointment. Ad Text: The Department of Economics, Finance and
Legal Studies in the Culverhouse College of Commerce at The
University of Alabama invites applications for an opening for an
associate or full professor in finance and/or economics beginning
August 16, 2017. Primary duties include teaching at the graduate
and undergraduate levels, engaging in a research program that
results in articles in outstanding scholarly publications, and
performing service as assigned by the Department, College, and
University. Required Qualifications: (1) A doctoral degree in
finance, economics or a closely related field; (2) record of high
quality research and in high-quality journals consistent with
appointment at associate/full professor; (3) demonstrated
high-quality teaching. Preferred Qualifications: Applications from
all areas of finance or economics are welcome; however, strong
preference will be given to candidates with a record of
high-quality research in behavioral finance and/or experimental
economics, as well as those with a track record of
externally-funded research. Review of applicants will begin
immediately. The posting is expected to remain open at least
through March 20, 2018. Candidates must apply online at https://facultyjobs.ua.edu and
attach a cover letter describing their interest in the position and
curriculum vita that includes a list of three references. At least
one and preferably two current unpublished papers must also be
attached. All these materials must be attached at time of
application in order for the application to be accepted. The
candidate selected for this position will be required to submit a
disclosure and consent form authorizing a background investigation.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and
achievements. The University of Alabama is an Equal
Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, gender expression, age, genetic information,
disability, or protected veteran status, and will not be
discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants
to and employees of this institution are protected under Federal
law from discrimination on several bases. Additional Position
Information: The economics and finance programs offer degrees at
the undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. levels. Our Masters programs
include a full-time MBA, a STEM Path to the MBA, a weekend
executive MBA program, and a one-year MA in Economics and MS in
Finance. The department offers an excellent research environment
including generous research and travel support, an active seminar
series, and Ph.D. graduate research assistants. The Culverhouse
College of Commerce was established in 1919 and is accredited AACSB
International. The College has state-of-the art facilities to
support research and teaching, including multimedia classrooms and
the Bruno Business Library. The College is also home to a
world-class Business Analytics Lab, Statistics Consulting and
Research Lab, and a newly-initiated experimental laboratory to
support faculty research activities. Additional information is
available at the College website: http://www.culverhouse.ua.edu.
Search Initiation Date: February 20, 2018. Application Deadline:
March 20, 2018. Expected Starting Date: August 16, 2018. Special
Instructions to Applicant: Please attach required documents to the
appropriate document link: Cover Letter; Resume or CV (that
includes three references); One current unpublished paper attached
to the Other Document 1 link. To attach any other non-required
documentation, use: Other Document 2 Second unpublished paper;
Other Document 3 other relevant material. Required documents not
attached at the time of application will disqualify application.
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