Lecturer in Economics, Department of Finance & Economics

Lecturer in Economics, Gary W. Rollins College of Business

Department of Finance & Economics

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The Department of Finance and Economics in the AACSB-accredited Gary W. Rollins College of Business at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ( UTC) invites applications for a non-tenure track Lecturer in Economics position to begin August 1, 2023. This appointment is renewable each year given satisfactory performance and budget.

Applicants must minimally have a Master’s degree with appropriate coursework in Economics, or preferably, have a Ph.D. in Economics (or closely related field) or be in the ABD stage of their doctoral studies, with expected completion of degree requirements prior to their start date . Demonstrated ability to provide instruction in various modalities (including online) through graduate studies, training, or experience, is also required.

Strong candidates will have compelling evidence of teaching effectiveness. The main teaching responsibilities will be in the undergraduate Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics courses, but candidates should be academically qualified to teach other economics courses. Other areas of need include Healthcare Economics and Environmental Economics. The teaching load is four classes per semester. In addition to teaching, the selected candidate is required to actively participate in professional activities sufficient to maintain appropriate qualifications under AACSB standards.

Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interviews will be scheduled in January 2023. Applicants should prepare to submit the following information within UTC’s online application system for consideration:

• a letter of interest
• CV (Curriculum Vitae), including up-to-date personal contact information (e-mail, phone, etc.)
• Unofficial transcripts
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness
• list of names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses for three (3) references for confidential letters of recommendation to be requested

Applications must be submitted electronically through the UTC Faculty Career site.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is the second-largest campus in the University of Tennessee System and serves a diverse student body of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students through five academic colleges. Since its founding as Chattanooga University in 1886, UTC has established a reputation for excellence built on a unique blend of the private and public traditions of American higher education. Today, UTC brings a passion for excellence in all pursuits and is dedicated to making a difference in our community and in the lives of our students.

At UTC, we welcome and cultivate diverse perspectives and populations—whether shaped by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, intellectual diversity, political beliefs and other life experiences and ideologies—and embrace equity and inclusion .

UTC is a university distinguished by respect for the dignity, uniqueness, and value of every individual. We foster a campus community that is welcoming and inclusive of all. We value diversity in our workplace and learning environments, benefiting from the varied backgrounds and abilities of our campus community. The diversity of our voices and experiences is vital to our pursuit of excellence and fulfillment of our mission.

UTC is in the heart of Tennessee’s fourth-largest city, located in the southeastern part of the state near the border with Georgia and at the junction of four interstate highways. Conveniently situated within just a two-hour drive from Atlanta, Nashville, Knoxville and Birmingham, Chattanooga offers the opportunity to live and learn in an exciting and enchanting environment. Dubbed the ‘Scenic City,’ and endowed with incredible vistas and popular area attractions, the city has been recognized nationally for its downtown renaissance and a revitalized riverfront that has become the blueprint for other cities to emulate. Chattanooga achieved the first gig internet capacity in the country, and today has the nation’s fastest internet service with a 100% fiber network that links every residence and business in a 600-square mile area .

The city is home to companies such as Unum, McKee Foods, U.S. Xpress, Volkswagen, Coke United, and Amazon, and a number of tech startups attracted to its blazing fast internet and low cost-of-living. Thousands of visitors are drawn yearly to the Tennessee Aquarium, Lookout Mountain, Civil War battlefield sites, the Bessie Smith Cultural Center—Chattanooga African American Museum, Creative Discovery Museum for Children, Riverbend Festival, and the weekly Nightfall Summer Concert Series held in the heart of downtown. Chattanooga also has a long and rich history interwoven with the Civil Rights movement and Native American heritage. The Trail of Tears National Historic Route runs through the city and is on the traditional territory of Tsalaguwetiyi (Cherokee, East).

Whether it is Chattanooga’s ideal geographical location with comfortable temperatures year-round to suit an active lifestyle, its cultural and culinary diversity, reasonable cost of living, world-class healthcare facilities, reputable educational institutions like UTC, or countless other reasons, it is no wonder more and more people are choosing to make Chattanooga their home.

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

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