Assistant or Associate Professor of Economics

Position Description

The Assistant or Associate Professor of Economics is a full-time, tenure-track faculty position within the University’s College of Business and Leadership. The faculty member is an academic professional committed to excellence in teaching, advising, scholarship, and service, who has and maintains academic competence in their area of expertise within the field of economics. The faculty member will have teaching responsibilities in both traditional (in-person) and online programs. The teaching role also includes online curriculum development.

Position Responsibilities

• Prepares for and teaches course loads (typically 24 credits) as assigned and with effectiveness.
• Teaches core courses in the program (in economics and other subjects as qualified), in both on-ground and online delivery formats.
• Creates online course content as necessary and assigned.
• Serves as a faculty advisor for assigned students, assisting in mentoring and oversight of advisees’ progression toward degree completion.
• Remains competent and conversant in their area of expertise within the field of economics.
• Fulfills faculty service requirements, including university committees, assignments, and functions as required of a full-time faculty member.
• Fulfills the expectations for faculty scholarship and creative/professional endeavor as required of a full-time faculty member.
• Participates in academic department and college meetings and activities.
• Provides spiritual mentoring for students and support for colleagues.
• Participates in graduation exercises as required and appropriate.
• Reviews, understands, and follows the employee expectations enumerated in the faculty handbook.
• Understands and follows FERPA regulations.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Academic credentials suitable for a tenure-track faculty role in economics: this would be a terminal academic degree, usually a doctorate.
• Demonstrated excellence teaching economics courses at the undergraduate level.
• Demonstrated excellence facilitating online courses for undergraduate or graduate students.
• Proficiency (or ability and willingness to acquire proficiency) with online learning tools and software platforms
• Proficiency (or ability and willingness to acquire proficiency) in providing video content for online learners.
• Demonstrated commitment to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, scholarship, service, and administration.
• Demonstrated capacity for integrity, honesty, and principled behavior.