Assistant Professor, Economics

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

Fairfield University’s Economics Department invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in the Dolan School of Business to begin Fall 2022, with a focus on macroeconomics. Candidates must present a successful, demonstrated record of teaching economics courses, both basic and advanced. The successful candidate will teach three courses per semester and is expected to advise and mentor students, participate in department and university meetings, actively participate in department, business school and university committees as requested and work in a collaborative manner with colleagues. Teaching will be primarily at the undergraduate level, but will likely include participation in a growing number of graduate level programs as well. Candidates should have a commitment to innovation and demonstrated excellence in using technology in the classroom.

The successful candidate will have a PHD in Economics or be ABD with a confirmed plan toward completion prior to the September 2022 start date.

Review of applications will begin November 1 with an application deadline of November 24, 2021. Only complete files will be considered. For full consideration, please click “Apply Now” and upload the following materials:

• A curriculum vitae
• A letter of application
• Transcripts
• Reprints or working research papers
• A statement of teaching philosophy
• Examples of syllabi and official teaching evaluations
• Three letters of recommendation
  

Note: If you have more than 5 documents to upload to your application, please combine them into 5 or less documents. Please submit letters of recommendation to economicssearch@fairfield.edu.

Fairfield University, founded in 1942, is an independent Jesuit comprehensive university with an active, collegial and pluralistic faculty. We are located on the Connecticut coast about an hour from New York City and thirty minutes from New Haven. The Dolan School of Business is AACSB International accredited and ranked among Bloomberg Business Week’s and US News & World Report’s best business schools.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

Category:

Academic - Faculty Tenure/Tenure Track

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

Load a resume or CV first, then upload supporting documents including a cover letter at the bottom of the third page under the "My Experience" section where it says to upload a Resume/CV. You will be able to upload up to 5 other documents in this section. You will be unable to edit your application, so please have all documents available before applying. Faculty Positions : If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email the additional documents to the applicable contact in the job description. Staff positions : If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email them to hr@fairfield.edu