Working/Functional Title

Inst/Ast Prof/Asc Prof - Fixed Term

Position Summary

The Michigan State University Department of Economics seeks qualified candidates for the following Fixed Term position: Instructor, Assistant Professor or Associate Professor to teach students in economics and economics-related courses, with rank determined by degree and years of experience. Duties include: preparing the course; holding lectures; reviewing and grading assignments; advising students; submitting final grades; upholding departmental teaching standards; communicating with departmental leadership to ensure that the courses are completed appropriately.

Appointment level will be made commensurate with degree and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Economics or closely related field required.

Minimum Requirements

Required Degree

• Fixed Term Instructor: Masters’ in Economics or closely related field required. 
• Fixed Term Assistant Professor: PhD in Economics or closely related field required.
• Fixed Term Associate Professor: PhD in Economics or closely related field required.

Successful candidates must have demonstrated dedication to instruction and an ability to inspire students with his or her enthusiasm. 

Desired Qualifications

We prefer candidates that have experience teaching the subject matter of the course and with teaching students that are at the level of the course (typically undergraduate students or masters students).  Applicants may inquire about the specific courses that are being staffed at the time of their application. 

Required Application Materials

Please submit the following:

• CV
• Cover letter
• List of references (names and emails only)
• Up to one optional document that could include statements about teaching, research interests, or contributions to diversity.

Special Instructions

All applicants must apply online at http://careers.msu.edu.

Applications will be reviewed as needed.

Website

http://econ.msu.edu

Department Statement

The mission of the Department of Economics at Michigan State University consists of three interrelated components: providing the highest quality instruction to our undergraduate and graduate students, conducting leading-edge research in economics, and providing leadership and service to our professional communities. As a unit in a major land-grant university, we are committed to excel in all three components of our mission.

MSU is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations from women, persons of color, veterans, and persons with disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

To learn more about the department, our faculty, and our undergraduate and graduate programs, please visit our website at http://econ.msu.edu.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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