JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)
August 1, 2021 - January 31, 2022
Position Title/Short Description
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Walla Walla, Washington, UNITED STATES
G -- Financial Economics
C4 -- Econometric and Statistical Methods: Special Topics
Full Text of JOE Listing:
Assistant Professor in Financial Economics
Located in the historic community of Walla Walla, Whitman's beautiful tree-lined campus is home to an intellectually diverse, dynamic, and supportive community of some 500 staff and faculty serving roughly 1,500 students from the local region and across the globe. With exceptional students, accomplished faculty and staff, along with a fiercely loyal and growing number of engaged alumni, Whitman College continues to build on its national reputation for academic excellence as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country.
The Department of Economics seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in Financial Economics, with expertise in time series econometrics, at the rank of assistant professor. Effective Fall 2022. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Economics by the time of appointment. The position is contingent upon Board of Trustees approval.
The successful candidate will offer courses in Principles of Micro or Macroeconomics, Statistics, Econometrics, Accounting, Corporate Finance, other courses that complement the department's finance and economics course offerings as well as courses that contribute to the College's general education requirements. The standard annual teaching load is five courses. The College provides a generous pre-tenure sabbatical leave program and professional development support for both research and teaching.
Whitman College is committed to cultivating an inclusive learning community. Applicants should be able to demonstrate their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and articulate how their classroom and scholarly practices work to advance antiracism in the learning environment. This statement can be included in the cover letter or the teaching statement. In their cover letter, candidates should address their interest in working at a liberal arts college with undergraduates, majors as well as non-majors, at all levels of instruction.
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Deadline: November 20th, 2021.
Whitman College is cultivating a community built on inclusion and belonging. We recognize the value of those who can offer historically underrepresented perspectives and encourage applications from those whose background, knowledge, and insights from lived experience can add to the college's working and learning environment. Whitman College is an EEO employer.
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