Job Postings: University of Utah, University of Sydney, Texas Christian University, UW-Eau Claire, Lewis & Clark College

University of Utah
Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science

The University of Utah invites nominations and applications for the position of Dean of the College of Social and Behavioral Science. The Dean will be a tenured professor serving as the College’s chief academic and administrative officer. Duties include oversight of academic programs, fundraising, recruiting/retention of outstanding and diverse faculty, staff, and students; collaborating with other Deans and leaders across colleges; and communicating within the University, and to the community-at-large, the goals and achievements of the College and the importance of social and behavioral science in a dynamic and changing society. The research and teaching of the College reflect this approach towards confronting society’s grand challenges, including embracing the promotion of equity, diversity, and inclusion. The Dean will serve a five-year renewable term and will report to the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs. The University of Utah seeks a dynamic academic administrator with proven ability to lead academic departments who embodies a philosophy that embraces and supports students of all backgrounds in the rapidly changing world of higher education.

Responsibilities:

  • Serve as chief academic officer of the College;

  • Provide leadership for strategic planning, including developing and enhancing the College’s academic programs;

  • Oversee College advancement, including development, marketing and communications, donor cultivation and fundraising, and alumni relations;

  • Recruit outstanding, inquisitive, and diverse students to the CSBS, facilitating equitable and just access to degree programs for all students, continuing and expanding the growth in enrollments and interest in the College’s majors and programs;

  • Oversee recruitment, supervision, professional development, and retention of strong and diverse faculty and staff;

  • Promote an environment where equity, diversity, and justice are fostered accountably throughout the teaching, research, and service activities of the College;

  • Ensure continued accreditation and state approvals;

  • Support faculty research and the related development required to ensure continued, strong contributions in this area;

  • Promote and facilitate interdisciplinary programming and collaboration between the disciplines of social and behavioral sciences within the College and between CSBS and the broader University;

  • Manage College budget, course scheduling, and staff;

  • Participate in University governance, including service on standing and ad hoc committees, and represent the College to external constituencies.

For more information or to apply, please visit https://summitsearchsolutions.com/job-listings/dean-college-of-social-and-behavioral-science/.

University of Sydney
Lecturer in Political Economy

The School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS) is seeking to appoint two Lecturers (Level B) in the Department of Political Economy. These lectureships will further consolidate SSPS as a key center for research and teaching in political economy. The successful appointee will teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, pursue an independent research agenda while contributing to strategic research priorities, and play a role in initiating new strategic research and teaching initiatives within the school, faculty and University.

Staff in the Department of Political Economy conduct research on globalisation, development, the environment, energy, labour, gender, race, history of economic thought, inequality, neoliberalism, public policy, markets and finance. They work in a variety of traditions (including post-Keynesian, Marxian, feminist, and institutionalist perspectives) across a number of discipline areas (including economic history, the history of economic thought, economic sociology, geography, international political economy, development studies and labour studies).

Your key responsibilities will be to:

  • pursue an active research program aligned to Department goals

  • produce high quality publications

  • participate in the department's research culture

  • contribute to teaching at all levels

  • undertake appropriate administrative roles and curriculum development as required.

For more information or to apply, please visit https://usyd.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Camperdown-Campus/Lecturer-in-Political-Economy--Level-B-_0086418-1.

Texas Christian University
Assistant Professor of Economics

The Department of Economics at Texas Christian University invites applications for a tenure- track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2022, with the expectation that they have completed all Ph.D. requirements by August 2022. Successful candidates will be pursuing a research agenda and teach courses that employ big data analysis (AI techniques, machine learning, or other statistical inference methods) OR investigate issues related to the economics of gender, race, or ethnicity or contemporary social movements such as sexuality and culture.

The research expectation is commensurate with 3/2 teaching load. Departmental representatives will conduct virtual interviews.

For more information or to apply, please visit https://jobs.tcu.edu/en-us/job/497364/assistant-professor-of-economics

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
Assistant Professor of Economics

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire economics department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position starting August 22, 2022. The successful candidate will be expected to teach both upper-level economics courses and principles of economics. Preference will be given to candidates that could teach applied econometrics, or a course broadly related to the economics of health outcomes. We seek candidates who are committed to teaching excellence and who will maintain an active research program in collaboration with undergraduate students. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to promote inclusiveness and diversity in the classroom, the department, and the university community and to align with our commitment to support the liberal education core of the university’s academic programs. This appointment carries an initial two-year probationary appointment beginning with the 2022/2023 academic year, August 22, 2022.  

For more information or to apply, please visit https://www.uwec.edu/job-postings/17542/.

Lewis & Clark College
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

Lewis & Clark College invites applications for a one-year position beginning in Fall 2022, with the possibility of an extension. The standard teaching load is five courses a year. Primary teaching responsibilities include Principles of Economics, Statistics, Macroeconomics, and the opportunity to develop additional courses.

A successful candidate must have a Ph.D and demonstrate potential for teaching excellence in an undergraduate liberal arts environment. Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college located in Portland, OR. Lewis & Clark College is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or age.

For more information or to apply, please visit https://www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.php?JOE_ID=2021-02_111467602

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