2024/25 Adjunct Associate Professor: Department of Economics

The Department of Economics in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota occasionally needs term (non-tenure-track) faculty to fill in for regular faculty who may be on leave. Term faculty include visiting, contract, adjunct or temporary appointments. Positions will be appointed for the 2024/25 academic year.

Term faculty will be expected to teach introductory and/or upper division undergraduate courses and/or graduate-level courses, hold office hours and advise students, engage in an active program of scholarly research, and perform service and outreach appropriate for the rank of appointment.

This does not constiute a posting for vacancies, but establishes a pool of applicants should openings occur during the 2024/25 academic year. Applicants will be selected from this pool on an as needed bases through the academic year. Appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D or equivalent terminal degree in Economics or a closely-related field
• Three years of teaching experience in a college or university

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Distinguished program of research

For information about the Department of Economics, please visit https://cla.umn.edu/economics.

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Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will have the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

Additional documents may be attached after application by accessing your "My Job Applications" page and uploading documents in the "My Cover Letters and Attachments" section.

Please submit the following materials with your application:

• A letter of intent
• Curriculum vitae

Applications will not be acknowledged but will be reviewed when such openings occur throught the academic year. Applications must be updated or resubmitted for each academic year.

To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-UOHR (8647).

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