Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Economics

The faculty in the School of Business at West Virginia Wesleyan College is searching for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Economics colleague, to begin in August 2012. Teaching assignments may include undergraduate-level courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, money and banking, international economics, environmental economics, health economics, and econometrics. Options to teach during May and Summer Terms and in the MBA program may also be available.

Duties include:
•undergraduate teaching load of four courses per semester (typically three preps)
•collaboration on curricular enhancements and decisions
•assessment of student learning and continuous improvement
•student advising and scheduling
•participation in school and college-level administrative governance
•continuing development of scholarly and professional capabilities

Required Qualifications:
•PhD in Economics from accredited college or university, at the time of appointment (or completion anticipated by end of Autumn Semester 2012)
•Undergraduate teaching experience in economics
•Commitment to business applications of economics

Preferred Qualifications:
•MBA or industry experience in business or economics
•Evidence of teaching quality
•Record of applied research and publication
•Experience in collaborative educational activities

The School of Business offers undergraduate majors in Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, International Business, Management, Marketing, and a Master of Business Administration. West Virginia Wesleyan College is firmly rooted in the liberal arts tradition and affiliated with The United Methodist Church. The mission of the college is to graduate broadly educated men and women, who think critically and creatively, communicate effectively, act responsibly, and demonstrate their local and world citizenship through service. The college is located in the friendly and progressive small town of Buckhannon, in the central part of West Virginia. Further details about the college are available at www.wvwc.edu.

For additional information about the position, please contact Dr. Susan Aloi, Director of the School of Business at 304.473.8580 or aloi_s@wvwc.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Interested applicants should submit the following items, as attachments in electronic format, to:
Dr. Larry Parsons
Vice President for Academic Affairs
parsons@wvwc.edu

1.Letter of application
2.Curriculum vitae
3.One to two page Statement of Educational Philosophy
4.Graduate transcripts (unofficial copies are fine for application purposes)
5.List of five references, with email and telephone contact information
6.Three letters of recommendation (from among the five references) emailed from the references to Dr. Parsons.

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