Skidmore College

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The Department of Economics invites applications for a three-year non-tenure track position beginning in the fall of 2017. Applicants must possess a strong desire to teach in a liberal arts environment with a reputation for excellent teaching and active research. We encourage applications from individuals from historically under-represented groups as well as those with experience in teaching in a multi-cultural classroom. The successful candidate will teach both required and elective courses. Highest priority fields are applied microeconomics, statistical methods, labor economics and the economics of gender and/or race. The primary needs among required courses are microeconomics and statistics. The college offers excellent research support. The teaching load is five to six per year, normally with 2 - 3 preps per year. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Economics, although advanced ABDs may be considered. The college is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and/or service.

Skidmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college with a student body of roughly 2,400 located near the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains, in Saratoga Springs, New York. Skidmore College is distinguished by a curriculum balanced in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities and offers more than 60 majors.

Applications due March 10. Candidates should submit a cover letter explaining their ability to contribute in the areas described above, a curriculum vitae, a teaching statement and/or evidence of teaching capability and one research paper. Additionally, the application system will prompt you to submit a three email addresses for letters of recommendation. All referee's will be emailed once you've completed the application process.

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

To learn more about and apply for this position please visit us online at:
https://careers.skidmore.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=57750