Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics

Description

Centre College invites applications for a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics beginning in August 2025. We seek a teacher-scholar with a strong commitment to student-centered, inclusive teaching who will enhance the teaching and learning environment at Centre College with their lived experiences, ideas, perspectives, and scholarship. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in economics or a scheduled defense date by the start of their appointment.

While the area of expertise is open, teaching expectations will include core introductory and intermediate level courses with opportunities to teach upper-level courses in the economist’s areas of interest.

The Economics and Business Program at Centre consists of eleven full-time faculty members and has the largest number of majors on campus. We pride ourselves on outstanding teaching, collegial relationships, and our mentoring of students. Several additional resources support faculty success, including a robust Center for Teaching and Learning, peer mentoring, and endowed funding for professional development.

Centre is in Danville, Kentucky, a city of almost 18,000 recognized for its high quality of life, historic downtown, friendly people, beautiful landscapes, and easy access to Lexington, Louisville, and Cincinnati. For more information about Centre College, visit our website at www.centre.edu.

Review of applications will begin on April 6, 2025. While the job posting may remain open for a longer period, we reserve the right to review applications and make a hiring decision at any time. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible for full consideration.

Centre College is an equal opportunity employer and proud member of the Greater Kentucky Higher Education Recruitment Consortium, www.greaterkyherc.org, which is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse, talented workforce.

Qualifications

The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in economics or a scheduled defense date by the start of their appointment.

Application Instructions

For additional information about Centre and to apply, please go to https://apply.interfolio.com/165518.

A Completed Application Will Include:

1) a letter of application that describes your interest in and qualifications for this particular position; a small portion of this letter should also describe how your teaching philosophy (and relevant professional and/or personal experiences) could contribute to an inclusive community at Centre

2) your curriculum vitae

3) evidence of teaching effectiveness

4) names and contact information of three references (non-relatives) able to give insight into your professional readiness and potential.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

As a fundamental policy and in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and all other applicable non-discrimination laws, Centre College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, veteran’s status, or genetic information in the administration of any of its education or employment policies. Centre College hires and promotes its employees and admits its students on the basis of merit, qualification, and character.