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Job Openings in the Department

Positions #1-3: Assistant Professors

C01                 Econometrics
E0                   Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics
Q2, Q5            Renewable Resources and Conservation; Environmental Economics

The Department of Economics at the University of Connecticut is currently seeking to fill three tenure-track positions at the assistant professor level in August 23, 2011.  Candidates must show strong evidence of potential for excellence in scholarly research and teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Screening will begin immediately, with interviews planned for the ASSA meetings in Denver.

Candidates must have completed all requirements for a Ph.D. in Economics by August 23, 2011.  Equivalent foreign degrees are acceptable.  Salary and benefits are competitive. The successful applicants must demonstrate the ability to contribute through research, teaching, and/or public engagement to the diversity and excellence of the learning experience. The University of Connecticut is an EEO/AA employer.  We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including minorities, women, and people with disabilities.

Please submit CV, sample of research (including thesis abstract for ABDs), and three letters of recommendation by December 1, 2010 online at http://www.econjobmarket.org/. If you prefer to send hard copies, please submit to: Recruiting Committee, Department of Economics, Unit 1063, University of Connecticut, 341 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT  06269-1063.  

 

Position #4: Assistant or Associate Professor

Joint faculty position in Economics and Human Rights
Department of Economics and Human Rights Institute
The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

A1 General Economics
D6 Welfare Economics
H Public Economics
I Health, Education, and Welfare
J Labor and Demographic Economics
K Law and Economics
O Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth

The Department of Economics and the Human Rights Institute (HRI) at the University of Connecticut seek to fill a tenure track faculty position in Economics and Human Rights at the Assistant or Associate Professor level beginning August, 2011. Candidates must demonstrate the potential for research excellence in Economics and Human Rights and willingness to contribute to the development of economics courses appropriate for the new human rights major. Teaching responsibilities on the graduate and undergraduate levels will be in both the Department of Economics and the Human Rights Institute.
Minimum qualifications include the completion of all requirements for a Ph.D. in Economics by August 22, 2011; demonstrated excellence in research in economics and human rights; the ability to develop appropriate courses for human rights curriculum; and a teaching background. Equivalent foreign degrees are acceptable. Preferred qualifications include the ability to contribute through research, teaching, and/or public engagement to the diversity and excellence of the learning experience.

This is a full time, 9 month, tenure track position. Salary and benefits are competitive. Rank and salary will be commensurate with background, qualifications, and experience.

To apply, please submit a letter of interest that describes how your work relates to human rights, a CV, three letters of reference, and a writing sample by December 1, 2010 to http://www.econjobmarket.org/ Screening will begin immediately, with interviews planned for the ASSA meetings in Denver.
The University of Connecticut is an EEO/AA employer. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, including minorities, women, and people with disabilities.