Appalachian State University

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The Department of Economics at Appalachian State University invites applications for one tenure-track, nine-month position at the assistant professor or associate professor rank beginning August 2017. The appointee is expected to maintain an active research agenda leading to publications in peer-reviewed journals, to provide high quality instruction, and to participate in service activities. Instructional duties will include introductory economics and/or statistics courses and upper-level courses in macroeconomics, with a preference for candidates qualified to teach time series/forecasting methods using SAS. The standard teaching load is nine hours per semester. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but the position requires completion of all doctoral requirements by August 2017.

Appalachian State University is a member institution of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the university has approximately 18,000 students, primarily in bachelors and masters programs in both liberal arts and applied fields. Additional information about the Department of Economics, the university, and the surrounding area is located at: http://www.appstate.edu.

Applicants must submit a complete application consisting of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, one recent paper, an unofficial copy of their graduate transcript, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference. Applications should be submitted through the JOE network. The initial review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Full consideration for an interview at the AEA meetings in Chicago will be given to applications completed by November 18, 2016.

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The
university does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or sexual orientation.

Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should contact John Dawson (dawsonjw@appstate.edu). Any offer of employment to a successful candidate will be conditioned upon the University's receipt of a satisfactory criminal background report. Proper documentation of identity and employability of the applicant will be required before the hiring process can be finalized.