Towson University

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Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
Department of Economics
College of Business and Economics
CBE-3518

Position:
The College of Business and Economics invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor position beginning in Fall 2022.

Qualifications: 
The position is open field. PhD in economics is required. Preference will be given to candidates with a record of excellence in teaching, scholarly achievement, and demonstrated ability to obtain external funding through grants or contracts. 

Responsibilities:
The expected teaching load is 18 credit hours (6 courses) per year. Preference will be given to candidates who can teach Intermediate undergraduate Microeconomics or Macroeconomics.

College of Business and Economics:
The College is accredited by AACSB for both its business and accounting programs. It offers undergraduate business programs with majors/concentrations in an array of business fields and offers a growing number of graduate programs. The College plays a prominent role in providing leadership to local/regional firms, governments, and non-profit organizations.
 
Towson University:
Towson University (www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls almost 19,000 undergraduates and over 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has almost 900 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.

Application Process:
For full consideration, have all application materials on file by November 29, 2021. Applicants should submit a letter of interest that also details experience related to external funding, curriculum vitae, graduate transcripts, teaching evaluations, a sample of scholarly research, and three letters of professional reference by clicking here:
https://towson.taleo.net/careersection/fac_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=210000PL
Initial interviews will be conducted virtually in January. Please note that the search number for which you are applying is CBE-3518.
 
A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate and the results may impact employment.
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Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in A More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 – 25). TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority enrollment over the past 5 years.  We encourage application from a variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender identity/expression, national origin, age, veteran status, color, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientation and belief backgrounds.