Job Family Group:
Faculty
Time Type:
Full time
Department/Office:
Economics (Ricardo Santos)
Exemption Status:
United States of America (Exempt)
Job Description:
The Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level beginning Fall 2024.
We seek applicants who have teaching and research interests in economics, with some preference to International Trade and International Finance.
Outstanding teaching ability and enthusiasm for teaching in a liberal arts environment are essential, as is strong scholarly potential.
Ph.
D.
must be completed by August 2024.
BACKGROUND
Trinity University is one of the nation’s top liberal arts universities.
We're located in the heart of San Antonio, a large, vibrant and diverse city where our students learn from and participate in a multicultural urban environment.
Trinity University is a prestigious, selective liberal arts institution, with over 11,000 applications, and approximately 650 first-year students in the Class of 2026.
Discover more about Trinity University at www.
trinity.
edu.
Additional information can be found on the Resource Guide to Trinity & San Antonio.
The Economics Department at Trinity is a collegial group of research-active teacher-scholars housed on the ground floor of the historic Chapman Center.
The Chapman Center has just undergone a $33 million renovation as part of Trinity's ambitious master plan, complete with state of the art classroom technology, greenspace, and expanded spaces for collaboration.
Candidates are encouraged to read more about these renovations here to get a sense of the space they will share with their students and colleagues.
The Department is also well-known for hosting the annual Nobel Economists Lecture Series, which brings some of the most brilliant and influential economists of the post-war era to campus.
Trinity University is a secular, independent, private institution.
Both the Department of Economics and the University as a whole value and safeguard academic freedom for faculty members in their teaching and scholarship.
Trinity is guided by a set of core values and is committed to implementing practices in pursuit of an inclusive campus for all students, faculty, and staff to feel welcomed and engaged in a community of learning.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1.
Teach 9 credit hours per term beginning with the Fall 2024 term.
2.
Develop and teach courses in Economics.
3.
Produce a steady stream of publishable research.
4.
Engage in appropriate levels of University and Departmental service.
EDUCATION
Required:
Ph.
D.
in Economics by August of 2024.
EXPERIENCE
Required:
Teaching and research interests in economics.
Preferred:
International Trade and International Finance.
HOW TO APPLY
When starting the application, select "Apply Manually.
” Only complete fields with a red asterisk, which are required.
In the “My Experience” section, you do not need to complete the “Work Experience,” “Education,” “Certifications,” or “Languages” fields.
In the “Application Documents” field, upload the following, each as a separate pdf file (note: a maximum of five (5) files can be uploaded):
Cover letter (Include a list of 3 references.
We will ask for letters of recommendation for finalists)
Vitae
Diversity statement (250-500 words describing your past efforts as well as your future plans to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in your teaching, research, or other professional activities)
Research sample: a single file containing all published manuscripts and/or papers with a draft
Evidence of teaching effectiveness: a single file with your statement about teaching philosophy, and course evaluations when available
CONTACT INFORMATION
David Macpherson, Search Chair, dmacpher@trinity.
edu.
The deadline for Applications is December 1st, 2023.
Please ensure that all required documents are uploaded prior to submitting an application.
If you have revisions needed to an application already submitted or need help submitting an application, please contact Human Resources at 210-999-7507 or email humanresources@trinity.
edu.