Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Visiting Assistant Professor - Economics

Economics and Finance - Cameron School of Business

The University of St. Thomas (UST), a private Catholic University committed to the liberal arts and the religious and intellectual tradition of Catholic higher education, located in Houston, Texas, near the vibrant central business district, Texas Medical Center, and museum district, is seeking applications from outstanding candidates for a full-time Visiting Assistant Faculty position in Economics. The position will be with the Cameron School of Business, accredited by AACSB, and the start date is August 2024.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses.
• Engage in scholarly work and provide service activities as needed by the department and the university.
• Conduct student advising and mentoring.
• Execute excellence in teaching and maintain a commitment to the University's mission.

Requirements:

• Preferred qualifications include teaching/research experience in one or more of the following areas: Principles of Macroeconomics/Microeconomics,
  Intermediate Macroeconomics/Microeconomics, International Economics, or Economic Development.

Applicants MUST provide:

• A terminal degree (or evidence of ABD) in teaching field.
• Cover letter addressing qualifications for the position.
• Curriculum vitae (CV).
• A Statement of the Philosophy of teaching
• Three professional letters of recommendation.
• Graduate and undergraduate transcripts
• Copy of Ph.D. Diploma (or evidence of ABD)
• A reflective response on Ex Corde Ecclesiae .

The University of St. Thomas is committed to hiring faculty who can help it not only fulfill its integrated mission - the formation of the whole person for flourishing in this life and the next - but also advance it in new ways. The University's Catholic identity is the center of this mission, a Catholicism expressed for our own age by the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Pope St. John Paul II's Ex Corde Ecclesiae . The University asks all candidates applying for this position to consider these documents to ensure their professional goals and practices can align with them. While applicants need not be Catholic, they must be able to support the University as it seeks to be faithful to and embody the riches of the Catholic intellectual tradition.

The University of St. Thomas is An Equal Opportunity Employer

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