| Position Title: | Assistant Professor - Economics (9 Mos Tenure Track) | |
| Location: | Big Rapids (Main Campus) | |
| Department: | 34400 - Management | |
| Advertised Salary: | $107,000 - $112,000; Salary commensurate with education, experience, and other requirements. | |
Benefits:
| Comprehensive benefit package (health care, vacation, etc.). Please see the following link for a list of benefits offered with this position. Faculty Health Benefit Plans | |
| FLSA: | Exempt | |
| Temporary/Continuing: | Continuing | |
| Part-Time/Full-Time: | Full-Time | |
| Union Group: | Ferris Faculty Association (MEA-NEA) | |
| Term of Position: | 9 Month | |
| At Will/Just Cause: | Just Cause | |
| Summary of Position: | The College of Business at Ferris State University seeks a diverse group of outstanding applicants for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Economics.
Teaching will include economics undergraduate and graduate courses.
Candidates are expected to foster a meaningful learning experience for our students; faculty are expected to be student-oriented, advise, and integrate current technology into the learning environment.
Additionally, faculty will participate in collaborative efforts to advance curricular initiatives, participate in the assessment of student learning, and further develop programmatic enhancements.
Specifically, we expect the candidate to be willing to engage students outside the classroom, support and expand our existing academic initiatives, and mentor students beyond a traditional academic advising role.
In support of teaching, faculty will engage in scholarly/professional activities and participate in department, college, and university committees. The selected candidate should be willing to serve as a program coordinator.
Off-campus and online teaching may be required.
Courses are to be taught in person on one of Ferris State University's Campuses or online. The candidate selected for the position must reside in Michigan after acceptance of employment and will perform duties at a Ferris site.
The anticipated start date of this position is January 2027 at the earliest and August 2027 at the latest.
The selected candidate for this position must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire without employer assistance or sponsorship now or in the future. The university will not assist with any F-1 EADs, OPT, H-1 B, etc. | |
| Position Type: | Faculty - Temporary & Continuing | |
| Required Education: | Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Economics (ABD may be considered if the candidate has substantial progress toward degree completion).
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| Required Work Experience: | Evidence of teaching excellence at a university level, particularly in relation to economics; the ability to effectively merge economic theory and practice; excellent interpersonal and communications skills, and evidence of teaching excellence in a face to face environment. | |
| Required Licenses and Certifications: | | |
| Physical Demands: | - Office Environment
- Sitting
- Standing
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| Additional Education/Experiences to be Considered: | Prepared to teach courses in Austrian Economics, Economic Development, Health Economics, and Law and Economics .
Prior university-level teaching experience in economics.
Evidence of ongoing scholarship/publication or other professional activity.
Experience with active learning, data-driven instruction, and technology-enhanced teaching.
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| Essential Duties/Responsibilities: | Primary teaching responsibilities include: Teaching Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics. Teaching advanced economics electives and/or graduate-level courses as assigned based on departmental need and candidate qualifications. Supporting a meaningful learning experience by: being student-orientated, advising students, and integrating current technology into the learning environments.
Teaching will generally fall within the umbrella of principles of economics courses, however advanced courses including graduate may be assigned. To foster a meaningful learning experience for our students, faculty are expected to be student-oriented, to advise, to integrate current technology into the learning environment, and to enjoy participating in collaborative efforts to foster curricular and programmatic enhanc
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