Colorado College

Assistant Professor, Economics & Business

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MISSION: At Colorado College our goal is to provide the finest liberal arts education in the country. Drawing upon the adventurous spirit of the Rocky Mountain West, we challenge students, one course at a time, to develop those habits of intellect and imagination that will prepare them for learning and leadership throughout their lives.

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applications received by September 15 will receive full consideration. Reference letters should be uploaded by October 15. The department plans to hold Zoom interviews in mid-October and invite top candidates for on campus interviews October 30 – November 9. To apply for this position, create your application at https://employment.coloradocollege.edu.

Applications must include:
1) A cover letter discussing anticipated contributions to the department, including details on your willingness and ability to teach broadly across the business curriculum (see further instructions on the online application portal)
2) Vita
3) Statement of teaching philosophy
4) Evidence of teaching ability
5) Research statement
6) Sample of research
7) Diversity statement detailing
A. Understanding and philosophy of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI)
B. Past experience advancing ADEI
C. Planned contributions to the department and college on ADEI
8) Graduate school transcript
9) Contact information for three references

You must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position.

POSTING DETAILS
Posting Number: 370
Job Title: Assistant Professor, Economics & Business
Is this a tenure track position? Yes
Position Status: Full-time

Position Summary:
Colorado College seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics and Business to begin in August 2024. We invite applicants from a variety of fields of business to contribute to the department’s new interdisciplinary Business, Economics, and Society major. We hope our new colleague’s field will complement our existing expertise (see long list of fields below under “minimum qualifications”). Salary and summer support will be competitive with other liberal arts economics and business faculty positions.

Colorado College is a private, undergraduate, selective liberal arts institution enrolling approximately 2,200 students. One distinguishing feature of Colorado College is its Block plan, in which professors teach, and students take, one course at a time. Each block is three and a half weeks long with class most weekdays for approximately 3 hours per day for eighteen contact days, allowing unique teaching and learning strategies like field trips and immersive experiences.

A successful candidate will have:

• A PhD in Business or related fields (ABD, DBA, and JD candidates with experience conducting scholarly research will also be considered)
• Excellent teaching promise
• Active research agenda aimed at peer-reviewed publications commensurate with selective liberal arts institutions (For reference, faculty cvs are here; college requirements for tenure are found here on pp. 18-20; the department statement on scholarship is found here.)
• Ability to contribute to the Business, Economics, and Society major by teaching broadly across the business curriculum
• Willingness to teach basic financial accounting and financial statement concepts (no experience expected)
• Interest in contributing to the College’s General Education program

Responsibilities for this position entail teaching five courses annually plus advising students’ senior theses, which counts as a sixth course. One or two of the courses will be our principles of financial accounting which blends elements of an introduction to business and basic accounting for liberal arts students, not accounting majors. Successful candidates do not need to have any experience teaching financial accounting; for those interested in support with learning to teach principles of financial accounting, the department offers course materials and training. Faculty are also expected to maintain an active research program and engage in college service, as described in the Faculty Handbook on pp. 18-20.

Colorado College is committed to becoming an antiracist institution. We are working to foster an inclusive environment in which students and employees of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives can learn, work, and thrive. Please visit https://www.coloradocollege.edu/other/antiracism-commitment/ and https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/adei/index.html to learn more.

Colorado College is an equal opportunity employer committed to increasing the diversity of its community. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, disability, national origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression in our educational programs and activities or our employment practices.

Additional information about Colorado College and the Department of Economics and Business is available at https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/dept/economics/.
Preferred Qualifications:
Undergraduate teaching experience and managerial or operational experience in a business setting.

Minimum Qualifications:
A PhD or ABD in Business or related fields (or DBA or JD) and experience conducting scholarly research. Candidates should have fields of expertise that will complement rather than duplicate our existing expertise (i.e., NOT candidates whose only field of expertise is organizational behavior, nonprofit, entrepreneurship, strategy, consumer behavior, public policy, or judgment and decision making). We are open to all fields that complement our expertise. Complementary fields include but are not limited to: finance, accounting, international business, quantitative marketing, operations, business law, ethics, and sustainability.

Job Open Date: 07/13/2023
Application Deadline (at 11:59 PM Mountain Time):
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants:

Applications received by September 15 will receive full consideration. Reference letters should be uploaded by October 15. The department plans to hold Zoom interviews in mid-October and invite top candidates for on campus interviews October 30 – November 9. To apply for this position, create your application at https://employment.coloradocollege.edu.

Applications must include:
1) A cover letter discussing anticipated contributions to the department, including details on your willingness and ability to teach broadly across the business curriculum (see further instructions on the online application portal)
2) Vita
3) Statement of teaching philosophy
4) Evidence of teaching ability
5) Research statement
6) Sample of research
7) Diversity statement detailing
A. Understanding and philosophy of antiracism, diversity, equity, and inclusion (ADEI)
B. Past experience advancing ADEI
C. Planned contributions to the department and college on ADEI
8) Graduate school transcript
9) Contact information for three references

You must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position.
When will references be contacted to provide a letter of recommendation? All candidates (references will be contacted as soon as application is submitted)
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Accommodation Statement
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Colorado College’s policies, if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Colorado College, or if you cannot use the online application system, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (719) 389-6421 or HR@ColoradoCollege.edu

Benefit Information
Please refer to https://mybensite.com/coloradocollege/
Leave Information
Please refer to https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/humanresources/handbooks/
Pay Information
For salary band information, please refer to https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/humanresources/employee-compensation/.
Full compensation package also includes generous summer support, pre-tenure sabbatical (contingent on successful pre-tenure review), conference travel support, and possible release blocks.
Optional & Required Documents

Required Documents
Cover Letter
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching Philosophy
Research Statement
Unofficial Graduate Transcript
Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness (e.g. syllabi, course evaluations, etc.)
Antiracism, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Statement
List of Three Professional References
Sample of Research
Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Please provide details on your willingness and ability to teach broadly across the business curriculum, either here or in your cover letter. By “teach broadly” we mean teaching both in your area of deepest comfort and in adjacent or non-adjacent areas, keeping in mind that at liberal arts colleges we typically teach well outside our areas of deepest comfort and thus you might teach courses for which you have minimal formal schooling, if any. For example, a successful candidate might teach finance and accounting and research methods courses, or they might teach operations and business analytics and real estate courses, or they might teach international business and communications and business ethics courses, to name some possible combinations. As a further example, our current faculty teach broadly as follows: Miller-Stevens teaches non-profit management, business and society, investments, and accounting courses. Rader teaches management and organizations, research methods, principles of financial accounting, and previously marketing, negotiation, decision-making, and first-year writing courses. Diaz Ferraro teaches strategy, principles of financial accounting, plus soon marketing and entrepreneurship courses. As you provide details on your ability and willingness to teach broadly in the Business Economics and Society Major, you may wish to reference our course catalog at https://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/curriculum/catalog/departmental/business-economics-and-society/index.html, as well as mention courses you might propose beyond those in our catalog, again keeping in mind that you do not need deep expertise in all subjects that you would teach at an undergraduate liberal arts institution.
  (Open Ended Question)
• Do you possess a PhD?
  Yes
  No
• If ABD, when do you expect to receive your doctorate?
  (Open Ended Question)
• What are your research areas?
  (Open Ended Question)
• How did you hear about this position?
  (Open Ended Question)