Job description

Purchase, NY

Posting Number: F066P

Description

The Economics Department at the State University of New York at Purchase invites applications for a tenure track position as Assistant Professor of Economics. Responsibilities include: teaching courses in principles of economics, elective courses in the candidate’s field of expertise, and a research methods or statistics course. Additionally, the Assistant Professor would oversee yearlong Senior Research Projects. Candidates who also have an interest in teaching Financial Economics and/or Money and Banking, Environmental Economics or International Economics may be preferred. The SUNY Purchase economics department serves more than 100 majors and minors in economics. We also support programs in Mathematics, Environmental Studies, and Arts Management.

Purchase College, located 25 miles north of New York City, ranked as one of the Top Ten Public Liberal Arts Colleges in the 2019 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges. Purchase College is also on the list of most ethnically diverse liberal arts colleges. The campus combines conservatory training in the arts with rigorous majors in the liberal arts and sciences.

Qualifications

Ph.D. in Economics or a related field by August 2025 required. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to student success and general education. Evidence of teaching excellence and scholarship potential is required.

Required application materials include a cover letter, CV, one working or published paper (attach as “Other Document 1”) , teaching portfolio (teaching statement, course evaluations, and syllabi as applicable), and three letters of reference.

Nondiscrimination Policy – Purchase College is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to service, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the Purchase community (including vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

To view the entire policy, please visit the following website: https://www.purchase.edu/departments/humanresources/AffirmativeAction.aspx

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Purchase College is an AA/EEO employer. The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University’s crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the University’s current campus security policies. Purchase College’s Annual Security Report is available at http://www.purchase.edu/Departments/UniversityPolice/clery.aspx

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

Purchase College complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination and harassment. These laws include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, and the New York State Human Rights Law. These laws prohibit discrimination and harassment, including sexual harassment and sexual violence.

Sexual harassment is defined as: Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Sexual violence has been defined as “physical sexual acts perpetrated against a person’s will or where a person is incapable of giving consent,” including rape, sexual battery, and sexual coercion. Domestic Victim Status has be defined by the Human Rights Law as an individual who is a victim of an act which would constitute a family offense under N.Y. Family Court Act § 812. It is unlawful to discriminate against a domestic violence victim in hiring for a job, job advancement, requests for use of leave time, or other terms, conditions or privileges of employment. It is also unlawful for an employer to take an action in retaliation for filing a complaint of discrimination.

On-campus inquiries or complaints regarding Title IX Violations may be addressed to the College’s Affirmative Action Officer. Inquiries may also be directed to the United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York 10005-2500; Tel.(646)428-3800; Email:[email protected].