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Search for Full-Time and Part-Time
Visiting Positions in Economics
Position start: August 2008
Some
of the department faculty at 2007 commencement
JOE Advertisement, March 2008
Preferred
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Any field
The
Economics Department at the College of the Holy Cross
invites applications for visiting full-time faculty appointments
for the 2008-2009 academic year beginning in August 2008.
The Department seeks economists to teach principles of
macroeconomics, principles of microeconomics or a lower
level economics elective in their field of specialization.
Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence
in, undergraduate teaching as informed by current practice
and scholarship in the field. Visiting full-time faculty
teach 3 courses each semester and are eligible for travel
support and reimbursement of relocation costs within the
College's published policies. All full-time appointments
include full benefits. Please send a letter of application,
a current curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy
and interest, graduate transcripts (Ph.D. preferred),
and two letters of recommendation to Prof. Nancy Baldiga,
P.O. Box 45A, College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA
01610. Review of applications will begin immediately and
continue until the three full-time visiting positions
have been filled. Applications for part-time appointments
will also be considered.
The
College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic
liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls
about 2,700 students and is located in a medium-sized
city 45 miles west of Boston. Holy Cross belongs to the
Colleges of Worcester Consortium (http://www.cowc.org)
and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
(http://www.faculty.harvard.edu/01/013.html). The College
is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies
with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal
opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.
Please submit materials by postal mail.
Questions
Please contact
Nancy Baldiga (nbaldiga@holycross.edu),
Chair of department and hiring committee.
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About
the Department
Curriculum
The Economics Department
has two majors: economics, and economics-accounting
and minors in each. As of September 2007, there are 305 economics
majors, 118 economics-accounting majors, 71 economics
minors, and 23 economics-accounting minors.
Description
of department in College Catalog
Economics majors are required to take the Principles of Economics sequence,
one year of Calculus, the intermediate-level Statistics, Microeconomics,
and Macroeconomics,
one lower-level elective, and three upper-level
electives. Calculus is a prerequisite for Microeconomics and Macroeconomics and is used extensively
in these, and upper-level electives. Electives are
offered in a wide range of fields.
Economics
major requirements
Economics
course descriptions
The
economics-accounting major is a very highly regarded
and carefully structured program that prepares students
for careers in public accounting and other fields.
Economics-accounting majors take economics courses,
and many economics majors take accounting courses
as general electives.
Accounting
program page
The Department offers an honors program that
allows for close faculty-student work on a variety
of research topics. A number of student-faculty
papers have been published in peer-reviewed economics
journals.
Department
Honors Program Page
Most graduates seek (and find) careers in finance
and business, while a few go on to graduate study
in economics. In recent years, our students have
been accepted into doctoral programs such as M.I.T.,
University of Chicago, Cornell University, Ohio
State University, University of Virginia. The College
also has a Pre-Business Program (in addition to
other pre-professional programs) for students interested
in careers in business
Pre-business
program page
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Stein Hall, home of department
Commencement
2006 |
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Faculty
The department consists of 18
full-time tenure track faculty, 13 with an economics
Ph.D. teaching economics major courses, and 5 economics-accounting
faculty with advanced degrees
in various fields teaching mainly accounting courses.
Department faculty have a range of experience with
5 Professors, 6 Associate Professors, and 7 tenure-track
Assistant Professors. Faculty have research interests
in many applied and theoretical fields and publish
papers regularly in respected economics and related
field journals.
List
of faculty with links to web pages
Department
working paper series
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Some of the department faculty at
May 2006 barbecue with students |
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Research
support
The College offers a generous
one-semester paid research leave for tenure-track
faculty in the third year and sabbaticals every
seven years. The College has an internal grants
program that funds expenses and summer research,
and an active grants office to assist faculty secure
external support. The College has a large library
with complete interlibrary loan opportunities as
well as borrowing privileges at other local colleges.
The Library subscribes to standard electronic tools
such as EconLit, FirstSearch, JSTOR, and ASAP.
Library
page
Grants
Office
Summer
Research Program
The Smith Charitable Trust funds
a summer research program in which undergraduate
students work as research assistants on faculty
projects.
Summer
Research Program 2007 Page
Profile
in Holy Cross magazine
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Main
Library
Summer 2007
research assistants
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Facilities
The
department
occupies the fifth floor of Stein Hall, with generous
office space, a small computer lab, a conference
room, a kitchen and lounge (shared with the College
community). In the same building, the department
has a large computer laboratory classroom (right).
All offices are equipped with a new PC or Macintosh
and high-speed Internet access. Blackboard and ERes
are available for all classes. Every classroom has
a networked computer and LCD projector.
Course
load
Department faculty teach five
courses per year, usually with a maximum of three
preparations. Average class sizes range from 30
for Principles courses to 19 for upper-level
electives.
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Stein computer lab |
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Holy
Cross offers students a broad-based liberal arts education
in the Jesuit tradition. Top-ranked nationally by
all widely regarded sources, Holy Cross holds itself
to its own high standards of teaching, learning, and
research. The College devotes itself exclusively to
undergraduate education and promotes close ties between
students and faculty. With approximately 2,700 students,
Holy Cross is small enough to foster genuine community
and large enough to support wide-ranging academic
offerings. Graduates go on to prominent academic and
professional programs and pursue their individual
talents in many careers and service activities.
The
campus is designed for learning. The hilltop setting
provides inspiring views, the architecture and landscaping
are inviting, and the facilities and technology
are first rate. Holy Cross is located in Worcester,
Massachusetts, a forward-looking city of 170,000
that has many resources, including 13 colleges and
universities. With a tradition of academic excellence
that dates to its founding in 1843, Holy Cross is
the oldest Catholic college in New England and has
grown increasingly diverse in the last decade. (from
http://www.holycross.edu/abouthc/)
College
Web links
Mission
statement
Main College web page
Photo Tour of campus
College
Catalog
Recent Features and Events on Campus
List of Departments and Programs
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Worcester
is the third-largest city in New England (after
Boston and Providence) with a vital night life,
restaurant
and arts scene. Such attractions include the Worcester
Art Museum with its wide ranging permanent and
special exhibits, the full-time professional Foothills
Theater and Light
Opera Company, well-known concert halls including
Mechanics
Hall, the Worcester Tornadoes independent league
baseball team (with home field located on campus),
and the DCU
Center with many events and a minor league hockey
team coming soon. The College is located 45 miles
west of Boston, and is approximately one hour from
Logan International Airport.
The
College is a member of the Colleges
of Worcester Consortium of 13 area colleges.
Students may take courses in these institutions
and faculty have full library privileges.
The
College is also a member of the New
England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.
The New England HERC was developed to address issues
related to academic recruitment, particularly the
dual career challenge. The central component of
the NE-HERC is a web-based search engine that includes
listings for both faculty and staff jobs at all
member institutions and is available at no charge
to anyone seeking employment in higher education
(from NE-HERC
website).
Holy
Cross Guide to Worcester
Worcester
Calendar of Events
Worcester
Telegram newspaper
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Elm
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