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UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES * NewSouth Global Professorships
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA * Assistant Professor, Food Marketing and Industrial Organization
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY * Faculty Positions in Labor & Development
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY * Faculty Member - International ___________________________________________________________
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Research Innovation
NewSouth Global Professorships
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is one of Australia's leading research universities and has a reputation for quality research across a range of scientific and academic disciplines. To enhance its position as a world-class research institution, UNSW is seeking to attract new and dynamic research talent.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
NewSouth Global Professorships are designed to attract outstanding researchers who are able to transcend traditional discipline boundaries. We are seeking applications in the following collaborative research areas:
1. Brain Sciences
2. Criminology
3. Economic and Organisational Implications of Demographic
Demographic Change & Ageing
4. Health & Human Rights
5. Health & the Built Environment
6. Integrity & Equity in the Tax & Welfare Systems
7. Multi-Disciplinary Design
8. New Media Narrative & Theory
9. Sustainable Habitats
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
People from EEO groups including suitably qualified women are encouraged to apply. The University reserves the right to fill the positions by invitation or not to fill all of the positions.
For full details on this research opportunity, please see:
Applications close 17 September 2004.
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Department of Applied Economics
College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences
Assistant Professor, Food Marketing and Industrial Organization
The University of Minnesota invites applications for an
Assistant Professor, Food Marketing and Industrial
Organization. The position is tenure-track, 9-month, 100%
time, research and teaching appointment. It is located in
the Department of Applied Economics, St. Paul campus,
University of Minnesota.
PROGRAM/UNIT DESCRIPTION:
The Department of Applied Economics offers highly ranked programs of study at the undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. levels. The Department has a distinguished faculty, many of whom have won University and national awards for quality teaching, outreach, and published research. The faculty work in a variety of fields including agricultural economics, food marketing, agribusiness management, consumer demand analysis and household economics, resource and environmental economics, trade, development and technical change, community development, regional economics, public finance, labor economics, transportation economics, and economic education. The Department is administrative home for The Food Industry Center, a Sloan Industry Study Center. Please visit the Department website at:
and the Center website at:
for further information.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
This is a teaching and research position with approximately equal emphasis on each activity. The successful candidate will be expected to:
a) Develop a nationally recognized research program on industrial organization and food marketing, investigating issues such as: supply chains for food products; information and strategic behavior; price and non-price competition; risk management; market and ownership structures; incentive systems and contract design; marketing strategies.
b) Develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses on food marketing and industrial organization. Also participate in the development and teaching of econometrics courses that are part of a new quantitative methods concentration in the Department's M.S. program.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Essential:
Ph.D. in agricultural economics, applied economics, business administration, economics, marketing or a closely related field by the date of appointment.
Desired:
- Rigorous training in economics with a degree specialization in industrial organization, marketing, or a related area
- Training and demonstrated experience in applied econometrics
- Experience and demonstrated effectiveness in teaching
- Demonstrated oral and written communication skills for professional and nonprofessional audiences
- Published research
- Experience working with industry
SALARY AND BENEFITS:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with the professional experience and qualifications of the appointee. Fringe benefits include employee health, dental, and faculty life/disability insurance, social security, faculty retirement and opportunities for professional development.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
STARTING DATE: April 1, 2005 or no later than August 29, 2005.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: November 15, 2004
A complete application must include: (1) letter of application that explains your vision for this position and how your career goals, training, and experience support your candidacy; (2) a complete curriculum vitae; (3) an official graduate transcript; (4) up to three examples of written or published work; (5) reference letters submitted directly or in signed, sealed envelopes from three people who can comment on your abilities and experience. Email inquiries about the position are welcome, but a formal printed application is required. All materials should be sent to:
CONTACT: Dr. Ben Senauer, Search Chair
Department of Applied Economics
University of Minnesota
1994 Buford Avenue, Room 332 ClaOff
St. Paul, MN 55108-6040, USA
Tel: (612) 625-5724
Fax: (612) 625-2729
Email: MAILTO:bsenauer@apec.umn.edu
The University of Minnesota is committed to policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status or sexual orientation.
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY East Lansing, MI
Faculty Positions in:
Labor
and
Development
Subject to approval by the Office of the Provost, the Economics Department anticipates one or more openings, one for faculty with strong records in research and teaching in the area of Labor, the other with strong records in research and teaching in area of Development. Rank is open for both positions, and anticipated to be filled at the senior level, dependent on qualifications.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Senior applications should be accompanied by curriculum vita, examples of published research, and names of at least three references. Junior applications should be accompanied by curriculum vita, at least one research paper, and names of at least three references. All candidates must have a demonstrated ability to do high quality research and a commitment to excellent teaching. The search will continue until the positions are filled. For most favorable consideration, applications should be received by October 15, 2004.
CONTACT: Chair, Labor Recruiting Committee
or
CONTACT: Chair, Development Recruiting Committee
POSTAL: Department of Economics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48825-1109
MSU is an affirmative action, equal-opportunity institution.
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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
East Lansing, MI
Senior Faculty Member - International
Subject to approval by the Office of the Provost, the Economics Department anticipates an opening for a senior faculty member with a strong record in research, policy analysis, and teaching in the area of International and to be appointed Director of SPARTI - the Center for the Study of Political Activity Regarding Trade Issues.
JOB DESCRIPTION/QUALIFICATIONS:
This Center will serve as both a focal point and clearing house, bringing together an intellectual community of economists, political scientists, legal scholars and others dedicated to exploring the complexities of international trade policy. For a Center with such a broad scope to be successful, the Director must have well-established policy credentials and connections, diplomatic skills to bring a diverse community of scholars together, and the energy to maintain the necessary outward focus of the Center's mission. The Director's responsibilities will entail convening periodic conferences and symposia targeted at the advancement and dissemination of research on contemporary policy issues in international trade; developing and maintaining links with the broader academic and policy communities by participation in high level policy seminars, public lectures, and other trade policy activities; disseminating research supported by the Center by means of the appropriate printed and electronic media; and mobilizing the resources necessary to support the mission of the Center.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications should be accompanied by curriculum vita, examples of published research, and names of at least three references. All candidates must have a demonstrated ability to do high quality research and a commitment to excellent teaching. The search will continue until the positions are filled. For most favorable consideration, applications should be received by October 15, 2004.
CONTACT: Chair, SPARTI Recruiting Committee
Department of Economics
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48825-1109
MSU is an affirmative action, equal-opportunity
institution.
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