University Information |
Located in North Carolina's third largest city,
UNC Greensboro is among the most diverse, learner-centered public research universities in the state, with 18,000 students in eight colleges and schools pursuing more than 150 areas of undergraduate and over 200 areas of graduate study.
UNCG continues to be recognized nationally for academic excellence, access, and affordability.
UNCG is ranked No. 1 most affordable institution in North Carolina for net cost by the N.Y. Times and No. 1 in North Carolina for social mobility by The Wall Street Journal - helping first-generation and lower-income students find paths to prosperity. Designated an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities,
UNCG is a community-engaged research institution with a portfolio of more than $67M in research and creative activity. The University's 2,600 staff help create an annual economic impact for the Piedmont Triad region in excess of $1B. |
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit |
The Department of Economics
https://economics.uncg.edu/
offers a B.A., a B.S., an M.A. in Applied Economics, three graduate certificates, and a PhD. In addition, the Department delivers courses in the undergraduate business core and the
MBA program.
The
Bryan School of Business and Economics has 4,100 undergraduate and graduate students and 127 full- and part-time faculty members housed in six departments. Women comprise 46.7 percent of the school's faculty and 29.1 percent are from underrepresented ethnic groups (
UREG). Bryan School graduates have a strong placement rate and salary. Accredited in both business and accounting by
AACSB, the Bryan School is the recipient of many rankings, honors, and accolades. Additionally, in recent years its tenure-stream faculty members averaged 2 to 3 peer-reviewed journal articles each, among them 15-20 in FT50 journals plus another 20-25 in other 4 or 4* journals (
CABS
AJG), in addition to books and grants. More information about the school may be found at
https://bryan.uncg.edu/. The Bryan School has two dedicated recording studios and two dedicated HyFlex (studio) classrooms to support its extensive asynchronous online offerings and the growing opportunity for synchronous online offerings.
UNC Greensboro, located in the
Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is 1 of only 57 doctoral institutions recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for both higher
research activity and
community engagement. Founded in 1891 and one of the original three
UNC System institutions,
UNC Greensboro is one of the most
diverse universities in the state with
20,000+ students, and
3,000+ faculty and staff members representing 90+ nationalities. With
17 Division I athletic teams,
85 undergraduate degrees in over 125 areas of study, as well as
74 master's and 32 doctoral programs,
UNC Greensboro is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for
academic excellence and value, with noted strengths in
health and wellness,
visual and performing arts,
nursing,
education, and more. For additional information, please visit
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Special Instructions to Applicants |
Screening of applications shall begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit a letter of interest; vita; and research samples. Candidates may also submit evidence of teaching effectiveness, if available. Please upload all materials to
https://spartantalent.uncg.edu
.
Candidates should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted via Spartan Talent.
Questions about the position should be directed to: Dr. Dora Gicheva, Search Committee Chair, at
d_gichev@uncg.edu. |