2007 Job Openings The following advertisement was posted in the October 2007 Job Openings for Economists. D Applied Microeconomics The Department of Economics at The University of Texas at Arlington will have at least one tenured/tenure track position at the senior Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank beginning Fall 2008 pending budgetary approval. The search will focus primarily on applied microeconomics but exceptional candidates with other specializations may be considered. For more information see the Job Search link at economics.uta.edu. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in economics and should provide evidence of quality research and teaching. Each application should include a cover letter indicating up to two primary JEL classifications of specialization, vita, and samples of research. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent. Review of submitted materials will commence Dec. 1, 2007, but the position will remain open until filled. Send applications: Search Chair, c/o Virginia Marzoni, Department of Economics, Box 19479, Arlington, TX 76019, or e-mail (in Adobe PDF or MS Word format) to econsearch@uta.edu with the subject heading JOB APPLICATION. The University of Texas at Arlington is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. The Department of Economics has undergone change in
the past few years, most notably by a number of retirements coupled with
additional hires. Our recent hires at the assistant level earned their
doctorates from: Our recent hires have and are expected to continue
contributing to an improving research record that the Department of
Economics is explicitly pursuing. The Department's faculty has recently
published in high-quality journals (see here
and here) including: The College of Business, of which the Department of Economics is a part, currently plays a pivotal role in the ongoing campaign to improve the status and recognition of the University. The College of Business recently secured a $2 million donation to fund the new Goolsby Leadership Academy. The Academy will fund faculty chairs, provide scholarships to outstanding students, and facilitate campus/business community exchanges. This fund is expected to be matched with additional funds at a rate of two to one. In 2002, the College of Business Administration initiated an Executive MBA (EMBA) program in Taipei, Beijing and Shanghai. The program is now the largest of its kind in Mainland China and provides increasing opportunities for faculty to teach abroad and to Chinese cohorts who study in Arlington for a year. In 2007, the College of Business Administration launched Executive MBA program in Fort Worth. The Department of Economics seeks to expand the breadth of its research faculty. The additional breadth is expected to promote the marketability of our popular Masters program, the synergies of research amongst the faculty, and to help the department continue its improving reputation for high quality research. A recent trend is for our Master's students to write theses with anticipation of collaborative publication with the research faculty. The Master's program is considered a terminal degree by approximately 80% of the students, with the remainder pursuing doctorate studies at various programs, most recently the University of Kentucky and Southern Methodist University. We anticipate new faculty will contribute to our aspirations of attaining and adding to our growing nationwide reputation as among the highest quality research departments with a terminal masters program. UT Arlington's student enrollment is growing and transitioning. Total enrollment is about 25,000 students (about 6,000 graduate students). Enrollment growth has slowed recently as the university continues its transition toward a traditional four-year fulltime student body from a predominantly transfer student and part-time student commuter campus. The University opened a new dormitory Fall of 2004, named after alumna Kalpana Chawla who died in the February 2003 crash of the Space Shuttle Columbia, and additional on-campus housing is currently planned and budgeted. The percent of students who living on campus is now larger than that for UT Austin. In Fall 2007, phase I of the planned 190,000 square feet Maverick Activities Center was completed. UT Arlington's research stature is also growing. UT Arlington is one of about 150 universities that the Carnegie Foundation classifies as a comprehensive doctoral graduate instructional program. The University's research and sponsored activities funding has increased by 80 percent since 2001. In Spring 2006, the University completed construction on the new Science and Physics building which houses state of the art laboratories and the largest planetarium in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Additional recent construction on campus includes a new Manpower Training and Continuing Education Center, a new Art School Annex, additional Greek Housing construction. The university recently obtained budgetary approval for a new engineering building with construction slated to begin in 2008. UT Arlington offers a unique combination of desirable attributes for active researchers and teachers. The University is located in Arlington, Texas, a city of approximately 360,000 people. Arlington is ten miles due East of Ft. Worth and twenty-five miles due West of Dallas. Arlington has high quality public and private primary and secondary schools, a relatively low tax rate (both property and sales), relatively lower priced housing and hosts Six Flags over Texas, the Texas Rangers Baseball Club, and will be home of the Dallas Cowboys starting in 2009. Ft. Worth is home to numerous minor league sporting teams, Texas Christian University, the Kimbell Art Museum, the Bass Performance Hall, and the world famous Stockyards. Dallas is home to the NHL Stars and NBA Mavericks, Southern Methodist University, the annual Texas State Fair, and numerous entertainment districts. Below is a brief description of UTA, the College of Business and the Department of Economics. At the bottom of the page are links of interest pertaining to the university and the city. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON The University of Texas at Arlington is located on a modern, 400-acre campus in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Our rapidly growing library already has the largest collection of rare maps of Texas and offers the latest on-line technology and access to on-line information, the university hosts well-equipped engineering and science laboratories, several specialized research centers, and has joint programs with other institutions of The University of Texas System as well as with other regional and national academic and research institutions. The campus and Metroplex area offer a wide variety of cultural and recreational facilities including art, historical and science museums, operas, concerts, ballet, theater, amusement parks, professional sports, and several lakes for water sports. UTA is one of fifteen institutions in The University of Texas System. The University's 2005 operating budget was approximately $334 million with approximately $56 million in funded research. The University is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and offers 81 baccalaureate degrees, 73 master's degrees, 35 doctoral degree programs. The University is comprised of the Colleges of Business Administration, Engineering, Liberal Arts, and Science; the Schools of Social Work, Architecture, Nursing, and Urban and Public Affairs; the Center for Professional Teacher Education; and the Honors College and the Graduate School. The bachelor's and master's degree programs in accounting and business administration are accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1895 as Arlington College, a private liberal arts institution, UTA has changed with the times and its surroundings, undergoing a maturing process and a succession of names, ownership and missions. Its final name change came in 1967 when it became The University of Texas at Arlington (or UTA). The student body has become increasingly diversified with students from 49 states and 150 foreign countries. THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION The UTA College of Business Administration has earned a reputation for having a strong faculty that offers high-quality graduate programs. As a result of programs and other quality considerations, the College is accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The College received initial AACSB accreditation for its undergraduate program in 1969 and for its MBA program in 1973. Most College of Business Administration programs are offered in the College of Business Business Building, a modern six-story office tower with an adjoining three-story education wing. The building was recently renovated and updated with additional technological infrastructure including student computer labs and educational technology in all classrooms. Off-campus programs are offered at the Riverbend Campus and Sante Fe Terminal extensions located in Fort Worth, and internationally in Taipei, Shanghai and Beijing. The College delivers high quality professional education to over 4,500 undergraduate students, and almost 800 master's and 80 Ph.D. students. In addition to the MA program in Economics, the College offers nine other graduate degree programs including a Doctoral program in Business Administration. Master's programs in Business Administration, Professional Accounting, Accounting, Information Systems, Marketing Research, Personnel and Human Resource Management, Real Estate, and Taxation are also offered. The Department of Economics is part of the College of Business Administration and currently has 19 full-time faculty members (12 tenured and tenure track). Tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to focus on high-quality research while maintaining the department's reputation for high-quality teaching. In the past few years economics faculty have won the College of Business Administration's awards for Innovation in Teaching, Best Undergraduate Teacher, and Best Graduate Teacher. Faculty publications appear regularly in top-ranked general and field journals. Degree programs include a BA in economics, BS in economics, BBA with concentration in economics, MA in economics, and a PhD in Business Administration with concentration in economics (currently inactive). The Department has about 100 undergraduate majors and 30 pursuing graduate degrees. |
