Lecturer

A Master's Degree in Economics or a closely related discipline is required.

The Department of Economics is one of six academic departments part of the Walker College of Business at Appalachian State University. The Department includes 20 full-time faculty serving undergraduate economics degrees ( BSBA and BA) and two minors (Economics and Behavioral Economics). We support graduate programs ( MBA, MS Applied Data Analytics, MA Environmental Politics and Policy Analysis), and General Education courses.

The Department of Economics at Appalachian State University invites applications for a non-tenure track, nine-month faculty position for the 2025-26 academic year. The faculty member will support teaching needs in one or more of the following areas: Applied Econometrics, Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Business Statistics. Teaching assignments will be predominantly face-to-face to serve Appalachian State's Boone Campus, and may include some online instruction.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

Applicants must submit a complete application consisting of a cover letter, curriculum

vitae, a copy of their graduate transcript, evidence of teaching effectiveness (if

available), and contact information for three professional references.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.