Faculty Position
- Employer
- American University of Beirut
- Location
- Beirut, Lebanon
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- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Department of Economics at the American University of Beirut invites applications for one tenure-track-assistant professor faculty position effective August 15, 2022. The position is open to all fields of study in Economics. Primary considerations will be an outstanding research record, excellent recommendations, and a demonstrated ability in teaching.
The appointments are for an initial period of three years with opportunities for promotion and advancement. The teaching load is 4 courses a year. The language of instruction is English. Duties include teaching, research, and service. Applicants must have completed their PhD by August 2022.
Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, a CV, a recent research paper, and arrange for three letters of reference to be addressed to Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, American University of Beirut. Applications may be sent by e-mail to fas.facultyaffairs@aub.edu.lb
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To be assured full consideration, a complete application must be received by February 1, 2022 (extended deadline).
For more information on this position, please visit http://www.aub.edu.lb/fas/pages/academic-employment.aspx
Within the framework of Lebanese Law, the American University of Beirut is an equal opportunity employer.
Organization
Founded in 1866, the American University of Beirut bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. A teaching-centered research university, AUB has around 700 instructional faculty and a student body of around 8,000 students. The University encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to graduate men and women committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.
The University, which was granted institutional accreditation in June 2004 by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in the United States and reaffirmed in June 2009, includes six faculties: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Arts and Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Health Sciences, Medicine (which includes the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing), and the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business.
AUB currently offers more than 120 programs leading to the bachelor's, master's, MD, and PhD degrees. The University became coeducational in 1922; its student body is 50 percent male and 50 percent female. The language of instruction is English (except for courses in the Arabic Department and other language courses). The student faculty ratio is 13 to 1.
Mission Statement
The American University of Beirut (AUB) is an institution of higher learning founded to provide excellence in education, to participate in the advancement of knowledge through research, and to serve the peoples of the Middle East and beyond. Chartered in New York State in 1863, the university bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. The university believes deeply in and encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to foster tolerance and respect for diversity and dialogue. Graduates will be individuals committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership.
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