Posted 10/23/09
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Risk Management and Insurance
Faculty Position in Time Series/Financial Econometrics
The Department of Risk Management and Insurance in the
Robinson College of Business (primary appointment) and the
Department of Economics in the Andrew Young School of
Policy Studies (secondary appointment) at Georgia State
University invite applications for a tenure track position
in Time Series/Financial Econometrics to begin in Fall
2010. Rank is open but we expect to hire at the assistant
or associate professor level.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates should have a Ph.D. or, for the assistant
professor level, expect to complete the degree requirements
by August 2010 in economics, finance, statistics or related
fields. Successful applicants will have strong research
capabilities in time series/financial econometrics (both
pure and applied). Candidates at the assistant level will
need to demonstrate a high potential for scholarly
publications in the leading economics, finance or
statistics journals. Candidates at the associate professor
senior level should have strong publication records in the
leading economics, finance or statistics journals and be
able to actively participate in the development of the
department's academic programs.
ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT:
The Department of Risk Management and Insurance is one of
the prominent and most influential risk management programs
in the world. With over twenty active researchers in fields
spanning economics, finance, mathematical and quantitative
finance, actuarial science and law, the Department has
become a premier center for scholarship and education in
the valuation and management of risk. This year, together
with its partners including the Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta, the Department will launch the multi-million
dollar Center for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) - an
interdisciplinary center devoted to the coordinated study
of risk management problems. Georgia State's Department of
Economics, also a stakeholder of CEAR, has won national
acclaim for its insightful research in public finance,
environmental and labor economics, urban and regional
economics, and experimental economics, setting new academic
standards in programs of study that combine solid research
with public policy. The salary level, course load and
additional research support are competitive.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Details about the two departments are online at:
http:// www.rmi.gsu.edu
and
http://www.aysps.gsu.edu/econ/index.html Applicants
should register with:
http://academicjobsonline.org/
(the registration is free) and upload their curriculum
vita, statements of research interests and teaching
interests, evidence of teaching performance (if any),
recent publications or working papers, and at least three
letters of recommendation on:
http://academicjobsonline.org/
For further information, contact the chair of the search
committee.
CONTACT: Professor Ajay Subramanian
Econometrics Search Committee Chair
Department of Risk Management and Insurance
Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4036
Atlanta, GA 30302-4036
Tel: 404-413-7483
Preference will be given to applications received by
December 1, 2009; applications will be reviewed until
positions are filled. Meetings with the search committee
can be scheduled for the 2010 Allied Social Sciences
Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta.
This position is contingent upon final budget approval by
the university.
Georgia State University, a unit of the University System
of Georgia, is an equal opportunity educational institution
and is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer.