Position Announcement

Visiting Assistant Professor

Department of Economics

Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics

University of Delaware

The Department of Economics in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware invites applications for two visiting assistant professor positions in Economics. The beginning date for the position is August 15, 2026.

Successful candidates will demonstrate the drive and vision to develop an innovative, and cutting-edge instructional program. The teaching load is six three-credit courses per year. This is a one-year position.

The courses likely to be staffed across the two positions could include Introductory Microeconomics, Introductory Macroeconomics, Money and Banking (intermediate level), Intermediate Macroeconomics, International Trade (intermediate level), and other intermediate core and field courses as needed. Classes are in person, meet 2 or 3 days per week, and likely range in size from 38 to 275.

Candidates must possess a Ph.D in Economics or adjacent discipline.

Founded in 1743, the University of Delaware (www.udel.edu) combines tradition and innovation, offering students a rich heritage along with the latest in instructional and research technology. Located on an attractive campus in Newark, Delaware, roughly an hour from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and about 2 hours from New York and Washington, D.C., the University is a state-assisted institution with a strong private endowment and selective admission. It is one of the oldest land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institutions in the nation. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies University of Delaware as an R1 research university with very high research activity.

Lerner College has five departments, 42 academic programs, about 4,200 students, 160 faculty members, and state-of-the art facilities. Lerner College supports full-time, part-time, on-site corporate, and online MBA programs in addition to MS programs in functional business areas and non-degree executive education programs. All degree programs are fully accredited by the AACSB.  For more information on Lerner College, see lerner.udel.edu.

The Department of Economics is housed within Lerner College and offers BA, BS, MA, MS, and PhD degrees.  To learn more about the Department and its faculty members, please visit https://lerner.udel.edu/departments/economics/. The department promotes a collegial, supportive environment and values candidates who share these values.

Salary, benefits, teaching load, and research support are highly competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Ideal candidates will have a record of excellent teaching in undergraduate courses and preferably with experience with teaching large courses. 

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a current curriculum vitae, recent teaching evaluations, 3 letters of reference, and one paper at [provide UD jobs link].  Additional information may be requested after initial review of applicants. Submit inquiries, but not application materials or letters of reference, to the search committee and department chair, Adrienne Lucas, alucas@udel.edu.

The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. We will conduct preliminary interviews via Zoom.

The University of Delaware is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or status as a protected veteran, as well as any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For the University’s complete non-discrimination statement, please visit www.udel.edu/aboutus/legalnotices.html