Description

The Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry at the Heider College of Business at Creighton University invites applications for a resident/visiting faculty fellow (any rank) for the 2025/26 academic year, beginning July 1, 2025.  The faculty fellow will participate in seminars, lectures, and conferences organized by the Menard FamilyCenter for Economic Inquiry and teach undergraduate economic principles courses in the Department of Economics and Finance. The position is a one-year position.

Creighton University, located in Omaha, Nebraska, is a private Jesuit, Catholic university that encourages applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds who believe they can contribute to the distinctive educational traditions and mission of the university as well as the Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry.  

Creighton's Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry seeks to generate robust discussions on campus about markets and how economic freedom affects human flourishing. The Center supports programs that analyze economic and social outcomes from a variety of academic perspectives, including economics, ethics, and entrepreneurship. For more information about the Heider College of Business and the Menard Family Center for Economic Inquiry, respectively, please visit: http://business.creighton.edu and https://www.creighton.edu/mcei.

Qualifications

• Applicants must hold a doctorate in economics or a related discipline by August 2025. Faculty on sabbatical at other institutions are welcome to apply.

Application Instructions

Creighton University accepts only electronic submissions. To be considered, please submit the following materials:

1.  a cover letter;
2. a curriculum vitae;
3. evidence of teaching and research effectiveness (if available); and
4. the names and contact information for three references.

Application materials should be submitted by January 10, 2025. Screening will begin immediately. Questions may be sent to: colinoreilly@creighton.edu.

Why Creighton?

At Creighton, you are part of something big. Your skills and passions unite with thousands of faculty, staff and students inspired to change the world. Here, we offer meaningful work driven by a 475-year-old Jesuit tradition committed to social justice and serving others. Through this tradition, we push the boundaries on innovation. We pursue new knowledge for the betterment of society. We seek to improve our world through Catholic and Jesuit values. And it all starts with you.

Creighton University, an R2 Carnegie classification, is a Jesuit, Catholic university. In this Ignatian tradition, Creighton emphasizes the type of research that engages the world and that is driven by engaged teachers who are committed to justice and the pursuit of knowledge for the betterment of society. Recognized for its undergraduate research profile and its six health professional schools. Creighton is an urban campus in the heart of Omaha, Nebraska, a vibrant and growing city of nearly a million people with four Fortune 500 companies, an active sports scene, a vibrant arts community, and a nationally-recognized restaurant scene.

If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, please contact Human Resources – Phone: 402.280.1405.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

AAP/EEO Statement 

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