Business - Economics Faculty

Job Details

Northwestern College is seeking a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor of economics beginning August 2026. The teaching load for this position is 24 credit hours per academic year, normally 3-3. The successful candidate will also be responsible for scholarship and service, including advising and recruiting business-economics students.

The successful candidate will teach a range of economics courses, possibly including:

• Principles of Finance
• Investments
• Advanced Corporate Finance
• Principles of Microeconomics
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• Econometrics

There may be opportunities to teach other courses in the candidate’s areas of specialization.

Required Qualifications: Applicants must have a Ph.D. in economics or a closely related field to be considered for a tenure track position (ABD will also be considered). However, a master’s degree with extensive experience would qualify candidates for instructors or professors of practice. We seek faculty invested in teaching, a program of scholarly activity, and the mission of excellence in the liberal arts, as a vital expression of commitment to Christ’s redemptive work in the world.

Preferred Qualifications: Preferred candidates will have demonstrated teaching experience in higher education and research interests conducive to student involvement. A commitment to collegiality, relationship-rich education and mentoring is valued. The business & economics department seeks an applicant that can join us in laughter, in serving one another, and in helping our students to flourish.

Northwestern College seeks candidates with an authentic Christian faith who will embrace and live out our mission & values, including our Reformed, evangelical and ecumenical identity as stated in our Christian Identity Statement, Mission Statement, Vision for Learning and Vision for Diversity. We view these statements as complementary and draw from each in fulfilling our mission.

Apply online and send a letter of interest in which you (1) describe your teaching experience and (2) scholarly trajectory; and (3) discuss how the following statements would inform and shape your teaching and scholarship: our Statement of Christian Identity, Vision for Learning and Vision for Diversity. Include a current curriculum vitae/resume and send to vpaa@nwciowa.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.