Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar
Sports Economics, Open Rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor)
Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS-Q) aims to recruit a research-oriented economist specializing in sports economics for a core faculty position in the School of Foreign Service in Qatar, as part of a major expansion of curricular and research programs. Core faculty positions are full-time positions which carry the job security and commitment to academic freedom associated with tenure-track appointments. We would also consider an appointment as a visiting professor or visiting research professor. Visiting positions are 1 or 2 year appointments.
The context of our search for a sports economist is as follows: Qatar will also host the 2022 World Cup and the Qatar 2022 Committee has invited SFS-Q to become its sole academic partner. Among other things, this partnership will entail the creation and delivery of a set of educational programs aimed at building the skills needed for the delivery of the World Cup in 2022 and a research program to assess the economic impact of the World Cup on Qatar, the Gulf, and the region.
Elements of the research program in economics at SFS-Q include a regular seminar series, a research mentoring program that brings senior scholars chosen by incumbent faculty to Doha for one-week visits, a visiting scholar program that supports more extensive involvement by leading scholars, periodic post-doctoral research workshops, opportunities to spend time at the Economics Department on our main campus in Washington, DC (http://econ.georgetown.edu/), and regular research semesters. For additional details regarding programmatic support for economics faculty research at SFS-Qatar please see http://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/321707.html.
The nominal teaching load is 2-2 for core faculty and visiting faculty. However, entry-level core faculty appointments ordinarily include teaching load reductions during the first two years and eligibility for a junior research semester during the third year. Beginning in the fourth year core track faculty may earn continuing course releases based on publication achievements accumulated since the beginning of the initial appointment. For exceptional senior candidates, the visiting positions may be designated as visiting research professorships, which carry appropriately light negotiated teaching loads.
Applicants at advanced rank must have substantial research accomplishments and evidence of ambitious ongoing research agendas; entry-level applicants must have exceptional promise of future research productivity. All applicants must have outstanding teaching credentials.
Qatar offers a diverse, safe and family-friendly environment. Compensation is excellent and includes a 25% expatriate bonus and annual 2/9 summer research stipend. The expatriate benefits package includes housing, utilities, local transportation allowance, annual home leave allowance, health insurance, private school tuition for accompanying children, etc. SFS-Q provides generous research support and support for conference travel; these appointments include substantial start-up research funds. Faculty at the School of Foreign Service in Qatar are eligible to apply for Qatar National Priorities Research Program grants from the Qatar National Research Fund. These competitive grants are up to $350,000 per year for up to three years. QNRF also offers competitive research grants for early-career scholars. For more information see http://www.qnrf.org/.
For more information on the School of Foreign Service in Qatar, see http://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/. For an appreciation of our broader development, and to find out more abut life and work in Qatar and at SFS-Q, see our dedicated website on http://qatar.sfs.georgetown.edu/grow/. Finally, for a glimpse of what it is like to teach and live in Qatar, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1Th-kErY2s&list=TLwdjFIY6cWi.
Interviews will be conducted at the Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA) meetings in Philadelphia January 3 – 5, 2014. We will be happy to consider alternative arrangements for candidates who are unable to travel to Philadelphia. Applicants at advanced rank should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and the names of three scholarly references. Entry-level candidates should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a job-market paper, copies of teaching evaluations, and three letters of recommendation. Applications for these positions must be made via Georgetown’s online application management system at the Apply button below. Faxed or emailed applications will not be accepted. The application deadline is Friday December 6, 2013.
Questions about the online application system should be directed to Nicholas Starvaggi at nhs22@georgetown.edu. Queries about the position should be directed to Dr. Kai-Henrik Barth, Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, at GrowSFSQ@georgetown.edu. Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability or other categories protected by law.
