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Reader in Economics/Management: Academic Year 2017-18 (Anticipated)

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Position description

The University of California is a dynamic new university campus in Merced, California, which opened in September 2005 as the tenth campus of the University of California and the first American research university in the 21st century. In keeping with the mission of the University to provide teaching, research and public service of the highest quality, UC Merced provides new educational opportunities at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels through three academic schools: Engineering, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences/Humanities/Arts.

The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts anticipates hiring Readers in Economics/Management courses throughout the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018 semesters.

Reader(s) will be responsible for marking and grading problem sets, midterm exams and final exam based on a grading rubric given; and assist with marking of in-class exercises to be periodically assigned to the class. The position will require no more than 3-5 hours in a given week, and will total 50 hours for the semester.

The student will be an economic major or minor preferred, be a student in good standing at the University with at least a 3.0 grade-point average in their previous work, and should have taken and received at least a B grade in the course or related course. Readers will usually be graduate students; but qualified undergraduate students may be employed, especially when graduate students are not available. Professional readers, not enrolled as students, may be employed to meet special needs, but only on an hourly basis.

University of California, Merced is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff and students. The University is supportive of dual career couples.

The University of California Readers are represented by the UAW-AFL-CIO.

Salary: $14.56/hour undergraduate; $15.32/hour graduate.

Review of applications will begin 5/9/17 and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Cover Letter

  • Unofficial Transcript

Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)

Job location

Merced, CA