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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 6 years ago
7 Presentation Tools That Engage Students More Than Slideshows
College students complain about a lot of things—lack of sleep, dining hall food, and finals week, to name a few. As a professor, it isn't your job to address complaints about life outside the classroom. But if students take issue with your teaching style, it's time to listen up. One of their biggest gripes in the classroom: slideshows.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 7 years ago
Top 10 Christmas Gifts For Economics University Teachers
Christmas is coming up soon, and you know what that means – it's time for Christmas shopping! If you're thinking about getting a present for your economics teacher at university, here are our suggestions for top gifts for them.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 7 years ago
6 Steps To Become a College Professor
1. Publish, publish, publish.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 8 years ago
5 Apps That Every Professor Needs to Know
There are lots of technological tools available to help support professors in their teaching, research, and administration. But these tools aren't just for your home computer – there are lots of apps for mobile devices which can be useful in university life too. We've covered top apps for students before, and today we're listing some of the best mobile apps for professors.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 8 years ago
Working as a researcher in a company vs university: Social Sciences
For graduates of the social sciences, there is a wide range of career possibilities open. For people who are curious, self-motivated, and capable of both good organisation and creative thinking, research can be an extremely rewarding career.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 8 years ago
Professor Jan Oosterhaven to receive The EIB-ERSA Prize 2015
ERSA Office Louvain-La-Neuve BELGIUM 25th AUGUST 2015
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 8 years ago
Top 5 Digital Tools For Professors
If you're working as a professor, you likely have a large number of projects on the go and a lot of demands on your time. It can be hard to keep track of everything, but there are tools out there which can help you. If you have a smartphone or tablet, there are some great apps available which can make your work life a little easier:
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- Recruiter Advice Article
- Posted 8 years ago
How to target your announcements: Case-Study from Belgium
Finding the best candidate for any open position at a university, research institution or bank is rarely as easy as ABC. In this case study, we look at ways to prepare your recruitment campaign to get the most suitable applicants with the least effort.
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 9 years ago
Top Job Openings for Professors in Business, Marketing, Management and Accounting – End-of-the-Year Overview
Academic recruitment has its own cycles, with activity spikes and quiet low seasons. Many universities and business schools around the world set their application deadline at the end of the year for several reasons, be it a planned interview at the ASSA Meeting in January or the desire to be prepared for the Spring term and fill all open positions in advance.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 9 years ago
How to Enhance the Impact of Your Research
While we all know the importance of publishing widely in terms of moving forward in an academic career, what is sometimes left out of the discussion is how to make sure that your research has an actual impact in the community it is addressing, or in the world at large. If you would like your research to be read beyond the gates of the ivory tower, you need to know how to effectively promote yourself and your work.
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 9 years ago
Job Openings for Professors in Politics and Law – Fall Round Up
Following up on our start of term round up of open positions for economics professors, this post offers you a selection of the many jobs currently listed on INOMICS for professors of politics and law. Within the discipline of politics are jobs focusing on public policy, international relations, political economics and related fields. Law includes positions in education law, business law, criminology, immigration law and numerous other areas.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 9 years ago
How to Make the Most of Being Department Chair
With the start of the academic year come many changes to most university departments – new students, new courses and, every so often, a new department chair. If you happen to find yourself in the lucky position of holding this post, it’s important to be aware of the plethora of responsibilities and advantages that come with the job. In this article, we’ve gathered helpful tips and reminders from a variety of sources to create a comprehensive list of what you need to know to make the most of being a department chair.
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- Start As You Mean To Go On
- Posted 9 years ago
Teaching Tips for New Professors and Lecturers
Although most new professors have already clocked countless hours in the classroom as teaching assistants, the shift to being the sole authority in the room can be a scary one. No matter how prepared you might feel, the first days (or weeks or months) at any new job tend to be a bit overwhelming – and that's totally normal. So, whether you feel like legging it home and hiding under the covers until winter break, or you just need a little extra boost to get you on the right track, the following 10 tips will help you stay motivated, organized and have you ready for the coming academic year and all it’s likely to throw at you.
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 9 years ago
Top Job Openings for Economics Professors – Start of Term Round Up
If you are a qualified economist looking to transition to a new position as an economics professor (and prove how important great teachers are), there are ample opportunities available for you on INOMICS right now. Though the new term is just starting, universities around the globe are already hiring for the spring or for next year, so it’s the right time to send out applications. In this blog post, we’ve hand selected 13 top positions from around Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania. These positions cover diverse specializations within the field of economics, so be sure to look through the full list to find the right fit for you!
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- Blog Post
- Posted 9 years ago
First Woman in History to Win the Top Math Prize Fields Medal
The infamous opening ceremony of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) was held today in Seoul, South Korea where Maryam Mirzakhani was awarded the Fields Medal, the most prestigious and honorable prize in the vast field of mathematics. Mirzakhani, an admired professor from the Departments of Mathematics at Stanford University in California, is the first female winner of the distinguished award that was established in 1936.
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 10 years ago
Academic Salaries in the UK and Ireland
On Wednesday, January 29, INOMICS released the Economics Job Market Report 2013 (UK and Ireland). This report, based on the findings of the Economics Job Market Survey conducted in 2013, introduces the reader to various aspects of the job market in economics, business and finance, concentrating primarily on the academic field.
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 10 years ago
Jobs for Economists in Australia: What Recruiters are Looking For?
Figure 1. Average number of applications per position
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 10 years ago
How to Teach Economics
Teaching, whether at school or university level, is generally and rightly considered a worthy occupation. As supported by some Professor Ratings, however, unfortunately not every high school, college or university can boast perfect ratings for their academic staff, and many individual lecturers and professors have room for improvement, at least in the views of the students.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 11 years ago
Armen Alchian: A Great Loss to the Economics Community
Yesterday, the 19th of Feb, the economics community lost another famed scholar – Armen Alchian, 98, professor emeritus at the University of California Los Angeles.
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- Career Advice Article
- Posted 11 years ago
Education 2.0: Teaching Economics Using Digital Tools
Considering the remarkable technological progress and the spread of social media in the last few years, it can be challenging to teach and involve students when using an old-fashioned lecture style. Shelving overhead projectors and boring PowerPoint slides, some professors have converted to “education 2.0”, integrating new tools and applications into their class format.
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- Work Abroad Article
- Posted 12 years ago
Salaries of Econ PhDs in the US
New Ph.D Hires in Economics: Expected and Actual Offers for the 2010-11 Academic Year
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