Part-time Academic (Busi 5508: Micro Economics) Fall 2025

Fall 2025: BUSI 5508: Micro Economics

A Part-Time Academic is needed to teach the following course from October 14th to December 3rd, 2025. Class is delivered with a mixture of asynchronous content and weekly synchronous classes to discuss and apply content learned in the class. The weekly synchronous session is Monday 8:30pm to 10pm Atlantic time. This course is for mid career students in the MBA Career Advance who are taking the program part time while working full time.

Course Description:

Domestic and international markets, government policy and central bank decisions present opportunities, challenges, and threats to the operating and competitive decisions of business owners, managers, and investors. This class provides a framework for the economic analysis of these issues. The main objective of this course is to provide a concise treatment of the fundamentals of economics, as the study of how economic agents allocate scarce resources to satisfy their unlimited wants in a modern market economy such as Canada. Microeconomics studies the behavior of individual households, firms, and industries, so we will focus on determining how households decide how much to consume, and on how firms decide how much to produce, of various goods and services. We will pay particular attention to the central role of prices.

A Masters or PhD degree is required. The successful applicant must have demonstrated knowledge of the subject matter and practical experience as well as established a consistent record of effective teaching. Excellent oral/written and presentation skills are required. The successful candidate must also be able to meet the Faculty of Management's accrediting body (AACSB) academic or professional qualification requirements.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

The Part-Time Academic will be responsible for all aspects of teaching and administering the class, including lectures, test preparation and evaluation. They should be available for each week for individual and group consultations with students. The Part-Time Academic reports to the Director of the MBA Program and the Summer MBA Curriculum Committee.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Dalhousie University commits to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. The university encourages applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi'kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community. In accordance with our Employment Equity Policy, preference will be given in hiring processes to candidates who self-identify as members of one or more of the equity-deserving groups listed above. For more information, including details related to our Employment Equity Policy and Plan and definitions of equity-deserving groups please visit www.dal.ca/hiringfordiversity.

If you require any support for the purpose of accommodation, such as technical aids or alternative arrangements, please let us know of these needs and how we can be of assistance. Dalhousie University is committed to ensuring all candidates have full, fair, and equitable participation in the hiring process. Our complete Accommodation Policy can be viewed here.