Lecturer or Assistant Professor of Management
Description of Job
Edgewood College’s Henry Predolin School of Nursing, Business, and Health Services invites applications for one full-time, non-tenure or tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Management at the Lecturer or Assistant Professor level beginning in Fall 2024. Rank and tenure track status is open depending on academic qualifications.
The position of Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Management fulfills critical instructional and service needs for the Division of Business, Communications, and Innovation (BCI). The position will teach in the traditional undergraduate, accelerated undergraduate, and graduate programs as assigned by the Associate Dean. The faculty member should be able and have desire to teach a variety of topics in the areas of management, organization development, organization behavior, business capstone, entrepreneurship and qualitative and/or quantitative research methodology. Teaching will take place on the ground, hybrid and online settings.
Edgewood College and the Business, Communications, and Innovations team (BCI) are interested in professionally qualified (PQ) or academically qualified (AQ) candidates who will make significant contributions in the areas of teaching, research, service, and mentorship.
Responsibilities
- Teach full-time, face to face and online, within the Division of Business, Communications, and Innovation (24 credit hours per academic year) while demonstrating excellence, innovation, rigor, and fairness in teaching.
- Mentor current and new Business Management majors as needed in coordination with the BCI faculty, BCI Associate Dean and advising staff.
- Provide support to the BCI Associate Dean and division faculty in future search processes for vacant full-time faculty positions (tenure and non-tenure track).
- Advise the BCI Associate Dean on qualified candidates for teaching management courses, including adjunct instructor positions
- Assist the Associate Dean with orienting, evaluating, managing, and communicating with full-time and adjunct accounting faculty.
Curriculum
- Provide support in designing and developing appropriate and relevant business curriculum (undergraduate, graduate, and Adult College Completion) and annually review the curriculum for improvement opportunities.
- Assist in developing online and hybrid courses in the undergraduate, graduate, and Adult College Completion programs.
- Assess student learning objectives, goals, and outcomes for undergraduate, graduate, and Adult College Completion courses taught in consultation with the BCI Assessment Coordinator.
- Assist the BCI Associate Dean’s Office in scheduling classes, timetable generation, and catalogue revisions to reflect the goals of the management department.
- Advise the Internship Coordinator on the needs and requirements of management students.
Service
- Serve on Department, School, and College level committees as needed.
- Participate in Edgewood College events, committees, and activities as time permits to demonstrate the BCI’s engagement in the College.
- Engage in the greater Madison community through public service, which may include student learning projects with for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
- Demonstrate service leadership to the academy in the accounting discipline (i.e., academic journal reviewer, editorial board member, or editor; academic conference proceedings reviewer, discussant, session chair, track chair, or chair; etc.).
Research
Tenure-Track Position
- Publish quality research articles in peer-reviewed academic journals, practitioner journals, and academic conference proceedings in the Management discipline and other business-related disciplines.
- Must maintain an active research agenda within the academic Management discipline and closely related business disciplines.
Non-tenure Track Position
- Encouraged to maintain an active research agenda within the academic Management discipline and closely related business disciplines.
Job Qualifications
Necessary Education or Work Experience:
- A Masters Degree in Business with a focus on Management or Organizational Behavior and Leadership. Significant relevant work experience outside of academia in the areas of entrepreneurship, small business management, corporate management, and other associated fields are highly desirable.
- A Ph.D. or D.B.A. in Business Management from an accredited instituion is preferred. ABD status doctoral candidates will also be considered. ABD status doctoral candidates who have not completed their terminal degree by the contract start date may be hired as a non-tenure track Instructor, which would convert to a tenure-track Assistant Professor position after conferral of the terminal degree.
- Experience with teaching/mentoring is preferred.
- Demonstrate the potential to produce or have recently produced scholarly publications in peer reviewed academic journals.
Other Qualifications/Requirements:
- Embraces student centricity, diversity, and inclusion at a leading Catholic teaching institution.
- If hired in a tenure-track position, must maintain academically qualified (AQ) status as defined by the Accreditation Council for Business School & Programs (ACBSP).
- Must have the ability to work collaboratively with others.
- Excellent writing, communication, and Microsoft Office skills. Knowledge of SharePoint and Blackboard are pluses.
- Ability to multitask, exercise independent judgment, and work effectively in a fast-paced work environment.
- Ability to prioritize multiple responsibilities.
- Exhibits professionalism, integrity, and ethics at all times.
- Willingness to promote the College and BCI programs to prospective students and to the Greater Madison community.
Edgewood College, a Catholic college sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Candidates must demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations including women and racial and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The selected candidate must actively support the mission of the College by working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values – truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and community.
How to Apply
- Applications must contain a substantive cover letter that specifically address how the candidate’s experiences match the job position’s responsibilities, required qualifications, and desired qualifications.
- A complete application packet must also include:
- a recent curriculum vita/resume,
- five professional references with full contact information,
- three letters of support from references that clearly communicate why the job applicant is an excellent candidate for the position,
- copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
The search committee will review applications until the position is filled; however, for best consideration, all application materials should be provided to the Human Resources Office by Tuesday, October 15. Failure to submit all requested documents/information shall deem an application to be incomplete and will not be considered. Send your completed application packet to:
Edgewood College
Human Resources – APLM
1000 Edgewood College Drive
Madison, WI 53711
E-mail: humanresources@edgewood.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer