POSITION: The Department of Entrepreneurship in the Farmer School of Business at Miami University invites applications for Assistant Teaching Professor or Assistant Lecturer (non-tenure-track) in Entrepreneurship and Creativity to teach multiple sections of ESP 103: Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking, advise students, and provide service to the institution, and the discipline. The person in this position is responsible for combining a practitioner's perspective with solid academic foundations to an introductory level course. The appointment begins Fall 2023. BACKGROUND: The FYIC is an innovative four course bundle that teaches students critical skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking, computational thinking & coding, ethical thinking, communication, and collaboration. As an ESP 103 teacher, you will be a part of a team of faculty who working collaboratively to integrate these key skills across all four FYIC classes (BUS 101: Foundations of Business; BUS 102: Foundations of Business Communication; ESP 103: Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Thinking; and BUS 104: Introduction to Computational Thinking for Business).
For more information on the FYIC, please visit: http://miamioh.edu/fsb/academics/fyic/index.html.
The Department of Entrepreneurship, which has been ranked among the Top 10 public schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies (#7 overall among public universities in 2022) for fourteen (14) consecutive years in The Princeton Review® and Entrepreneur Magazine annual ranking of the Top 50 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Programs in the world, combines strong academic scholarship and rigorous theoretical and empirical research with immersive, practice-based learning opportunities for students in startup and venture capital, social entrepreneurship and impact investing, corporate innovation and technology commercialization, and creativity and entrepreneurial thinking. Research faculty in the Department of Entrepreneurship rank among the Top 25 in the Global University Entrepreneurship Research Productivity Rankings produced annually by the Neeley School of Business. Our faculty publish regularly in top management and entrepreneurship journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Business Ethics, and Organization Science, among many others. Distinguishing features of our innovative curricular and co-curricular programming include small class sizes and teacher-scholars with founder experience that deliver personalized learning, an interdisciplinary focus that engages more than 4,000 students annually from every undergraduate major across campus; immersive, practice-based experiential learning opportunities in every class and in every co-curricular program; and integration with entrepreneurial ecosystem builders across the U.S.For more information about the Department of Entrepreneurship and the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship, please visit: https://miamioh.edu/fsb/academics/entrepreneurship/.REQUIRED: Doctorate degree in business or closely related field by date of appointment, and candidates must have related teaching experience with evidence of teaching effectiveness for appointment of Assistant Teaching Professor. Master's degree and five years of managerial, executive level, or professional experience, and candidates must have related teaching experience with evidence of teaching effectiveness for appointment of Assistant Lecturer.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States on a fulltime and indefinite basis.
DESIRED: Consideration may be given to candidates with multiple years of experience engaging with varied industry clients, at least ten years of entrepreneurial experience in start-up, corporate, creative, or social entrepreneurship; demonstrated evidence of instructional design; and/or a combination of education and professional experiences around innovation, organizational change, problem solving, design, or idea generation, shares the values of collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking, creativity, and a relentless pursuit of excellence in undergraduate teaching. The ideal candidate will be interested in contributing to teaching outside the box as part of a team, have expertise in teaching within the field, and the ability to communicate effectively with first year students.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, evidence of service excellence or a statement of service philosophy/interest (uploaded as service), and a one-page diversity statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion through research, teaching, and/or service to https://jobs.miamioh.edu/cw/en-us/job/501003/assistant-teaching-professorassistant-lecturer. Department will request letters of recommendation from references listed in application. Inquiries about the position may be directed to Belinda Cross at crossbr@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin November 9, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled.
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Tim R. Holcomb Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Entrepreneurship
Director, John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship
Farmer School Endres Fellow
Miami University | Farmer School of Business
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