POSITION: The Department of Entrepreneurship in the Farmer School of Business at Miami University invites applications for Visiting Assistant Professor or Instructor of Entrepreneurship and Creativity to teach multiple sections of ESP 103: Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Thinking. The appointment begins Fall 2022. 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. 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: Ph.D. in business, creative studies, or closely related fields by the date of appointment for a Visiting Assistant Professor position or a master's degree in business, creative studies, or closely related fields by the date of appointment for an Instructor position.
Position not eligible for H-1B sponsorship.
DESIRED: Consideration may be given to candidates with teaching or work experience related to general entrepreneurship. start-up, corporate, creative, or social entrepreneurship.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: Submit cover letter, vitae, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (teaching evaluations) to https://jobs.miamioh.edu/cw/en-us/job/500512/visiting-assistant-professor-instructor. Inquiries may be directed to Rebecca Crews at crewsra@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin July 19, 2022 and 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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