Penn State University Hiring for Full-Time Fixed-Term Teaching Position in Management and Organization Department at University Park, PA Full Time

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Department of Management and Organization (M&O) in the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University seeks a full-time Fixed Term Teaching Faculty of Management to start in the Fall of 2024. Fixed Term Teaching faculty in the Smeal College of Business have a primary focus on teaching and contributing to the teaching mission of the school by bringing business knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to the classroom and by advancing the goal of student-centeredness. A successful teaching record is therefore required. The desired candidate will hold a master’s degree in management or an MBA or its equivalent.

Our immediate needs are in teaching our department’s in-person courses required of all Smeal majors (Principles of Management (MGMT 301); Socially Responsible, Sustainable and Ethical Business Practice (BA 342), which are taught in larger classroom settings (i.e., 150-200 students), and therefore preference will be given to candidates with experience in teaching similar courses and/or in larger classroom settings.

Fixed Term Teaching faculty in the Smeal College of Business are hired on an annual contract, are expected to teach 21 credits per academic year (or its equivalent), and are eligible for promotion (ranks of Instructor, Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, and Teaching Professor or Professor of Practice).

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual who will enjoy working in an interdisciplinary and collaborative departmental environment. The position is an ideal appointment for individuals wishing to concentrate on:

• teaching courses in management and ethics in a business setting,
• and performing related activities such as mentoring and advising students,

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position has been filled. Candidates for the position can apply directly online by uploading a letter of interest, CV, a teaching statement which includes evidence of teaching effectiveness and an explanation of teaching philosophy, and a one-page diversity statement indicating the candidates’ awareness of, experience with, and/or commitment to diversity and inclusion. Three recommendation letters should also be sent directly to Amanda Brown, Administrative Support Coordinator, in the M&O Department at [email protected].

The Department of Management and Organization is consistently ranked in the top-20 management departments for its research productivity and values high-level theoretical and empirical ability, collegiality and collaboration among its members, and the ability to teach management and organizational concepts effectively to multiple audiences. Our department offers two undergraduate majors (Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Management), two online masters programs (Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Strategic Management and Executive Leadership), a PhD program, core and elective courses in Smeal’s full-time MBA and DBA programs, and operates the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship (which includes the Garber Venture Capital Fund). Our tenure-line faculty are Forrest Briscoe, Carolyn Dang, Raghu Garud, Don Hambrick, Stephen Humphrey, Trevor Israelsen, Aparna Joshi, Eric Lee, Margaret Luciano, Vilmos Misangyi, Tessa Recendes, Paul Shrivastava, Linda Treviño, Wenpin Tsai, Kate Wang, and Rui Zhong. Our nontenure-line clinical faculty are Shawn Clark, Jamey Darnell, Jennifer Eury, Jeanette Miller, and Lisa O’Hara. Our nontenure-line full-time Fixed-term faculty are Neil Fogarty, Ron Johnson, Dave Lenze, Brad Leve, Travis Lesser, Ozge Pala, and Al Vicere. For more information on our department please visit https://www.smeal.psu.edu/management

The M&O Department is part of the Smeal College of Business, which depends on more than 275 faculty and staff to enact and support its strategic priorities of integrity, diversity, and sustainability and to serve the needs of more than 6,000 students. Media outlets and independent observers regularly rank Smeal among the best business schools in the world. Please visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/ for additional information. The Smeal College of Business is located at the Pennsylvania State University’s main campus (University Park) in the heart of State College, Pennsylvania. Our community features the charms of a small town with the opportunities typically only found in larger cities, with State College routinely ranked among the top 10 best college towns in the United States (https://www.bestcollegereviews.org/50-best-college-towns-america/). For more details on our competitive benefits package and what our community has to offer, please visit: https://hr.psu.edu/benefits 

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusive excellence that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusive excellence as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

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