Two-Year Visiting Professor in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Valparaiso University invites applications for a two-year visiting position, in the College of Business (https://www.valpo.edu/college-of-business/).  Valparaiso University (“Valpo”), a community of learning grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith, prepares students to lead and serve both church and society.  Located one hour southeast of Chicago on a 310-acre campus, Valpo is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of over 3,100 undergraduate and graduate students.  Valpo is consistently recognized as one of the best private universities in the Midwest and is located in Valparaiso Indiana, a county seat of over 30,000 residents with high quality schools and an active social community.

Candidates should have a Ph.D. (ABD considered) in relevant fields from an AACSB accredited institution. The teaching load typically includes a 3/3 plus additional campus citizenship activities and maintenance of an active industry engagement. Teaching experience with demonstrated classroom and online teaching effectiveness is highly desirable. The successful candidate will be able to teach existing undergraduate and graduate courses in Organizational Behavior (primary focus), and Leadership and Human Resource Management (as secondary).

As a campus with an increasingly diverse student body, we encourage applications from individuals with a commitment to mentoring students from underrepresented communities.  Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and contact information for three references to Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/86123.  In your cover letter, please include brief statements of (a) how you might contribute to the university’s distinctive mission, and (b) what experiences you have had which will enable you to mentor a diverse student body. Candidates who submit names of references should expect that the search committee will contact these references, in confidence, and that credentials will be confirmed prior to hire. Employment will require a satisfactory criminal background check.  Review of candidates will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Valparaiso University does not unlawfully discriminate and aims to employ persons of various backgrounds and experiences to develop and support its diverse community.  Its entire EOE policy can be found at http://www.valpo.edu/general-counsel/policies/equal-opportunity-policy/ .