Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor

Entrepreneurship: Visiting Assistant Professor/Instructor in Entrepreneurship to teach a full-time load of Entrepreneurship courses in the Farmer School of Business’s Entrepreneurship degree program. This Visiting Assistant Professor or Instructor in Entrepreneurship is responsible for combining a practitioner’s perspective with solid academic foundations to courses in the Entrepreneurship core. Position start date is August 16, 2021.

The Department of Entrepreneurship 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. Distinguishing features include small class sizes and teacher-scholars with founder experience that deliver personalized learning, an interdisciplinary focus that engages students 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, please visit: https://miamioh.edu/fsb/academics/entrepreneurship/.

Required: Master’s degree in entrepreneurship, management, business, or a closely related discipline and five years of experience for appointment as Instructor or Doctorate in entrepreneurship, management, business, or a closely related discipline at time of appointment for appointment as Visiting Assistant Professor. Position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship.

Consideration will be given to candidates with ten years of teaching experience and/or entrepreneurial experience in areas related to startup, angel or venture capital investing, business model development or the lean startup methodology, and/or social ventures and impact investing; and a combination of consulting and/or professional experiences engaging with clients in innovation, organizational change, problem solving, design, or idea generation projects from a variety of industries, organizations, and/or disciplines, excellent written and oral presentation skills; ability to work irregular hours including evenings and weekends; and ability to adapt within corporate innovation and entrepreneurial start-up environments.

Submit a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to https://jobs.miamioh.edu/cw/en-us/job/498855/visiting-assistant-professorinstructor. Inquiries may be directed to Dr. Tim R. Holcomb at holcomtr@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin July 13, 2021 and continue until the position is filled.

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