Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor of Business

Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor of Business

Penn State Shenango invites applications for a Business, Lecturer/Assistant Teaching Professor; multi-year appointment (rank determined by qualifications) for 3 years with potential for renewal. This is a 36-week appointment, to begin August 15, 2023 or as negotiated.

Penn State Shenango is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion 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 inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

Responsibilities: Teach each semester lower- and upper-division undergraduate courses in business using traditional, hybrid and online delivery methods. This position entails teaching both for Penn State's World Campus Business B.S. Program (BSBIC) and the Penn State Shenango's Business B.S. Program (BSBCC), delivering the majority of courses online to the World Campus and others face-to-face and hybrid to Penn State Shenango. Courses may include Project Management, Basic Management Concepts, and Preparation for Career Management, New business start-up and entrepreneurships. Participate in course, curriculum, and program development and assessment. Advise students and provide career guidance. Participate in campus, university, and community service activities. Engage in activities to stay current in the discipline.

Qualifications: MBA, master's in business or equivalent degree for the Lecturer or Ph.D. (will consider ABD if appropriate) in for Assistant Teaching Professor in business. Commitment to high-quality instruction in a student-centered environment is desired. Experience and success in active and collaborative learning, the instructional use of technology, and hybrid and online teaching is an advantage. Prior college-level and online teaching experience preferred. Enthusiasm for working in a multidisciplinary environment is important.

Campus Information: Penn State is a multi-campus public land-grant university that improves the lives of the people of Pennsylvania, the nation, and the world. Our instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, and continuing and distance education informed by scholarship and research. Our research, scholarship, and creative activities promote human and economic development through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and the professions.

BSBIC programming delivers world-class degrees that embody the same Penn State quality as courses taught in the traditional classroom environment. Programs are inter-college in nature, developed and taught by full-time Penn State faculty members across the Penn State Commonwealth Campus system and delivered to students around the world. Global enrollments have grown rapidly in these adult- and military-friendly programs. The BSBIC courses have been designed to prepare students to pursue careers in all types of businesses and business organizations. The selected candidate is expected to teach the courses as designed. For more information about Penn State's World Campus Business Program visit www.worldcampus.psu.edu/degrees-and-certificates/business-bachelors/overview.

Penn State Shenango is one of more than 20 Penn State campuses state-wide. It is a student-centered campus of approximately 400 students. The coursework for the first two years of more than 160 Penn State baccalaureate majors is offered, as well as 9 baccalaureate degrees. Students and faculty at Penn State Shenango have all of the resources of a major research university at their disposal, but in a small college atmosphere. Class sizes are small and the student/faculty ratio is low, so students can receive much individual attention. Our faculty members are committed to providing a high-quality educational experience to their students and are actively engaged in research. Our students receive a world-class education delivered in a small campus setting and have opportunities to participate in undergraduate research projects supervised by faculty members. For more information about the Shenango campus, visit https://shenango.psu.edu/.

Inquiries about the position should be addressed to Dr. Jo Anne Carrick, Campus Director and Chief Academic Officer, jam39@psu.edu.

For full consideration, applicants are required to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, 1-page teaching philosophy, optional recent student teaching evaluations, the contact information for 3 or more references (letters are not required), and a 1-page diversity statement that details how your teaching, service and/or professional development has supported the success of students from diverse and/or underrepresented backgrounds (applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experiences should note their plans for such work).

Closing Date: Application review begins immediately and continues until a suitable candidate is found.


Apply online at https://psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic/job/Penn-State-Shenango/Lecturer-Assistant-Teaching-Professor-of-Business_REQ_0000037435-1

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Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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