Assistant Professor of Business Administration

Cheyney University’s Department of Business Education and Professional Studies seeks to fill a full-time, tenure-track faculty position, starting either August 2023 or January 2024. The faculty member who fills this position will be responsible for teaching economics and business-related courses, advising students, conducting scholarly research, and providing service to the university and community.  

Consistent with Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Classifications, the department seeks a professor who studies and teaches in any of the following areas: 

C     Mathematical and Quantitative Methods, including econometric and statistical  

methods, game and bargaining theories, and data collection methodology;  

M     Business Administration and Economics, such as business economics, marketing  

and advertising, and accounting and auditing; and, 

O    Economic Development, involving development planning and policy, economic growth and productivity, and regional, developing, and developed country studies. 

Primary Responsibilities:   

• Teach effectively in areas as assigned and qualified.  

• Maintain a typical faculty workload, including up to twelve (12) credit hours of instruction per semester (excluding Summer). Cheyney University’s courses are typically three (3) credit hours each. 

• Develop and deliver face-to-face, hybrid, synchronous, and asynchronous online instruction.  

• Collaborate with colleagues in curriculum design, instruction, and assessment and help create innovative strategies for student recruitment, retention, and completion.  

• Mentor, guide, and support students consistent with student needs and university policies, keeping regular office hours, supporting student organizations, and attending campus events. 

• Continue scholarly growth and professional development through various means, such as conducting scientific research, delivering papers at national and regional meetings of professional societies, participating in panels at regional and national meetings of professional organizations, editing professional journals, and acquiring grants.  

• Serve the department, college, university, and community through various means, especially contributing to shared governance, participation in university-wide colloquia, and serving in professional and or community organizations.  

• All other relevant duties as assigned.