Professor of Practice: Strategy and Leadership

Professor of Practice: Strategy and Leadership, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

This is a remote work position.

Rensselaer at Work, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s digitally delivered professional graduate programs for working professionals and their employers, invites applications for a full-time non-tenure track Professor of Practice: Strategy and Leadership.

The successful candidate will be an instructional faculty member with significant leadership experience in the areas of corporate strategy, market strategy, and market dynamics to teach in a graduate business program.

The position begins July 1, 2023. The initial appointment is for two years and may be renewed, contingent upon funding, performance, and the needs of the program.  The successful candidate will be an active practitioner with experience in strategy formulation, evaluation of markets, assessment of needs, and the use of analytics in strategy formulation. Experience at the c-suite level of technology-focused companies is desired. The incumbent will assist in developing, leading, and teaching a single project-based course over the full calendar year in a digitally delivered mentored doing-focused learning framework. Teaching responsibilities will be at the graduate level.

In addition to academic/professional qualification, Rensselaer at Work believes that “doing” leads to deepened learning and engagement for working professionals and seeks faculty members who attitudinally believe that mentorship is an important part of the teaching/learning process.

Candidates must have a JD, EdD, DBA or PhD in a field related to economics, strategy, or business and 10-15 years of substantive professional/academic experience in the described fields. Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the collegiate level is preferred. Appointment will be made as Professor of Practice.

Information about Rensselaer at Work can be found at www.ewp.rpi.edu. For further information, contact: Dr. Aric Krause, Dean of Academic and Administrative Affairs, Rensselaer at Work, krausa2@rpi.edu. 

Application Information and Instructions: Posted on May 24, 2023. Screening of applications will begin immediately, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please follow the on-screen prompts at https://careers.rpi.edu/en-us/job/493915 to create a brief online profile along with contact information for three references. Please be ready to upload the following. If you need assistance with the online application process, please contact careers@rpi.edu.

• letter of interest
• curriculum vitae
• a diversity statement
• evidence of successful teaching experience at the collegiate level (if available) or a statement of teaching experience.

We welcome candidates who will bring diverse cultural, ethnic, national and international perspectives to Rensselaer’s work and campus communities. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity, Race/Gender/Veterans/Disability Employer.