Adjunct Faculty, Longwood online MBA program (A0010)

About Longwood University: 

A comprehensive university with a strong liberal arts foundation, Longwood has a distinctive mission to develop citizen leaders who are prepared to make positive contributions to the common good of society. Founded in 1839, Longwood is the third-oldest public university in Virginia.  

Longwood is part of the proud tradition of higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Roughly one hour’s drive from Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Richmond, Longwood is located in the historic two-college community of Farmville. Longwood currently has approximately 4,800 undergraduate and graduate students and 38,000 alumni. It maintains affiliations with the neighboring Robert Russa Moton Museum of civil rights history and the Longwood Center for Visual Arts, a nationally accredited university art museum. A member of the Big South Conference, Longwood competes at the NCAA Division I level.

Job Description: 

Longwood University’s AACSB-accredited College of Business and Economics invites applications for part-time faculty to teach courses in its growing and highly successful online MBA program. Designed to foster the transition into leadership positions for working professionals regardless of whether they have an undergraduate degree in a business discipline, our MBA requires 31 semester credit hours, is 100% asynchronous online, and may be completed in as little as 10 months. The MBA includes a core of eight courses and the following track options: general business, marketing, data analytics, and real estate fulfilled through two electives. A course term is seven weeks, and there are six terms in a calendar year.

We seek highly qualified faculty who are experienced in delivering an exceptional on-line learning experience for working professionals in the following fields:

• Accounting
• Data Analytics
• Economics
• Finance
• Information Systems
• Management
• Marketing
• Real Estate

Requirements:

• Ph.D. in the course discipline.
• Either an active research agenda with two refereed journal publications in the most recent five-year period, or a highly successful with extensive current experience in the field.
• Residence and eligibility to work in the United States.
• Evidence of successfully teaching in an online environment. Experience teaching at the graduate level online preferred.
• Experience with Canvas as a learning management system preferred. 
• Familiarity with Quality Matters preferred.
• Completion of Longwood Online Technology Institute (LOTI) training prior to teaching the first class.
• A demonstrated commitment and ability to work with a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, and constituents in support of the university mission is required.

Additional Information:

This is a part-time instructional faculty position. Commonwealth of Virginia benefits do not accompany this position. A successful criminal background investigation is required.  AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply. 

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In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Longwood University will provide, if requested, reasonable accommodations to applicants in need of accommodations in order to provide access to the application and/or interview process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application. If, however, you require accommodations in the application and/or interview process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 434-395-2074 or humres@longwood.edu. 

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Application Instructions: 

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, qualified applicants must complete the online information section and questions, and please attach (where it says Resume) a letter of application, curriculum vitae, unofficial graduate transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon hire), and names and contact details of three references. Link to apply https://longwood.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=140404.