Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance

Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance

Location: W A Franke College of Business
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 605956
Full/Part Time: Full-Time

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Job Description

The W. A. Franke College of Business (FCB) at Northern Arizona University (NAU) in Flagstaff, Arizona invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track position as Assistant Professor of Practice in Finance to begin August 2022. The position is a benefit eligible, non-tenure track position for the 2022 - 2023 academic year with renewal, conditional upon teaching performance and availability of funding. FCB strives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our community and is committed to providing opportunities to people from all backgrounds to help create a welcoming, empowered, and inclusive community. FCB is also committed to serving historically underrepresented students and creating a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and just environment for them.

The primary responsibility for this position is providing instruction for FCB's Financial Planning (FP) and Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) Programs. These programs will be offered in Phoenix, which is one of the top markets in the nation to locate and expand finance and insurance operations. The NAU FP Program is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) Board Registered Program.

Teaching responsibilities for this position will include coursework necessary for students to sit for the CFP Exam and to complete the FP and RMI Certificates. In addition, the successful candidate will be expected to support FP and RMI Programs through activities such as student coaching, mentoring, and advising.

Job responsibilities include:

• Teaching 12 credit hours (4 classes) of finance courses each semester (Fall and Spring).
• Providing career advisement to students.
• Participating in finance area, college, and university service.
• Engaging in a program of intellectual activities or professional qualification requirements in accordance with FCB and AACSB guidelines.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate degree (Master's Degree or higher with a concentration in finance related field) from an accredited institution.
• Minimum five (5) years' professional experience, including upper-level management experience, in finance.
• 2 years' experience teaching finance at the university level.
• Ability to meet AACSB academic or professional qualification requirements (as referenced in job description).

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree or higher from an AACSB, ABET or EQUIS accredited institution.
• Willingness and ability to teach Certified Financial Planning and Risk Management/Insurance related courses.
• Demonstrated excellence in working, teaching and communicating with diverse constituencies.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching as documented by a pattern of strong teaching evaluations.
• Willingness and ability to teach other finance courses as needed.
• Interest in teaching in collaboration with other business faculty.
• Evidence of, or potential for, excellence in working with historically underrepresented constituencies.
• Willingness and ability to cultivate investment and insurance industry contacts to help engage students with professionals.
• Five (5) years of in-person, blended, and online teaching experience.

General Information

Northern Arizona University has a student population of 29,569, including approximately 21,000 on its main campus in Flagstaff and the remainder at more than 20 locations statewide and online.

Committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment, NAU has earned a solid reputation as a university with all the features of a large institution but with a personal touch, with a faculty and staff dedicated to each student's success. All faculty members are expected to promote student learning and help students achieve academic outcomes.

While our emphasis is undergraduate education, we offer a wide range of graduate programs and research. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.

The FCB, a non-PhD granting college, is a leading AACSB-accredited provider of business education. The FCB educational experience is characterized by high levels of faculty-student interaction. The college offers undergraduate and graduate education, and has enrollments of over 3,000 students. The FCB is known for preparing outstanding, motivated professionals who are often first generation college students.

Flagstaff has a population of about 70,000, rich in cultural diversity. Located at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff is 140 miles north of Phoenix at intersection of Interstate 17 and Interstate 40.

For information about diversity, access and equity at NAU, see the Center for University Access and Inclusion webpage.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirement

As of 12/10/21, the Safer Federal Workforce employee vaccination requirement is currently suspended pending the outcome of a federal court-issued injunction. This injunction has suspended the recent executive order issued by President Biden requiring all employees of federal contractors to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. For current status of the vaccine requirement and/or questions, please visit FAQs for Employee Vaccination Requirement.

Background Information

Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an Annual Security Report. The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the Fire Safety Report is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.

Salary

Commensurate with experience.

Benefits

This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on benefits at NAU is available at the NAU HR benefits page. Faculty are hired on a contract basis, renewable according to terms of the Conditions of Faculty Service. Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). Employees will have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed enrollment. If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS plan) will begin to participate on the first day of employment. The long-term disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay period following 90 days of employment. More information about NAU benefits is available at the NAU HR benefits page.

Immigration Suppt/Sponsorship

NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.

Submission Deadline

This vacancy will be open until filled or closed. Review of applications will begin on April 11, 2022.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button at the end of the job description if viewing this position through the NAU HR website. Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to nau.jobs, follow the 'Faculty and Administrator Openings' link, locate vacancy 605956, and then "Apply" at the bottom of the page.

Application must include: (1) a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position; (2) a current vitae; (3) recent teaching evaluations (if applicable); (4) a one-page diversity statment; and (5) names and contact information for three references. Save all items as PDF and/or Word documents.

If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the HR website or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.

If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process please contact the Office of Equity and Access at: 928-523-3312/TDD - 928-523-1006 or PO Box 4083, Flagstaff AZ 86011.

Any questions about the position should be addressed to Kay Pinto, Executive Assistant of The W. A. Franke College of Business, 928-523-7343, kay.pinto@nau.edu.

FLSA Status

This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

EEO is the Law Poster and Supplements

NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.



To apply, visit https://hr.peoplesoft.nau.edu/psp/ph92prta/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=2&JobOpeningId=605956&PostingSeq=1


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