Assistant or Associate Professor of Global Commerce

Denison University • Granville, OH

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About The Position

Denison University's Global Commerce program invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level, beginning in Fall 2027. The program takes an interdisciplinary approach to business and examines how global exchanges of goods, services, information, and money shape and are shaped by economic, political, cultural, social, and environmental factors. Students apply their learning through consulting projects, entrepreneurial pitches, and co-curricular experiences.

The successful candidate will be a scholar from the humanities or humanistic social sciences whose research focuses on business, trade, or economic life. They will teach across the Global Commerce core curriculum, including courses on commerce and society, how businesses function in the modern economy, local business consulting, and global entrepreneurship. The faculty member may also develop commerce-related electives aligned with their research. The teaching load is five courses per year, and the largest course is capped at 25 students.

The position requires a PhD by the time of appointment, a commitment to excellence in undergraduate liberal arts teaching, and an active research agenda. The successful candidate will contribute to the development of the Global Commerce major, work with colleagues in the Knowlton Center for Career Exploration, integrate global perspectives into teaching, and participate in an interdisciplinary program. Research perspectives will be considered in relation to those already represented in the Department. Continued scholarship is required of all tenure-track and tenured Denison faculty. Additional business, government, or nonprofit sector work experience is strongly valued as a complement to academic expertise.

Requirements

• PhD by the time of appointment.
• Research focused on questions related to business, trade, or economic life, from a humanities or humanistic social sciences perspective.
• Commitment to excellence in undergraduate liberal arts teaching.
• Desire to contribute to the development of the Global Commerce major.
• Willingness to work with colleagues in the Knowlton Center for Career Exploration.
• Interest in integrating global perspectives into teaching and working in an interdisciplinary program.
• Evidence of an active research agenda.

Nice To Haves

• Additional work experience in the business, government, or nonprofit sectors is strongly valued as a complement to academic expertise.
• A research perspective that complements those currently represented in the Department.

Responsibilities

• Teach five courses per year across the Global Commerce core curriculum.
• Teach courses covering the relationship between commerce and society, business in the modern economy, local business consulting, and global entrepreneurship.
• Develop commerce-related electives aligned with the faculty member's research area, as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of the Global Commerce major.
• Work with colleagues in the Knowlton Center for Career Exploration.
• Integrate global perspectives into teaching and contribute to an interdisciplinary program.
• Maintain an active research agenda and continue scholarly work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree