Assistant Professor of Practice in the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship/Department of Management

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley•Edinburg, TX

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About The Position

The Department of Management in the Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) http://www.utrgv.edu/rcvcobe invites applications for the position of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of Practice. About UTRGV: It is UTRGV's Vision "To be one of the nation's leaders in higher education, its premier Hispanic-serving institution, and a highly engaged bilingual university, with exceptional educational, research, and creative opportunities that serve as catalysts for transformation in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond." As such, UTRGV is committed to building a diverse faculty and staff that can contribute to an enriching learning environment that strives for more equitable outcomes for student success. UTRGV is a distributed campus, one university spanning four counties and multiple locations. Our purpose is to be a university for the entire Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over 91% of the students enrolled at UTRGV identify as Hispanic, making UTRGV one of the top 3 universities with the highest percentage of Hispanic students. For additional information, please visit our website. Our courses are offered during the day and evenings in different modalities - face-to-face, hybrid, online synchronous and online asynchronous. Face-to-face classes are offered in the Edinburg and Brownsville campuses. We invite applications for a position as a Professor of Practice. The duties for a Professor of Practice position are teaching and service. Applicants with an MBA or Master's degree in Management or a related field are invited to apply. For applicants with a Ph.D. or DBA in Management or a related field, a research component is possible depending on applicant interests and abilities. The department contributes to the BBA in Management major, the MBA program, the MS in Health Care Administration, the MS in Human Resource Management, and doctoral seminars. The College offers Ph.D. programs in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Management, and Marketing.

Requirements

Master's degree in Management or related field with at least 18 credit hours in the Management field, from an accredited institution.
Excellent teaching ability in business and management classes at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Nice To Haves

PhD or DBA in Management or related field
Three years of college teaching experience
Ability to teach online or use technology to support teaching and learning.
Substantial community involvement such as participation in a professional society and/or serving as a speaker for local or regional events