Instructor/Assistant Professor- Management

Radford University Portal • Radford, VA

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About The Position

The Department of Management in the Davis College of Business and Economics at Radford University invites applications for a full-time Special Purpose faculty appointment in Management beginning August 10, 2022. The department is looking for a dynamic teacher who will teach four courses each semester in organizational behavior, leadership, and/or human resource management and service at the departmental, college and university levels. Radford University is a comprehensive public university of approximately 9,500 students that has received national recognition for many of its undergraduate and graduate academic programs, as well as its sustainability initiatives. Radford University serves the Commonwealth of Virginia and the nation through a wide range of academic, cultural, human service, and research programs and is one of the premier teacher preparation universities in the Commonwealth. Well known for its strong faculty/student bonds, a growing, diverse student population, innovative use of technology in the learning environment and vibrant student life on a beautiful 204-acre American classical campus, Radford University offers students many opportunities to get involved and succeed in and out of the classroom. Information about the current university strategic plan can be found at: https:// www.radford.edu/content/strategic-planning/home.html. The city of Radford, Virginia is located in the heart of the New River Valley in southwest Virginia. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the region is a haven for music lovers and outdoor enthusiasts. Just a short drive from Blacksburg and Roanoke, the region boasts a vibrant art scene and local food culture as well as many community-university partnership opportunities. Radford is also a two-hour drive from the Piedmont Triad and two and a half hours from Charlotte, North Carolina. The AACSB Davis College of Business and Economics is central to the mission of the university. The college consists of the departments of Management; Marketing; Accounting, Finance and Business Law; and Economics. Radford University’s Davis College of Business and Economics serves a population of approximately 1,400 pre-business and business students who complete BBA degrees in accounting, economics, finance, management or marketing; BS degrees in economics; and MBA degrees. Students add minors in business administration, economics, entrepreneurship, management, or marketing and concentrations in entrepreneurship or international economics. The award-winning MBA program is transitioning from a hybrid program to a year-round asynchronous online program marketed by Academic Partners. Radford University completed COBE’s signature academic home, Kyle Hall, in fall 2012. Faculty, staff, students and the community benefit from the facility’s modern learning and teaching technologies. The building’s design, guided by a faculty committee, incorporates such signature features as: a trading room with a Bloomberg terminal, MorningStar data service and displays from RISE ; student study areas designed to foster team projects; a wireless environment that supports the requirement for students to have laptop computers; and facilities for the outreach of COBE through the Center for Innovation and Analytics, the Venture Lab, the Small Business Development Center, and the Government and Nonprofit Assistant Center. The business faculty seek to challenge minds, cultivate talents and connect people within our technology-rich environment. Our mission is to provide an active learning environment that develops analytical and innovative business professionals for a dynamic global economy. The Department of Management is the largest of the college’s departments in terms of majors and consist three disciplines, Organizational Behavior, Decision Science, and Strategy/Entrepreneurship. The department offers a major in management, a concentration in entrepreneurship, a minor in management, and a minor in entrepreneurship.

Requirements

• Applicants must be considered a qualified instructor per AACSB accreditation requirements as well as by the standards of the Davis College of Business and Economics.
• A successful applicant must have, at a minimum, a graduate degree (with a minimum of eighteen semester hours of graduate classes completed) in Management or a closely allied area.
• Masters or PhD or equivalent doctoral degree preferred ( ABD considered).
• Continued employment is contingent upon maintaining necessary faculty qualifications per the standards of the Davis College of Business and Economics.

Nice To Haves

• Teaching experience in the areas of organizational management, human resource management, and/or leadership is preferred.
• Significant professional experience in one of the three areas would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• teach four courses each semester in organizational behavior, leadership, and/or human resource management
• service at the departmental, college and university levels

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time