Lecturer in Business

University of Maine System • Orono, ME

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maine Business School (AACSB Accredited) at the University of Maine seeks
applicants for a teaching faculty position at the rank of Lecturer to primarily
teach Introduction to Business and similar courses, with an anticipated start
date of August 1, 2026. This will be a full-time, 10.5-month ongoing
appointment, renewed annually based on satisfactory performance. The work year
for this position is July 15th through May 31st. The successful candidate will
have significant experience teaching at the collegiate level, with a strong
preference for experience teaching general business concepts to students early
in their college career. This position has in-person teaching responsibilities
in Orono, Maine each semester.

The successful candidate will be expected to be an effective and engaging
teacher, collaborate with the College and colleagues to increase student
success, advise and mentor undergraduates and graduates in pursuit of their
academic and professional goals, and make a strong commitment to the development
and delivery of innovative curricula. The typical teaching load is four courses
per semester at the undergraduate (and occasionally at the graduate level), with
the option to reduce this to three courses per term when engaged in significant
service to the College. This position plays a significant role in the “Business
Bridge Week [https://umaine.edu/business/first-year-experience/]” program, which
occurs the week before the beginning of the fall semester. The candidate will be
expected to participate in maintenance of AACSB accreditation. Service to the
College, University, and in the Community is expected.

Primary Teaching Responsibilities: The successful candidate will primarily teach
Introduction to Business (or successor course) to first-year business
students. This course is a foundational course which serves as the Maine
Business School’s research learning experience (RLE) and is built on the
foundation of inquiry-based learning.  Training and oversight of the
College’s Peer Leaders [https://umaine.edu/business/mbs-student-employment/] in
support of smaller cohorts of students for the RLE experience in the fall is an
essential part of the teaching responsibilities of this role. As a part of our
core business curriculum, the instructor of this course must integrate Assurance
of Learning Outcomes into the course as determined by the faculty of MBS.

The Maine Business School invites faculty to participate as full and equal
partners in curriculum development, projects, and committees related to the
educational mission, and School governance. We support the professional goals
and development of teaching faculty.

About the University:
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and
graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional
campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space
grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine
System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university
and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing
excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world.
More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu [http://umaine.edu/].

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including,
but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive
insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short
and long term disability as well as retirement plan options.

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a
primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous
cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality
medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater
Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Visit the Maine Office of Tourism
[https://themainehighlands.com/places-to-visit/greater-bangor-region/] to learn
more about what the Bangor region has to offer.

Requirements

• MBA, master’s degree in business, or master’s degree in a related field
• 5 years of professional experience
• 3 years of experience teaching at the undergraduate level in a business program

Nice To Haves

• Terminal degree in Business (Ph. D. or DBA) or related field
• 8 or more years of professional experience
• 5 or more years of experience teaching at the undergraduate level in an AACSB accredited business program
• Demonstrated evidence of quality teaching.
• Experience teaching online and in person
• Documented commitment to student success

Responsibilities

• Be an effective and engaging teacher
• Collaborate with the College and colleagues to increase student success
• Advise and mentor undergraduates and graduates in pursuit of their academic and professional goals
• Make a strong commitment to the development and delivery of innovative curricula
• Participate in maintenance of AACSB accreditation
• Service to the College, University, and in the Community
• Primarily teach Introduction to Business (or successor course) to first-year business students
• Training and oversight of the College’s Peer Leaders in support of smaller cohorts of students for the RLE experience in the fall
• Integrate Assurance of Learning Outcomes into the course as determined by the faculty of MBS
• Participate as full and equal partners in curriculum development, projects, and committees related to the educational mission, and School governance

Benefits

• tuition benefits (employee and dependent)
• comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability
• retirement plan options

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees