Assistant Professor, Entrepreneurship

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Teach assigned courses and adequately perform other duties/responsibilities as articulated on the annual assignment.
• Hold office hours.
• Attend departmental meetings.
• Adopt course materials in a timely manner.
• Adopt the university learning management system.
• Adopt other campus-wide technology platforms as appropriate to other specified job duties.
• Complete mandatory/required training in a timely manner.
• Abide by University Policies and Regulations.
• Participate in the evaluation process in accordance with the CBA and related documents.
• Participate in the assessment process as required by your respective department.
• Timely and professional communication with students, colleagues, staff, and administrators
• Engage in essential duties with the highest standards of integrity, responsibility, excellence, and within the accepted practices and norms of your respective field/profession.
• Prepare syllabi and instructional materials, develop and deliver lectures, tests, and evaluate students.
• Engages in reflective self-assessment of teaching styles and methods to ensure consistently effective instructional performance.
• Ensure the timely completion and reporting of student learning assessments.
• Continued professional development activity is expected at a level commensurate with rank and the mission of the University.
• Actively participate in community, institutional, and professional service in furtherance of FGCU's mission.
• Attends faculty and college meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor
• Participate in curriculum development and advancement of the respective program.
• Prepare and deliver consistent, interactive lectures that align with curriculum goals.
• Work collaboratively with departmental faculty to ensure curriculum outcomes and accreditation standards are met.
• Advise students and provide individual assistance to students during weekly office hours.
• Perform regular scholarly research and publication.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications

• A doctoral degree (Ph.D., D.B.A., Ed.D.) in Entrepreneurship (e.g., management, marketing, finance, strategy, etc.) or related field from an AACSB accredited business school or equivalent accreditation.
• ABD will be considered if the degree is conferred by the start of the contract. If the successful candidate is ABD at the time of hire, the appointment will be made at the Assistant level on a fixed contract.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated potential to build a successful record of publications.
• Demonstrated expertise in one of the following areas:
  • Entrepreneurial mindset
  • Entrepreneurial skills, competencies, expertise, or practice
  • Startup finance
  • Differentiation, growth, and scaling
  • Sustainable entrepreneurship
  • Technology commercialization
• Experience working with student co-curricular events and activities related to entrepreneurship.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating with colleagues outside your discipline.
• Familiarity with experiential learning techniques in entrepreneurship.
• Experience successfully mentoring student business ideas.
• Experience working with members of an entrepreneurial ecosystem beyond the campus.
• For candidates with doctoral or other other terminal degrees that are not AACSB accredited, 5 years of significant entrepreneurial experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of major concepts, assumptions, debates, processes of inquiry, and ways of knowing that are central to the discipline(s).
• Understanding how to use digital and interactive technologies for efficiently and effectively achieving specific learning goals.
• Knowledge of critical thinking processes and understanding how to help learners develop high level questioning skills.
• Knowledge and skill in the use of inquiry-based instructional models and strategies.
• Knowledge and ability to use technology in various teaching modalities (e.g. Face-to-face, synchronous online or asynchronous online).
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders both within and outside the University in the development and delivery of instruction, resulting in improved student learning.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Appointment will be made on a 9-month multi-year appointment basis available as early as January 2025.

Because applications and materials are subject to public review and retention under Florida's Public Records Law, please DONOTsend examples of your project/ scholarship unless requested to do so. Therefore, all submitted materials including articles, disks, slides, books, etc., become the property ofFGCUandCANNOTBERETURNED. As applicable, finalists will be notified of the need to submit specific additional materials. Such materials will become the property ofFGCU.

Under Florida's Public Records law, applications will be available for public review upon request.

Required Application Materials:

• Unofficial Transcripts
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Five (5) Professional References