Adjunct Faculty Position in Operations Management

ABOUT THE POSITION: The department's current teaching need is in the area of Operations Management. The candidate must be prepared to teach one course in the spring semester and hold regularly scheduled office hours during the semester. Most courses in LSBE are delivered fully in person.

APPOINTMENT START DATE: Spring semester appointments begin January 2, 2025; classes begin January 15, 2025.

APPLICATION REVIEW DATE: Review of complete applications will begin on November 19, 2024, and continue until the position is filled

JOB DESCRIPTION: Part-Time, non-tenure-track, adjunct position in the Department of Management Studies at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level. The Department is seeking a candidate to fill an adjunct position that could teach both undergraduate and master-level classes. Being a member of the qualified pool does not ensure a teaching contract will be offered; course offerings, and therefore teaching appointments, will vary with demand and available funding.

Required/Essential:

1. Applicants must have a minimum of a Master's degree in Management or a related area, from an accredited institution, or be ABD (with a minimum of two years of residency as a full-time doctoral student) in Management from an AACSB-International accredited institution or major internationally recognized university.
2. If the applicant has a Master's degree and is not an ABD or PhD in Management/Operations, the applicant must have experience that demonstrates active involvement in Operations management since the time of the Master's degree completion. Applicants must meet conditions for one of the four 2020 AACSB faculty qualifications [Scholarly Academic (SA), Practice Academic (PA), Scholarly Practitioner (SP), or Instructional Practitioner (IP)] as defined by LSBE (see https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GbNhdtIcaSZdmaeTlW8DnjcnnFJ7Hlu9/view)
3. Applicants must have experience in either training or public speaking within an organized setting or teaching at least one university-level course as instructor or teaching assistant.

Preferred:

1. Ph.D. from an AACSB-International accredited institution with a curricular emphasis in Operations Management or related field.
2. College-level teaching experience. Demonstrate ability to teach elective courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate level to a diverse group of students.
3. Active engagement and involvement within the Operation management-related profession.

The Labovitz School of Business and Economics (LSBE) is AACSB-International accredited and housed in a state-of-the-art building. Approximately 1,700 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in the school's programs. There are 50+ full-time faculty members in four academic departments: Accounting and Finance, Economics and Health Care Management, Management Studies, and Marketing. The School offers a Bachelor of Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, and MBA degrees. Regional outreach is accomplished primarily through the Bureau of Business and Economic Research activities. Additional information about the School and its programs can be found on LSBE's website at http://lsbe.d.umn.edu.

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Pay Range: $4,800.00 - $7,000.00; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the "Apply For Job" button and follow the instructions to create an online application for the position. Required documents must be uploaded as PDF (not Microsoft Word) formatted attachments in the employment system to fully complete an application. Incomplete applications with missing required documents (i.e., 1, 2, and 3) may not be reviewed.

Complete applications must include:

1. A cover letter
2. Current Curriculum Vitae/Resume
3. Graduate Transcript (official or unofficial)

The position will remain open until filled.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the University of Minnesota Office of Human Resources (OHR) at 612-624-8647.

Smoking, chewing tobacco and using electronic cigarettes is prohibited on all UMD property, including indoor facilities, campus grounds, and University vehicles.

If you have started receiving retirement annuity payments from the Minnesota State Retirement System (MSRS) or Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) your eligibility for this position may be impacted. Please contact UM Benefits at 1-800-756-2363 for any eligibility limitations.

Xin Liang, Chair-Screening Committee
Department of Management Studies, Labovitz School of Business and Economics
385A LSBE, 1318 Kirby Drive
Duluth, MN 55812
Phone: 218-726-6962; Fax: 218-726-7578
Email: xliang@d.umn.edu

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