A non-tenure track, adjunct faculty position in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level to teach an undergraduate introductory course on Business Law. This course is a required class for all business and accounting majors in LSBE. The course is taught in-person on campus, and is currently scheduled to be offered in a once-a-week, evening format (Tuesday, 6:00 to 8:40 PM).
The candidate hired to teach this course will have responsibilities for managing all aspects of teaching the course, including course development, course delivery, grading, and communicating with students. The department will provide guidance on course content and syllabus. The candidate is also expected to hold office hours (in-person or virtual) to ensure access to students outside of class hours. All classes in LSBE must adhere to university’s guidelines pertaining to COVID protocols.
Required/Essential Qualifications: 1. A minimum of a Master’s degree in Law or a Juris Doctorate (JD). 2. Work experience that demonstrates active involvement in the area of Business Law. A JD degree also fulfills this requirement. 3. 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). If you have questions about AACSB qualifications, please contact the Screening Committee chair via email: rbrannan@d.umn.edu.
Preferred Qualifications: 1. Experience teaching Business Law courses as the primary instructor at the undergraduate level. 2. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse group of constituents. 3. Experience in training or public speaking within an organized setting.
Internal Number: 348691
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