Clinical Assistant Professor of Management

For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit https://kennesaw.edu .  

Location
 

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Department Information
 

Located in the Northwest of metro Atlanta, Michael J. Coles College of Business is fully accredited by AACSB-International, offers programs in online, hybrid, and face-to-face formats, and serves around 9,000 students. The Michael A. Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality consists of three majors (Management, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality Management), six minors, two centers, and 40 + faculty with diverse research and teaching interests.
The school supports several graduate programs including MBA, EMBA, and Ph.D. programs, which are nationally recognized. The school also houses Joel A. Katz Music & Entertainment Business Program, Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center, and Family Enterprise Center, which was recognized as the third most productive center for publishing research in family business journals. The entrepreneurship & innovation center is focused on the incubation of new businesses through student-led initiatives.
We encourage faculty members to integrate experiential learning into the curriculum and be at the forefront of innovations that promote student success. The school values and supports the diverse research interests of the faculty members and offers a flexible workload model that aligns with their career objectives. For more information related to the college and the school, please visit our website at coles.kennesaw.edu. 

Job Summary
 

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position as Clinical Assistant Professor of Management in the Leven School of Management, Entrepreneurship and Hospitality with a preferred start date of August 2024. This is a nine-month contracted position.

Responsibilities
 

• Primary teaching responsibilities will be in our dynamic Executive MBA (EMBA) program and cover multiple areas of study including Team Management, Operations Management, General Management, International Business, Data Analytics/Modeling, and others as needed by the program.  Classes meet generally one weekend (Saturday and Sunday) per month.
• This position entails being a faculty team lead responsible for the coordination and logistics for an Executive MBA course.
• Engage in other EMBA programs, department, college, and university activities.
• Engaging in quality scholarly activities consistent with AACSB accreditation.

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.
 

Required Qualifications
 

• An earned Terminal/Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Management, or a related discipline is required. 
• Due to the educator-practitioner nature of this position, candidates must have a minimum of 10 years recent management or consultant level business experience.
   

Preferred Qualifications
 

• Experience teaching face to face, on-line and hybrid course.
• Experience in teaching graduate level courses.
• Strong evidence of ability to publish including existing publications in academic refereed journals or conference proceedings. 
   

Required Documents to Attach
 

Incomplete applications will not be considered.
 

Apply Before Date
 

Review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration, please apply by March 1, 2024.

Contact Information
 

For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Thomas Devaney at 470-578-6283 or [email protected] .

For technical support or assistance completing a job application, please contact the Shared Services Center at (877) 251-2644 or [email protected] .

For questions about a specific job posting at Kennesaw State University, please contact the search chair listed under the contact information section on each posting. For general questions about faculty jobs please email [email protected] .
 

Equal Employment Opportunity
 

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.

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Background Check
 

Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation.  Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment.  Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process.   Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials. 
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