Posted: 09-Jun-25
Location: Oxford, Ohio
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Internal Number: JR102498
Job Description Summary
Assistant Teaching Professor / Assistant Lecturer position will teach multiple sections of BUS 102: Foundations of Business Communication and provide service to students, the institution, and the discipline. BUS 102: Foundations of Business Communication is part of the required First-Year Integrated Core (FYIC) curriculum for all Farmer School of Business majors. The FYIC is an innovative four-course bundle that teaches students key skills such as critical thinking, creative thinking, computational thinking & coding, ethical thinking, communication, and collaboration. As a BUS 102 team member, you will be a part of a faculty team who work together to integrate these key skills across all four FYIC classes (BUS 101: Foundations of Business; BUS 102: Foundations of Business Communication; ESP 103: Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Thinking; and BUS 104: Introduction to Computational Thinking for Business). For more information on the FYIC, please visit https://miamioh.edu/fsb/academics/first-year-integrated-core/index.html. Appointment begins August 2025.
Job Description
Service responsibilities undertaken by faculty in the FYIC and their home department could include developing and facilitating programmatic integration and enhanced programmatic efficacy; developing and maintaining teaching materials and resources shared by the FYIC and department; and/or providing support for one or more of the following: Visiting faculty teaching in the FYIC or Department, assessment of FYIC and other courses, e-learning, and career opportunities for students.
Additional Information
A criminal background check is required. All campuses are smoke- and tobacco-free campuses.
This organization participates in E-Verify.
Reasonable Accommodations
Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560. Questions and follow-ups regarding requests should also be directed here.
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Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Statement
Miami University, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, encourages applications from protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Miami University prohibits harassment, discrimination and retaliation on the basis of age (40 years or older), color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, military status, national origin (ancestry), pregnancy, race, religion, sex/gender, status as a parent or foster parent, sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities, programs or employment practices. Requests for reasonable accommodations for disabilities related to employment should be directed to ADAFacultyStaff@miamioh.edu or 513-529-3560.
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Minimum Qualifications:
Required: Doctorate for rank of Assistant Teaching Professor in a related field by the time of appointment; Master’s degree for rank of Assistant Lecturer in a related field by the time of appointment. Candidates must have expertise in teaching in rhetoric and writing, communication, business, or related fields.
Consideration may be given to candidates with multiple years of experience engaging with clients from a variety of industries, organizations, and/or disciplines; experience teaching professional skills (e.g. teamwork, project management, technical writing, reproducibility, coding, verbal and written communication) to students and/or colleagues; commitment to pedagogic innovation; demonstrated enthusiasm for undertaking student-centered service responsibilities such as academic and extracurricular advising; demonstrated evidence of teaching effectiveness assessment of FYIC and other courses, e-learning, and career opportunities for students; and / or demonstrated enthusiasm for undertaking programmatic or departmental service responsibilities.
Required Application Documents
Submit a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for the position, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, evidence of service excellence or a statement of service philosophy/interest.
Special Instructions (if applicable)
Inquiries may be directed to Josh Ferris ferrisj2@miamioh.edu. Screening of applications will begin two (2) weeks after the date of posting and will continue until the position is filled.