Pool for Business Administration Department - Management and Entrepreneurship Area

Sonoma State University
United States, California, Rohnert Park
1801 East Cotati Avenue (Show on map)
Dec 12, 2024
Pool for Business Administration Department - Management and Entrepreneurship Area Job No: 534468 Work Type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer Location: Sonoma Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Temporary, Part Time, Faculty - Business/Management Department Of Business Administration - Management and Entrepreneurship Area Pool Faculty Employment Opportunity Job# 534468 Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary Faculty Location: Sonoma Categories: Temporary, Part Time, Instructional Faculty - Temporary Faculty Unit 3 CFA - California Faculty Association Business Administration Department - Management and Entrepreneurship Area Temporary Faculty Position (Lecturer) Our Commitment Guided by our core values as a university: diversity, sustainability, community engagement, and adaptability, Sonoma State University (SSU) offers an education that fosters intellectual, social, and personal growth. SSU is a public liberal arts and sciences university. As the only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges in the state of California, we are committed to preparing students for a life of active citizenship and public service. We have a vibrant campus life characterized by a lively co-curriculum that fosters broad based intellectual and artistic opportunities in which the campus as a whole is actively engaged. Faculty members are committed to facilitating spaces in which all can grow by building on our scholars' assets as they explore new knowledge. These efforts include fostering creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, experimentation, empathy, and communication. We strive to create a diverse, equity-minded, and inclusive campus environment. Faculty are expected to collaborate thoughtfully with our staff and scholars, which means we value the full range of everyone's assets in terms of languages, abilities, cultures, and ways of knowing. We are fully committed to the rights of scholars, staff, and faculty. We are especially interested in candidates who are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. The University Sonoma State University's beautiful 274-acre campus is located in Sonoma County wine country, an hour north of San Francisco. The campus offers the ideal setting for teaching and learning and access to a community of rich cultural, environmental, and recreational opportunities. Founded in 1960, SSU is one of the 23 campuses of the California State University System. As members of the largest public higher educational system in the nation, we provide accessible, high-quality education. Sonoma State University is a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution, as such we are committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty and staff reflecting the linguistic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region and state. The Department The Department of Business Administration at Sonoma State University offers high-quality, relevant education in business to aspiring and practicing professionals, managers, and entrepreneurs in the private and public sectors. It does this in a liberal arts and sciences environment in which faculty emphasize the development and continuous improvement of the skills of critical thinking, effective communication, ethical reasoning, maintaining a global perspective, and applying disciplinary tools. The department offers programs of study leading to both the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. The BSBA program offers concentrations in accounting, finance, financial management, management, marketing, and wine business strategies. The graduate program includes a professional MBA, a wine business MBA, and an executive MBA. All of our faculty have a demonstrated commitment to teaching and advising students from diverse backgrounds and are expected to participate in the mission of building an academic community that fosters inclusive excellence for all members. The department is structured into three Areas: (1) Management and Entrepreneurship Area, (2) Marketing, Wine Business, and Operations Management Area, and (3) Accounting, Finance, and Business Analytics Area. This lecturer pool is solely for the Management and Entrepreneurship Area. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the School of Business and Economics webpage at: https://sbe.sonoma.edu Duties of the Position Successful applicants will teach one or more graduate or undergraduate courses in business administration subjects, specifically those courses related to the Management, Entrepreneurship, or Business Law areas. When available, the course load is usually one 4-credit course per semester on an intermittent rather than continual schedule. Please note that these appointments are not guaranteed and are normally not available on a continuing semester-to-semester basis. The teaching load does not normally consist of more than one 4-credit course for the semester of appointment. Note that being accepted to the pool is not a guarantee of employment, but merely indicates that the candidate is qualified to teach specific courses when departmental needs arise. Courses that are relevant to this pool include: BUS 225 - Legal Environment of Business, BUS 340 - Survey of Human Resource Management, BUS 344 - Organizational Behavior, BUS 350 - Management, BUS 386MG - Social Entrepreneurship, BUS 391 - Cross-Cultural Communication and Negotiation, BUS 393 - Introduction to International Business, BUS 451 - Entrepreneurship, BUS 452 - Leadership, BUS 453 - Small Business Analysis, BUS 454 - Entrepreneurial Finance, BUS 491 - Seminar in Management Strategy & Policy, BUS 540 - Managing and Motivating Employees, BUS 552 Leadership and Innovation, BUS 554 - Social Entrepreneurship in Theory and Practice, BUS 591 - Seminar in Strategic Management, BUS 592 - Entrepreneurship & New Venture Creation, and BUS 593 - Seminar in International Business. Candidates should review the course descriptions and indicate in their application letter which specific courses they wish to be considered for in this pool. Course descriptions can be found at: http://www.sonoma.edu/catalog/ Professional Qualifications To be recommended for appointment, the candidate must meet the following requirements: Required: Candidates must have an earned Master's degree or higher in Business Administration (or a closely related field) from an accredited program, for all courses other than BUS 225. For BUS 225, a JD from an accredited program with an emphasis in Business Law is required. Candidates must meet the criteria of Instructional Practitioner (IP) according to the Department of Business Administration's current faculty qualifications policy. For courses other than BUS 344, BUS 453, and BUS 225, successful candidates must also have had experience at the mid-management level or above in an organizational responsibility center for a minimum of five of the last six calendar years. Experience must be in at least one area of general management, human resource management, entrepreneurship, or leadership. Candidates for BUS 453 and BUS 454, in addition to a minimum requirement of a master's degree and IP (or higher) status, must have a minimum of 5 years formal, full-time experience in the Small Business area (especially in the finance area for BUS 454). Candidates for BUS 391 or BUS 393, in addition to a minimum requirement of a master's degree and IP (or higher) status, must have a minimum of 5 years formal, full-time managerial work experience in the International Business area. For BUS 225, the successful candidate must have experience as a practicing attorney in the area of Business Law for a minimum of five years of the last six calendar years. In order to maintain current status in the pool, successful candidates must maintain their status by continuing professional activities in accordance with the Department of Business Administration's faculty qualifications policy. Preferred: Substantial prior teaching experience in higher education. For BUS 344, a Master's degree or higher in Industrial/Organizational Psychology will also be considered, preferably from an APA-accredited program. Strong preference will be given to candidates who hold an earned Ph.D. or DBA in Business Administration (or closely related field) from an accredited institution and who are Scholarly Academics or Practice Academics according to the Department's current faculty qualifications policy. Preference will also be given to candidates holding industry-recognized certifications in the area of management, such as the SPHR or PHR for human resource management. Rank and Salary Full-time is a 15-unit workload per semester. Actual salary is dependent upon the number of units assigned, educational preparation, and availability of funds subject to any CSU system faculty contract salary increases. Salary commensurate with degree level and experience. Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $4,530 - $6,056 per full-time month. The full-time (15 units per semester) monthly base salary range indicated above is prorated to the number of units worked and are paid in six monthly payments for each full semester. Selection as a candidate in the applicant pool, does not guarantee employment. Temporary Faculty appointments are made on a part-time, temporary basis and contingent upon department needs and funding. Temporary Faculty appointments are made on a semester-by-semester basis. Relocation expenses will not be provided for temporary faculty appointments. Expenses incurred to attend an interview for temporary faculty positions are not reimbursed by the University. How to Apply To apply for this position, go to jobs.sonoma.edu and click on the Staff & Faculty Career Opportunities link. Find and select the faculty position you are applying for to view the description and select Apply Now. If you have not previously applied, you will be prompted to create an account. You can use this account to apply to multiple positions. Once you have submitted the application, a confirmation email will be automatically sent to you. Please do not send materials to facultysearch@sonoma.edu. If you encounter difficulties during the application process, please email facultysearch@sonoma.edu. Please submit: Application letter including a commitment to teaching and a diversity statement Curriculum vitae Student evaluations Official transcripts are required at the time of hire. Application procedures for temporary faculty already teaching in the department: Temporary Faculty with three-year contracts do not need to reapply. Temporary Faculty who had a paid appointment during the prior academic year with your department (either one or both semesters); this includes Lecturers on the Re-Employment list are not required to apply through the Recruitment Pool unless they would like to be evaluated to teach additional courses, not currently designated as qualified to teach. Sonoma State University hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. All offers of employment are contingent upon presentation of documents demonstrating the appointee's identity and eligibility to work, in accordance with the provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Sonoma State University does not facilitate the process of applying for an H1B Visa for temporary positions. CSU Out of State Policy - Sonoma State University, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California. As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California. Contact Information Questions concerning the application process may be directed to: facultysearch@sonoma.edu Questions concerning this position may be directed to: Karen Thompson karen.thompson@sonoma.edu The ADA Coordinator is also available (hraccomodations@sonoma.edu) to assist individuals with disabilities in need of accommodation during the hiring process. Other Information The university is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status. This position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. 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