***Deadline extended to August 20th at 11:59pm CST***
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Assistant Professor of Management - (Diversity)Brief Overview:
Metropolitan State University, Minnesota's public, urban university, is seeking to hire an Assistant Professor of Management. This is a full-time probationary position within the Department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resources located in the College of Management and is expected to start January 2022.
Our vision is to be the premier urban, public, comprehensive system university in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area where the faculty, staff and students of Metropolitan State will reflect the area's rich diversity, build a culturally competent and anti-racist learning community and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to civic engagement.
Metropolitan State University provides an excellent, inclusive and engaging education to eliminate opportunity gaps and lead our communities to a prosperous and equitable future. Metropolitan State University is a three-time recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, most recently in 2019. Federally recognized as a Minority Serving Institution (Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution, AANAPISI), its employees serve approximately 11,000 post-traditional learners, two-thirds of whom identify as belonging to communities of color or American Indian nations, are first in their family to attend college, and/or are eligible for Pell grants. Since we do not operate residential facilities, Metropolitan State University students all commute to class locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. Metropolitan State is recognized by CollegeNet as a leading higher education promoter of social mobility for students (Ranked #35 out of 1458 in 2019). The university offers programs leading to baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees. We provide accessible, high quality liberal arts, professional and graduate education with continued emphasis on marginalized groups, including adult learners. Recognized in 2008 and 2014 by the Carnegie Foundation for Community Engagement and named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the university is committed to academic excellence and community engagement through curriculum, teaching, scholarship and service designed to support an urban mission.
Metropolitan State University has responded to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic by offering nearly all of its courses in a fully online format for the 2020-2021 academic year, limiting any in-person instruction to courses for which in-person learning is essential for students to achieve the learning outcomes. In addition, the majority of employees are working remotely, taking advantage of technological tools to engage students and complete their work. The search for this position will be conducted using web conferencing technology.
The School/Academic Department: The College of Management offers student-centered undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs in the Twin Cities metropolitan area and beyond. These programs are designed to serve a diverse student population with an applied, globally-oriented curriculum, empowering them to achieve career goals as ethical and strategic leaders and managers in business, government, and non-profit organizations. Within the department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resources (
MEHR) the faculty has teaching and research interests that includes Management, Organizational Behavior, Workplace Diversity, Entrepreneurship, Human Resources, and Strategy.
Responsibilities:
The new Faculty member is expected to:
- Teach Diversity Management courses effectively at both the undergraduate and graduate level in conjunction with other management courses such as organizational behavior, human resources, and/or leadership at the undergraduate, graduate, and/or doctoral level.
- Engage in scholarly research or creative achievement.
- Provide evidence of continuing preparation and study.
- Contribute to student growth and development through advising and assistance and engage in service to the university and community.
- Demonstrate a commitment to serving a culturally diverse student body through delivering a student-centered education in a liberal arts and sciences context and possess the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals.
- Deliver courses via multiple formats, times, and locations including classroom and online, daytime and/or evening, and at multiple locations throughout the Twin Cities area.
- Lead course and curriculum development related to diversity, equity, and inclusion courses.
Thank you for considering!
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Becky Evan, DBA
Assistant Professor of Management
Metropolitan State University
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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