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University of Rhode Island
Job Title: Assistant/Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship
End Date: March 16, 2016
Detailed Job Description
The University of Rhode Island's College of Business Administration (CBA) is seeking applicants for a full-time tenure track appointment in Entrepreneurship. This is an exciting time as this is a new area centered in the CBA. The ideal candidate will understand the integrative nature of the field, thrive/prosper in an interdisciplinary environment and be instrumental in developing an Entrepreneurship curriculum (major and minor) with a cross-disciplinary team.
She/he will have a Ph. D., a strong theoretical and experiential background in Entrepreneurship with a stream of research and experience in the classroom. In addition, the candidate will have diverse operating experience in his/her own start-up business(es) and have experience networking with both the private and public sector.
Qualifications
Required:
· Ph.D. from an accredited University.
· The ideal candidate will have strong theoretical background in Entrepreneurship.
· Experience as an entrepreneur with diverse operating experience: i.e. start-up to successful business, serial entrepreneur, and/or different product/services/patent.
· Demonstrated ability to teach Entrepreneurship and/or related Business courses.
· Experience working with and/or directing students in an entrepreneurial setting.
Preferred:
· Demonstrated ability to publish in academic and professional reviewed journals in Entrepreneurship and/or other related areas.
· Experience teaching in a variety of delivery methods such as classroom, online, or case-based.
· Ability to work with interdisciplinary teams that include representatives from both private and public sectors.
· Experience and understanding of social enterprise.
· Experience investing in startups and/or mentoring startup entrepreneurs.
· Experience networking with both the private and public sector.
Interested Applicants should submit a Resume and Cover Letter at the job interface at the University of Rhode Island. The letter should detail your entrepreneur experience as well as the contact information for three references.