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Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) seeks applicants for a full-time teaching track position in Entrepreneurship beginning in the Fall semester, 2022. This is a career-oriented appointment with primary responsibility for teaching and contributions to the educational mission of the undergraduate Business Administration program in Doha, Qatar. Applicants are expected to have an advanced degree in entrepreneurship, business, or a related field at the time of appointment, outstanding teaching skills, and a passion for student and community engagement. The position also provides support for the pursuit of research interests.

Carnegie Mellon’s undergraduate Business Administration program has earned global recognition for its approach to the study of business management as a science.  The program emphasizes a quantitative, analytical approach, training students in the foundations of business.  We seek an engaging colleague, passionate about teaching, whose primary responsibility will be to design and deliver undergraduate courses in entrepreneurship.  In addition to teaching rigorous program requirements, such as Introduction to Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation, the successful candidate could deliver other courses in the Entrepreneurship Concentration. The position may include the opportunity to develop new depth elective courses and to create experiential learning initiatives for students, such as incubators and startup competitions.

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar

Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q) operates in concert with several other American and European branch campuses under the umbrella of the Qatar Foundation’s Education City. The branch campus closely follows the admissions requirements and English language curriculum of the home campus, which awards all degrees. The several thousand students in Education City students are a broad mix of nationalities, but primarily from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. CMU-Q’s faculty is a mix of professionals hired specifically to the campus and seconded faculty from the main campus. CMU-Q’s primary focus is undergraduate education in Business Administration, Biological Sciences, Computer Science, and Information Systems.

Carnegie Mellon offers teaching track appointments with multi-year contracts and promotion opportunities. Applications will be accepted at all levels of seniority. For applications from senior level applicants: they should have made a significant and positive impact on curriculum and student development, and have a distinguished teaching record.

The position offers competitive salaries, travel and housing allowances, and other benefit packages, which may include attractive research and professional development support. A reasonable teaching load allows time for quality teaching, research and close involvement with students, faculty, and the local business and educational community.

Qualifications

1. An advanced academic degree, such as a doctoral or master’s degree in entrepreneurship, business, or a related field is required.
2. Teaching experience and/or teaching potential in entrepreneurship or a related field at the post-secondary education level is required.
3. Any demonstrated practical entrepreneurial knowledge and/or experience is preferred.

Application Instructions

Interested candidates should submit the following documents:

1. Letter of Application that also includes either the applicant’s proven track record of teaching excellence or potential for teaching. If applicable, include any practical entrepreneurial knowledge and/or experience, such as start-up experience, mentoring, programs, and/or relationship to an entrepreneurship ecosystem. 
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Teaching Statement. If applicable, evidence of effective teaching, such as sample syllabi, assessments developed by the candidate, innovative instructional techniques, and teaching and course evaluations.
4. Diversity Statement that outlines how the candidate has contributed to, or plans to contribute to diversity, inclusion, and equity.
5. Three reference letters. Candidates should arrange for letters to be sent directly through Interfolio.
6. Any additional supporting documentation that may include representative scholarly or professional work.

Submit the above documents at: http://apply.interfolio.com/96322

Official graduate academic transcripts will be required by the time of appointment.

Review of applications is ongoing and will be reviewed until the position is filled. Advancing candidates will be contacted by program representatives for next steps.    

For questions about the application process or the position, please contact: QBAProgram@qatar.cmu.edu

For more information on the Business Administration program, please see:

https://www.qatar.cmu.edu/academics-research/academics/business-administration/

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual, cultural and social dimensions. Carnegie Mellon welcomes faculty applicants who will contribute to this diversity through their research, teaching, and service, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and others who would contribute in different ways.

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1. An advanced academic degree, such as a doctoral or master’s degree in entrepreneurship, business, or a related field is required.
2. Teaching experience and/or teaching potential in entrepreneurship or a related field at the post-secondary education level is required.
3. Any demonstrated practical entrepreneurial knowledge and/or experience is preferred.