The Department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (MET) in the Lee Business School (LEE) at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) invites applications for a 9-month, non-tenure track Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Assistant Professor-in-Residence position in the areas of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (OB/HRM). The standard teaching load for a non-tenure track position is 4 courses (12 credits) per semester. The position requires teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses as needed in organizational behavior, human resource management, organizational leadership, and related topics in both on-campus and online modalities and in the various graduate and undergraduate programs offered by the department. Additional responsibilities may include advising students, engaging in service activities, and interfacing with the business community.
PROFILE of the DEPARTMENT/COLLEGE
This position will be housed in the MET department within the AACSB accredited Lee Business School. Home to approximately 4,000 students, including 500 graduate students and 85 faculty members, LEE offers five master’s degree programs, including an Executive MBA, and nine undergraduate degree programs.
The MET department consists of a collegial group that is committed to research and teaching excellence. The department currently consists of 26 full-time faculty, including 22 tenured and tenure-track faculty, spanning the disciplines of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Information Systems.
Current MET faculty members teach in various graduate and undergraduate programs, including Management, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Applied Economics and Data Intelligence, and Data Analytics. MET faculty members also advise students in various competitions and client projects, and publish pedagogy papers in prestigious educational journals. They also publish in premier journals within the business discipline, such as Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Management, Strategic Management Journal, Management Science, Journal of Business Venturing,MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, and Journal of the Association for Information Systems, among others.
COMMITMENT to DIVERSITY
The successful candidate will demonstrate support for diversity, equity and inclusiveness as well as participate in maintaining a respectful, positive work environment.
SALARY RANGE
Salary range is $70,000 - $90,000 depending on education, qualifications, and experience.
Opportunity for career advancements to leadership roles
HOW TO APPLY
Submit a letter of interest, a detailed resume listing qualifications and experience, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three professional references who may be contacted. References will not be contacted until the search chair notifies you in advance.
Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience, with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications because this is the information on which the initial review of materials will be based.
Although this position will remain open until filled, review of candidates’ materials will begin on Monday,January 15, 2024.
Materials should be addressed to Dr. Kirk Silvernail, Search Committee Chair, and must be submitted through Workday, as we do not accept emailed materials. For assistance with the application process, please contact UNLV Human Resources at (702) 895-3504 or UNLVJobs@unlv.edu.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
This position requires at the minimum an Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management/General Management, or related (e.g., Industrial/Organizational Psychology) master’s degree from an accredited college or university as recognized by the United States Department of Education and/or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). If the degree is from a business school, it should also be AACSB-accredited. Proof of these credentials must be obtained prior to the start of employment.
The title of the position will be determined based on the qualifications of the individual candidate. A candidate with a terminal PhD degree (or ABD) will be considered for the title of Assistant Faculty-in-Residence. A candidate whose highest degree is a master’s and who has significant experience will be considered for the title of Senior Lecturer. A candidate whose highest degree is a master’s who does not have significant experience will be considered for the title of Lecturer.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
An applicant with an Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management/General Management, or related (e.g., Industrial/Organizational Psychology) PhD will be given preference. We will also give preference to applicants with a commitment to excellence in teaching, including evidence of effective teaching. Evidence of having taught at least one course in the OB/HR area is preferred. Preference will also be given to applicants with prior academic or industry experience.
Founded in 1957, UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution of approximately 30,000 students and more than 3,600 faculty and staff. To date, UNLV has conferred more than 152,000 degrees, producing more than 130,000 alumni around the world. UNLV is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as an R1 research university with very high research activity. The university is committed to recruiting and retaining top students and faculty, educating the region's diversifying population and workforce, driving economic activity through increased research and community partnerships, and creating an academic health center for Southern Nevada that includes the launch of a new UNLV School of Medicine. UNLV is located on a 332-acre main campus and two satellite campuses in Southern Nevada.
Here at UNLV, we have come together and created one of the most affirmative and dynamic academic environments in the country. UNLV sits in the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual listing of the nation’s most diverse universities for undergraduates. The university has ranked in the top ten since the rankings debuted more than a decade ago. We continue to show our commi...tment to serving our wonderfully diverse population and building the future for Las Vegas and Nevada.
