Job Details

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. 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.

The University

Sonoma State University's beautiful 274-acre campus is located in Sonoma County wine country, an hour north of San Francisco. Founded in 1960, SSU is one of the 23 campuses of the California State University System. As a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution, 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. 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 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.

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. 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.

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.
• Candidates for BUS 453 and BUS 454 must have a minimum of 5 years formal, full-time experience in the Small Business area.
• Candidates for BUS 391 or BUS 393 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.

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.
• Strong preference will be given to candidates who hold an earned Ph.D. or DBA in Business Administration (or closely related field).

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.

How To Apply

To apply for this position, go to jobs.sonoma.edu and click on the Staff & Faculty Career Opportunities link.

Contact Information

Questions concerning the application process may be directed to: ...@sonoma.edu

Questions Concerning This position May Be Directed To:
Karen Thompson
...@sonoma.edu

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.