"Limited Term Adjunct Lecturer - Retailing and Consumer Science"

Limited Term Adjunct Lecturer - Retailing and Consumer Science

Company:
The University of Arizona

Job Location:
Tucson, Arizona

Category:
Marketing and Sales

Type:
Adjunct/Part-Time

Posting Number: req22679

Department: School of Human Ecology-RES

Location: Main Campus

Address: Tucson, AZ USA

Position Highlights

The John and Doris Norton School of Human Ecology seeks a Limited Term Adjunct Lecturer to teach traditional and online courses in the Retailing and Consumer Science program (RCSC). This position involves course development and teaching within the main campus RCSC program at The University of Arizona. Teaching delivery modalities include in person, hybrid (i.e., mix of in person and online) and fully online. The schedule of RCSC courses to be taught will be dependent upon course assignments which can change from semester to semester. Expected teaching load is one to two courses during the fall semester. The open position is non-tenure eligible.

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Duties & Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to do the following:

• Teach one or more of the following courses for the fall 2025 semester with potential opportunity for subsequent semesters (based on existing syllabi and learning objectives)
  RCSC205 - Merchandise Planning and Control
  RCSC240 - Consumer Behavior
  RCSC260 - Shopper Data and Business Information
  RCSC330 - Food Retailing
• Courses will be delivered via a variety of methods including face-to-face/in-person, fully online, and hybrid delivery.
• Participate in retailing and consumer science faculty meetings as requested by the Director.

Minimum Qualifications

At a minimum, the successful candidate will possess the following:

• Master's degree in retailing, business, marketing or other related discipline.
• Five years or more of industry experience in retailing, business, or other related discipline with progressively increasing responsibilities and/or training of personnel or significant teaching and student-mentoring experience in traditional classroom settings at a college or university level.
• Experience with inspiring, engaging, and motivating students/colleagues in their academic and/or professional journey.

Preferred Qualifications

The successful candidate will ideally possess one or more of the following:

• Strategic experience (five years or more with progressively increasing responsibilities) in a retail or business setting which may include strategic decision-making responsibility, store/operations management, marketing, product development, merchandising, or others.
• Demonstrated experience at designing and delivering university-level instruction in an engaging manner using student-centered learning strategies. Examples of such strategies include promotion of student engagement in and out-of-class, shared responsibility of instruction, creation of inquiry-based/discovery-oriented curriculum, and encouragement of a community of learning.
• Strong experience in instructional design and delivery.

Rank: Lecturer

Tenure Information: Adjunct (NTE)

FLSA: Exempt

Full Time/Part Time: Part Time

Number of Hours Worked per Week: 8 - 16

Job FTE: 0.20 - .40

Work Calendar: Academic

Job Category: Faculty

Benefits Eligible: No Benefits

Rate of Pay: $5,000 Per Course

Compensation Type: Per Course

Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive)

Number of Vacancies: 1

Expected End Date: 12/21/2025

Contact Information for Candidates

Lance Erickson
lerickso@arizona.edu

Open Until Filled: Yes

Documents Needed to Apply: Curriculum Vitae (CV) and Cover Letter