"Open Rank, Professional Track Faculty, Management And Organizations"

Open Rank, Professional Track Faculty, Management And Organizations

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Holmes Hall

Position Title:
Open Rank, Professional Track Faculty, Management and Organizations

Position Type:
Full time

Location:
Holmes Hall

Categories:
Faculty Exempt

Job Summary:

The Freeman College of Management at Bucknell University invites applicants for a fixed three year term, renewable, Professional Track position in the Management and Organizations Department beginning in Fall 2026. We seek a candidate with either a demonstrated record of excellence in undergraduate teaching, or exceptional promise of teaching to a diverse student body, and an ability to contribute to our Management and Organizations Department over time. The initial appointment is for three years, with the possibility of reappointment in subsequent years contingent on satisfactory performance. The starting rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will join the College's Management and Organizations Department (MORS) and will be responsible for teaching MGMT 101 (Introduction to Organization & Management). Management 101 is Bucknell's hallmark experiential and reflective management course, where students design and run social entrepreneurship ventures for a full semester. As students run their companies, they are exposed to theories, models, and concepts from the fields of organizational behavior, social entrepreneurship, and principles of management. They then engage in reflection through discussion, writing, and oral presentation about how they can redesign their personal behavior and the behavior in their companies to improve based on guidance from theoretical models and concepts. Major topics include community at work, responsible management, groupthink, decision processes, teambuilding, leadership, organizational structure, managing interdependencies, motivation, human resource management, cause mission definition, product design, financial stewardship, market research, and crisis management.

The successful candidate should possess a graduate degree in a relevant field for teaching MGMT 101, which relies heavily on organizational behavior, social entrepreneurship, and principles of management theory, frameworks, and concepts. In addition, a successful candidate is expected to enhance future development of the course by offering ideas of cutting-edge theories, frameworks, and concepts. Thus, we anticipate that a successful candidate will be well-grounded in academic and practical applications of organizational behavior, social entrepreneurship, and principles of management.

Additionally, candidates will be expected to advise students and maintain faculty qualifications consistent with the AACSB accreditation standards for clinical faculty. The successful candidate will demonstrate evidence of, or potential for, engaging in ongoing professional activities, such as consulting or participation on boards related to their professional background. Some combination of experiences - holding a leadership position in an organization, founding a business, consulting to social businesses, and similar - could also be suitable for this position.

Bucknell values professional track colleagues as full members of the Faculty and provides extensive resources to support their growth, including a robust Teaching & Learning Center. Professional track faculty are eligible to vote in University and College faculty meetings and serve on faculty committees.

Faculty in the Freeman College of Management receive annual funding for professional development and scholarly engagement. These funds can support any appropriate professional development activity, including travel and attendance at conferences and workshops for professional growth.

Professional track faculty are reviewed every three years, with the initial review occurring prior to the third year of the appointment. Excellent teaching is the primary criterion for renewal and promotion. This track includes three successive ranks. Faculty become eligible for promotion to the next rank after six years of service at their current rank. Prior equivalent service may be applied toward promotion.

The unique nature of MGMT 101 requires that candidates for this position be enthusiastic about teaching with a team of professors and undergraduate teaching assistants and be capable of engaging in intense teaching in-the-moment on a regular basis. MGMT 101 incorporates values-driven management thinking so that students taking it have the opportunity to develop competence in thought directed toward organizational and societal challenges. This position will be responsible for teaching two sections of MGMT 101 each term (the class meets daily), coordinating course delivery with other professors who co-teach the class, and working with staff and student teaching assistants. Professors facilitate group decision-making to select a service project for the semester with a nearby nonprofit organization, and a product to sell that will fund those service activities. Professors are very engaged with the students as they navigate these decisions, prepare operating plans, and implement them. For more information about MGMT 101, please refer to our departmental website, or to this journal article.

The Freeman College, an AACSB-accredited unit, offers innovative professional education within one of the nation's foremost liberal arts universities. We believe that an education that combines technical skills and deep intellectual exploration is the best preparation for thoughtful and capable leaders. Our innovative curriculum and world-class teacher-scholars consistently earn Freeman College a top 25 ranking in Poets & Quants' annual survey of undergraduate business programs. We seek faculty members capable of contributing to this mission. The approximately 800 students in the Freeman College of Management may choose among five majors offered by highly interdisciplinary departments that combine courses in the various disciplines of management with offerings in the arts, humanities, natural and social sciences, and engineering. For additional information pertaining to our curriculum, go to: https://www.bucknell.edu/management.

The MORS Department and the Freeman College are devoted to diversity and inclusion. We strive to recruit faculty members, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds who bring myriad viewpoints to our community, thereby facilitating the cultivation of curiosity, open-mindedness, humility, enlightened perspectives, and other valuable traits critical for learning and growth. We welcome candidates who demonstrate excellence in reflective multicultural and inclusive teaching practices and who display a strong commitment to collaboration and interdisciplinarity.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Candidates must possess a graduate degree in a field appropriate for teaching Management 101, which relies heavily on organizational behavior, social entrepreneurship, and principles of management theory, frameworks, and concepts.
• Candidates must have either compiled a record of teaching excellence, or demonstrate potential for teaching excellence.

APPLICATION

Review of applications will begin no later than March 15, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. For additional information, and to apply, please visit Bucknell's career site (careers.bucknell.edu). Applications will only be accepted online. We intend to conduct first round interviews remotely. Complete files must include

• A cover letter,
• A current curriculum vitae,
• A statement of teaching and advising philosophy,
• Evidence of exceptional teaching, or promise of excellence in teaching - specifically related to teaching MGMT 101 as described above.

Candidates who progress through the interview process will be asked to provide contact information for three professional references so that confidential letters of reference may be obtained.

Please address any questions about the search to Dr. Eric Martin, Chair of the Search Committee, at ecm018@bucknell.edu.

ABOUT BUCKNELL

Bucknell University is a private, highly ranked, primarily undergraduate, national liberal arts institution that also offers strong professional programs in engineering, management, education, and music.

Bucknell University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Bucknell is committed to supporting the teacher-scholar model of faculty development. The University sponsors a range of activities to support the development of its faculty, including a Teaching-Learning Center and generous research support and leave policies.

Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on the banks of the Susquehanna River. The Lewisburg area offers a combination of outdoor recreation opportunities and small-town amenities. In addition to the cultural and athletic events offered at the University and in town, the region offers strong schools and medical facilities, and an affordable cost of living. Bucknell is about three hours from Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Washington, D.C.

Benefits:

Eligible full- and part-time employees are compensated beyond base salary through our total rewards package that includes (but is not limited to):

• Flexible scheduling options determined by role;
• Medical, prescription drug, vision, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance options
• An outstanding 10% employer contribution to your retirement plan (no contribution requirement for non-exempt positions)
• Full-time and part-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for themselves. Additionally, full-time members of the faculty and staff are eligible for tuition remission for their spouse/spousal equivalent and are eligible for various tuition programs for their children. Credit for full-time benefits eligible employment at other institutions of higher education will be applied to waiting periods.
• A comprehensive employee wellness program including program incentives
• A myriad of other benefits, including parental leave, an employee assistance program, fitness center membership, and the power of your Bucknell ID card