Job location: TODD HALL

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2021-12-10
Req: R-3781

Title:

161-NN - Scholarly Assistant Professor - Career

Business Title:

Assistant or Associate Professor - Business Law (Career Track)

Additional Titles:

Location:

WSU PULLMAN CAMPUS

Employee Type:

Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)

Job Family:

Faculty - Academic - Not OT Eligible

Position Details:

COVID-19 Vaccine Information:

In accordance with Washington State Governor's Proclamation 21.14.2, as a condition of employment, New employees must be fully vaccinated or have an approved medical/religious accommodation at time of hire. People are considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving their last shot in a vaccine series. Vaccine or an approved accommodation for new employees will be verified prior to first day of employment. Information regarding vaccine verification and/or requesting a medical/religious information is available at https://hrs.wsu.edu/covid-19/vax-verification/. Please contact HRS at hrs@wsu.edu or 509-335-4521 if you have questions.

Summary of Duties:

The Department of Accounting (ACCTG) in the Carson College of Business at Washington State University in Pullman, WA is seeking qualified candidates for one full-time, career track position in Business Law. This is a renewable, three-year appointment from August 16, 2022 to May 15, 2025. The rank is open, and although we anticipate hiring at the assistant level, we are also open to exceptional candidates at higher ranks. An Associate level candidate will have significant teaching experience at the higher education level.The position is non-tenure track and subject to budget approval.

The position is targeted toward supporting a substantial strategic revision to our undergraduate core curriculum. As such, teaching will include a sophomore level introductory course, Law and the Legal Environment of Business as well as other classes to be determined based on individual qualifications and departmental needs. The successful candidate will be required to teach six or eight courses per year (3 or 4 per semester) depending on whether research is part of expected duties. Successfully publishing in practice and pedagogical scholarship is expected for candidates with a teaching load of six courses per year. Rank-appropriate service contributions to the Department, College, University, and community are expected. Teaching in online programs may also be expected as part of the normal teaching load. We are in the process of evaluating our upper-division curriculum to ensure it is providing the best education for our students, including an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion.There is an opportunity for a new hire to engage in this process.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned JD or LLM by the time of hire.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching effectiveness.
• Qualified individuals should have at least five years of full-time professional experience as an attorney or must provide evidence of an ability to publish in high quality, peer-reviewed legal journals.
• For consideration at an associate level, candidates must additionally possess/demonstrate significant teaching experience at the higher education level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• The preferred candidate would have experience with case-based or other interactive teaching methods.

Carson College of Business:

The Carson College of Business (CCB) enrolls more than 2,500 undergraduate students and 1,200 online MBA and Executive MBA students combined. The Online MBA program is currently ranked 12th by Poets and Quants and 18th by U.S. News and World Report. The college has 92 full-time faculty across its campuses and 75 staff. WSU has a set goal to advance the college’s commitment to diversity and multiculturalism with respect to research, teaching and community outreach, incorporating relevant programs, goals, and activities. A strong global perspective is encouraged. To promote global awareness and capability for our students, the college also offers faculty-led study abroad programs in Belize, China, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Romania & Croatia, Spain, Switzerland, and Thailand. In addition, CCB has invested in a state-of-the-art Center for Behavioral Business Research (CBBR), which opened in early 2010.

Washington State University:

Founded in 1890 in Pullman, WSU is the state of Washington’s land-grant institution and one of the country’s top public research universities.WSU has an enrollment of over 31,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and approximately 6,500 faculty and staff at its five campuses (Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, and Everett), and online through its Global Campus. Unlike most multi-campus systems, WSU operates as an integrated university; thus, regardless of campus location, all Accounting faculty are full members of the Accounting department.The business curricula at all five campuses are accredited as one curriculum by the AACSB (AACSB accreditation was renewed for five years in 2019).

WSU is a premier research institution, ranked as a “very high research activity” (R1) by the Carnegie Foundation, with ambitions to grow.The university is currently pursuing its goal of becoming one of the nation’s top 25 public research universities by 2030 through its “Drive to 25” or “D25” initiative. D25 is the University’s highest strategic priority.

Pullman, WA:

Pullman is located in the rolling hills of the Palouse region and is ranked as one of the best cities to live in Washington State.Pullman is eight miles from Moscow, Idaho, home to the University of Idaho, and is served by the Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport.A video about Pullman can be found online.

Additional Information:

Area/College: Carson College of Business

Department Name: Accounting and Business Law

City, State, Zip: Pullman, WA 99164

Department Link: Accounting and Business Law website

Monthly Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

FTE: 100%

Temporary End Date: This is a temporary position expected to end on May 15, 2025. Renewal is dependent on the need for extension.

Screening Begin Date: Screening for this position will begin on January 10, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check.

Application Instructions:
Applicants must attach the following documents to their online application:

1) Cover letter addressing each of the qualification criteria;

2) Curriculum Vitae;

3) teaching statement and recent teaching evaluations;

4) Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement;

5) Names and contact information of three references.

In addition, semi-finalist candidates will be asked to provide 3 letters of reference.

Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Richard Toolson (toolson@wsu.edu), search committee chair.

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

9 Month

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.