Assistant Professor, Not for Profit/Social Entrepreneurship

Faculty, Tenure Track

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor, Not for Profit/Social Entrepreneurship

08/16/2023

Governors State University (University Park, IL) is a minority-serving institution inviting applications for a full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor in Public Administration and Not for Profit/Social Entrepreneurship, to begin in the Fall 2023 semester. The successful candidate will teach courses in both the Masters in Public Administration program (MPA) and in the Not-for-Profit/Social Entrepreneurship concentration of the Ed.D. in Interdisciplinary Leadership program.
We seek a teacher-scholar who is committed to enhancing our culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and who will complement existing faculty strengths in our Not for Profit/Social Entrepreneurship and Public Administration programs. A successful candidate is a teacher/practitioner with teaching, research, and practical expertise in leading not for profit and public organizations. The candidate will teach required graduate courses such as: Seminar in Research Methods, Public Organization Theory and Behavior, Seminar in Public and Strategic Planning, Applied Management for Not-for-Profit Organizations, Issues and Trends for Not-for-Profits, Advanced Social Entrepreneurship.

We seek candidates with outstanding teaching skills, evidence of—or potential for—a distinguished record of scholarship as well as service to the institution, discipline, and/or community. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and first-generation college graduates are especially encouraged to apply.

Governors State University is the only regional public comprehensive university in Chicago’s south suburban area, serving more than 5,500 students annually. Since its founding in 1969, GSU has offered accessible, high-value educational opportunities to a culturally diverse student body of first-generation students, returning adults, and veterans. With among the lowest undergraduate tuition in Illinois, GSU offers accredited programs that have earned high praise from national accrediting agencies. In 2014, GSU accepted its inaugural class of first-year students as it transitioned from an upper-division and graduate institution into a regional comprehensive university with a state-of-the-art general education program. New faculty at GSU must demonstrate enthusiasm and ability to work with students at all levels, from first-year to graduate.

Through its strategic planning GSU emphasizes excellence, access, and innovation. Students benefit from the university’s academic quality, range of convenient class times, increasingly numerous hybrid and online offerings, and outstanding educational value. Our innovative lower-division program uses high-impact practices to foster student engagement with ethics, citizenship, and innovative thinking. Every first-year class is taught by a full-time faculty member to ensure that students have a strong foundation for their studies. GSU is a national leader in successful transfer of community college students to universities, and is leading through the Kresge-supported Dual Degree Program, with features such as tuition lock-in at GSU for academically eligible community college students who commit to earn an Associate Degree and attend college full-time. GSU offers a wide variety of master’s programs and several applied doctoral degrees in health, counseling fields, and Interdisciplinary Leadership.

GSU’s 750-acre campus encompasses the award-winning Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park yet is conveniently located within easy reach of Chicago and surrounding communities with a wealth of cultural and natural attractions. The highly diverse region GSU serves has a number of high-performing schools and engaged communities as well as struggling urban, suburban, and rural communities. GSU serves as a public square, working to foster educational opportunities for all populations.

It is the policy of Governors State University, in its role as educator, employer, and purchaser of goods and services, to provide equal opportunity and affirmative action. Discrimination based on race, color, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or veteran status is strictly prohibited.

Salary and benefits package are commensurate with education and experience.

1. Ph.D., Ed.D., or terminal degree in interdisciplinary leadership, or a closely related discipline; ABD in the final stages of completion will also be considered.
2. Knowledge and ability to teach graduate courses in public administration and not-for-profit and social entrepreneurship.
3. Documented record of an ability to make intellectual contributions through scholarly publications/presentations.4. Ability to complement the program’s strengths.

1. Experience with first-generation, returning adult, culturally diverse, and non-traditional students.2. Demonstrated ability to infuse course content with scholarship related to underrepresented and historically marginalized groups.3. Experience teaching courses in public administration.4. Experience teaching courses in not for profit/social entrepreneurship.5. Evidence of teaching excellence.6. Knowledge and ability to teach online graduate courses.7. Experience in online course development.8. Bilingual language proficiency (Spanish or Arabic preferred).

10/26/2022

Yes

FA0550P

External

https://employment.govst.edu/postings/7836

To apply, applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, cover letter, sample syllabi, statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial transcripts, and list of 3-4 professional references by November 30, 2022 to receive full consideration, although applications will be accepted until the position is filled. References will only be contacted prior to candidate interviews.