UG74

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Assistant/Associate/Full Professor

Marketing, Hospitality & Resort Tourism

PFAC - Slotted Faculty

Full-Time

9 mo.

No

Tenure-Track Position (open rank) in Hospitality / Director of Center for Resort Tourism

The E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a Director of the Clay Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism, which is a full-time tenure-track position in Hospitality, Resort, and Tourism Management (HRTM) at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor rank beginning Fall 2023. The assigned rank would be commensurate with the candidate’s record of research achievement, teaching, and leadership in connecting students and faculty to industry and community.
The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching, conducting research, and guiding a program in hospitality, resort, and tourism management. Teaching responsibilities will primarily include undergraduate courses in HRTM related to managing hospitality organizations and developing multi-use resorts. Teaching expectations are typically two courses per semester while directing the Brittain Center, and may include face-to-face, hybrid, or online delivery.
In addition to teaching responsibilities, engagement in scholarly academic intellectual activities is required. The successful candidate will also be responsible for advising and mentoring undergraduate students, contributing to the assessment of student learning outcomes, and engaging in other service activities within the department, college, campus, community, and profession.
As center director the candidate will be tasked with at least the following activities:· Collaborating with tourism industry and community stakeholders to identify educational curriculum needs to support departmental strategic planning and curriculum development.· Planning and leading meetings of the HRTM executive advisory board;· Serving as faculty adviser to the Eta Sigma Delta, the International Hospitality Honor Society;· Coordinating student research in the field of hospitality and tourism, locally, regionally, and globally;· Coordinating the awarding of HRTM student awards and scholarships;· Creating and submitting the HRTM program assessment reports;· Working collaboratively with the Office for Advancement and Alumni Engagement to identify advancement opportunities;· Leading and coordinating outreach to prospective HRTM students and their families; and· Leading and coordinating marketing promotional efforts of the HRTM program.To be considered, candidates must have a Ph.D. in hospitality, tourism, or a related field or a D.B.A./Ph.D. in a business discipline from a regionally accredited institution. Preference will be given to candidates with substantial experience in the field of hospitality or tourism and a record of publication in hospitality or tourism journals. The ideal candidate should also have a record of building opportunities for students to connect with industry and community beyond the typical internship experience. Applicants must have abilities, skills, and enthusiasm consistent with teaching excellence and instructional innovation.Accredited by AACSB International, the Wall College of Business serves more than 2600 graduate and undergraduate students and has faculty members represented by six academic disciplines: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Hospitality and Resort Tourism. The HRTM program has concentrations in event planning, sustainable resort development, and tourism sales. The College also offers MBA and MAcc degree programs. Regional outreach is accomplished through activities of the Center for Real Estate and Economic Development, the Clay Brittain Jr. Center for Resort Tourism, the Community and Business Engagement Institute, and others. Additional information about the College and the University and its programs can be obtained by accessing the university’s website (http://www.coastal.edu).
Core to the mission and values of the Wall College of Business is a commitment to celebrating differences and embracing the expression of different perspectives. We are eager to welcome a colleague who supports and can contribute to those same goals and values.

Coastal Carolina University is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. The University provides equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status or disability in admissions, employment and in all of its educational programs and activities. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,000 students from 45 states and 58 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

Review of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of the most recent student evaluations of teaching, unofficial graduate transcripts, and names and contact information for three (3) professional references electronically at: http://jobs.coastal.edu.Coastal Carolina University is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and we seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. The University provides equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status or disability in admissions, employment and in all of its educational programs and activities. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.

Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching.

Analytical and Problem Solving, Confidentiality, Constant Interruptions, Customer Contact, Detailed Work, Multiple Concurrent Tasks, Reading (documents or instruments), Reasoning, Training, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

None of these Listed

Sitting, Speaking, Standing, Walking, Writing

Computer and Peripheral Equipment, Copier, Scanner, Telephone

F00320P

1

08/16/2023

11/04/2022

Yes

https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/18626