Assistant Professor/Internship Coordinator

Responsibilities:   
The Department of Economics, Accounting, and Business Administration is seeking an energetic individual committed to undergraduate teaching and experiential learning.  Principal responsibilities will be teaching departmental courses, including the professional development sequence;  managing the department’s internship program;  serving as the department’s chief liaison with the local business community through a variety of activities such as facilitating delivery of support to those businesses and coordinating the department’s Business Advisory Board; and facilitating an extra-curricular program featuring interaction between business executives and a highly selective group of students.

Qualifications:   
M. B. A. or Masters Degree in business field and significant business experience required.  Ph.D. or D.B.A. a plus.  Candidates must have a commitment to teaching in a liberal arts setting.

Available:   
August 2009

Compensation:   
Competitive, based upon qualifications.  Benefits include a 10% contribution by the College to TIAA/CREF after one year of service; contribution by the College toward hospitalization, major medical, disability, and group life insurance; and tuition discount for spouse or children attending Mount Union.

Equal Opportunity: 
Mount Union has a strong commitment to nurturing a culturally diverse faculty and student body.  Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.  Mount Union College is an equal opportunity employer.

Academic Rank:   
One-year renewable Professional-in-Residence contract.  Rank commensurate with experience.

Descriptive Information:  
Mount Union College (www.muc.edu), founded in 1846, is an accredited, four-year, residential, coeducational liberal arts college with 130 full-time faculty members and more than 2,150 students, including minority and international students.  Eighty-three percent of the faculty hold terminal degrees.  Relationships between the faculty and the students are close and constructive.  The College is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and emphasizes the total educational growth and development of students: intellectual, moral, spiritual, and social.  Facilities are modern, the campus is pleasant, and the College has well-rounded cultural and social programs. The College’s endowment is valued in excess of $120 million.  Relations with the city of Alliance (population 23,000), in which Mount Union is located, are excellent.  Alliance is located near Canton, Akron, and Youngstown and is approximately 60 miles southeast of Cleveland and 75 miles northwest of Pittsburgh.

Send a letter of interest and Curriculum Vitae/résumé, including the names and phone numbers of three current professional references to David C. Zoky, Chair of the Search Committee; Department of Economics, Accounting, and Business Administration; Mount Union College, 1972 Clark Ave., Alliance, OH  44601.  Email: zokydc@muc.edu.  Phone: (330) 823-3263.  Consideration of applicants will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.