Pool Lecturer - Operations Management

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the college of business administration is one of three colleges at the university of wisconsin-la crosse. The cba consists of six academic departments and one non-academic department which is the small business development center.

six of the college’s seven academic programs are housed in an academic department (accountancy, economics, finance, information systems, management, and marketing) except for the international business program which is managed by the cba international business advisory committee (ibac). There are eight majors and seven minors in the undergraduate curriculum. The college also has a master of business administration (mba).

the cba has an outstanding reputation for the high quality of its faculty, programs, staff, and most importantly its students. The cba is fully accredited by aacsb international (association to advance collegiate schools of business) – the premier national and international accreditation authority. The college maintains active collaborations within the region and community and with numerous educational institutions in europe, asia, and elsewhere.

the college of business administration maintains an active assurance of learning program to ensure both the undergraduate and graduate programs are assessed and evaluated on a regular basis to foster successful student learning. The planning and assessment efforts are guided by a task force of knowledgeable and enthusiastic faculty and instructional academic staff. Assurance of learning supports the aacsb accreditation principles of accountability and continuous improvement.

under general supervision of department chair, a person in this position is responsible for teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses. In addition to preparing for and holding classes [face-to-face, hybrid, and/or online], teaching involves maintaining currency in the content area related to the teaching assignment, evaluating students’ work, assessing student outcomes, maintaining appropriate records, and holding office hours. In addition, workload may involve advising students and/or providing other service to the department.

Other duties may be assigned by the chair or dean.

prepare and deliver curriculum to undergraduate (and/or graduate students), collaborating, as necessary, with other instructors teaching the same courses (if any). The instructor should be able to teach production & operations management. It is extremely desirable if the instructor can also teach one or more of the following courses:

• supply chain management & logistics
• total quality management
• “green” operations management
• management science
• project management
• technology & innovation management

while not required, it is also helpful if the person can teach in one or more of the following areas (depending upon the needs of the department):

• business policy and strategy
• organizational behavior and leadership
• human resource management
• compensation & benefits management
• business communications
• research methods
• business & society and corporate social responsibility
• international management
• sustainable business
• entrepreneurship
• crisis & contingency management
• health care administration

• masters degree in operations mgt.
  
  -related field [except in rare circumstances where post-baccalaureate certification or licensure or a baccalaureate plus experience can be established as appropriate qualifications for the teaching position].
• evidence of a commitment to professional development.
• evidence of effective written/oral communication skills.
• evidence of potential for excellence in teaching and student learning.
• evidence of potential for excellence in student advising and service to uwl and the local community.
• all persons hired for academic instruction will be required to submit all of their official copies of their transcripts to human resources upon hire.

abd , ph.d. Preferred.

pay basis academic (9 mo)

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