Full-Time Assistant Lecturer for the SOAR Program
Job Description
Office of Undergraduate Programs
Assistant Lecturer for the SOAR Program
Ball State University
The Miller College of Business has a contract faculty position available beginning August 2022. The Assistant Lecturer will instruct online and on-campus courses in the Miller College SOAR (Success, Opportunity, Acumen, and Readiness) program and collaborate with the Undergraduate Programs Office on other college initiatives and activities focusing on preparing students for career and educational success and increased student enrollment and retention.
At Ball State University, Inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
Position Function:
- Teach SOAR classes (MCOB 100, 200, 300) focusing on student support and engagement;
- Collaborate with supervisor to ensure SOAR course content stays up-to-date and effective;
- Coordinate with supervisor on student retention activities such as New Student Orientation, Welcome Week, and other student engagement activities;
- Collaborate with Career Center and other student support service areas to ensure effective integration and adaptation of their offerings for business students;
- Support SOAR program guest speakers to ensure that they are able to present for classes successfully;
- Share course and student statistics for semester/annual reporting;
- Other duties as needed.
Minimum Qualifications: Master’s degree from an accredited institution; 3 years undergraduate-teaching experience
Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications: Five years of undergraduate teaching experience
Apply online at: https://bsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/32058 . Include the following documents with your application: curriculum vitae, cover letter, and Inclusive excellence statement addressed to the search committee chair Joel Whitesel. In the Applicant Documents section of this application, please provide an inclusive excellence statement describing how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Ball State University through your teaching, research, and/or service. Please include examples of your contributions when possible. Word limit 500.
The option to upload transcripts, as well as one letter of recommendation, is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earner is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will be accepted through 07/29/2022.
Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 120 undergraduate programs. We offer more than 140 master’s, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees, with many of them ranking among the best in the nation. Ball State aspires to be the model of the most student-centered and community-engaged of the 21st century public research universities, transforming entrepreneurial learners into impactful leaders – committed to improving the quality of life for all.
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- We pledge to provide a premier educational experience for every student.
- We pledge to partner with the community to improve the lives of our neighbors.
- We are dedicated to having a lifelong presence in the lives of our alumni.
And when we complement these promises with our commitment to our enduring values, we define that which makes our University and its culture distinctive.
Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one’s home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.
Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.
Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.
The Ball State way is rooted in the Beneficence Pledge – a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship, honesty and integrity, social responsibility, gratitude and valuing the intrinsic worth of each member of our community. Ball State students, faculty and staff are empowered in a culture that believes in them and demands they believe in themselves. They are partners in an innovative, immersive approach to education. They are supported by living and learning facilities that enable intellectual curiosity. We graduate scholars who are changing the world, and we’ve dedicated our University to do the same.
The university offers an excellent wellness program and extensive benefits offerings to include a generous paid time off package and paid parental leave. For further information regarding benefits please visit: https://cms.bsu.edu/About/AdministrativeOffices/HumanResources/Jobs/Benefits-and-Community/Faculty
Ball State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status.
How to Apply
Apply online at: https://bsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/32058 . Include the following documents with your application: curriculum vitae, cover letter, and Inclusive excellence statement addressed to the search committee chair Joel Whitesel. In the Applicant Documents section of this application, please provide an inclusive excellence statement describing how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Ball State University through your teaching, research, and/or service. Please include examples of your contributions when possible. Word limit 500. The option to upload transcripts, as well as one letter of recommendation, is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earner is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted. Review of applications will begin immediately and will be accepted through 07/29/2022.180 total views, 0 today