The Nicolais School of Business at Wagner College, located in one of the five boroughs of New York City, invites applicants to apply for a full-time, tenure-track, position for an Assistant Professor of Management to start in Spring or Fall 2024.
The ideal candidate will help develop the relevant skills today’s business student needs upon graduation; be current with recent pedagogical approaches which include online, hybrid learning; possess an ability to be innovative in the classroom through experiential learning, real-world applications, and industry partnerships; believe in the importance of a liberal arts education as a foundation for a business degree; possess the desire to participate in the growth of the school; and display a strong commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging.
About the Nicolais School of Business
In 2016, Wagner College established the Nicolais School of Business (Nicolais School), to honor two of the college’s stalwart supporters of business education, the late Michael A. Nicolais ’49 H’14 and his wife, Margaret Christie Nicolais ’49 H’14.
The Nicolais School of Business enrolls 150 undergraduate majors and 53 MBA students with ambitious goals to grow enrollment at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The Nicolais School of Business offers four undergraduate concentrations in accounting, finance, marketing,
and management, a BA in economics and an MBA. Students are at the core of our decisions. Through practical education, based in a liberal arts tradition, our mission is to prepare students to be career-ready, data-informed, inclusive, and ethical business leaders, effective communicators, and responsible global citizens. We are making investments to develop innovative, relevant, and high-impact curriculum and programs to prepare students to thrive in an ever-changing business world, and to cultivate and forge community and industry partnerships and to establish our brand identity in the marketplace.
The Nicolais School has the full support of the senior leadership of the College, the robust Business Advisory Council, an active Board of Trustees, and an engaged alumni base. The Nicolais School is accredited by Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
(ACBSP). We are in the exploratory stage of drafting a plan to become AACSB-accredited. Over the past two years, we have hired seven new faculty members, spanning business disciplines, who play an integral role in developing a vision for the future of the business school. Given our location, there are many opportunities to build upon existing partnerships and form new collaborations to help develop the faculty member and to identify and provide opportunities for our students.
We seek a candidate who is committed to growth and who wants to be a part of this vision.
Qualifications
- The candidate must possess a Ph.D. (or ABD near completion) in management from an accredited (AACSB), not-for-profit College or university prior to the start of appointment.
- Prior teaching experience is a plus, but not required.
- The candidate must possess a robust interest in excellent teaching, demonstrate an interest in and potential for successful research, and a strong commitment to College and school-wide service activities such as serving on committees and advising undergraduate and graduate students.
- We are seeking individuals with interest in teaching and researching a variety of topics including organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, strategy, and sustainability.
Responsibilities
- Teaching. The standard teaching load at the Nicolais School of Business is three sections per semester (six per academic year) with, typically, 2-3 preps per semester. There are opportunities to teach inter-disciplinary courses and honors courses.
- Student advising at the undergraduate and graduate level.
- Participation in College-wide and school-specific committees.
- Publishing research in peer-reviewed journals.
- Presenting research at academic and industry conferences.
Application Materials
- Curriculum Vitae.
- Cover letter highlighting the candidate’s ability to meet the position qualifications and highlighting relevant aspects of (a) teaching, (b) research, and (c) your specific interest in the Nicolais School of Business and Wagner College.
- A statement demonstrating the candidate’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging specifically addressing their teaching, research, professional service, and the impact on business education.
- 2 recommendation letters.
Please send the application materials to:
Dr. Aarti Ivanic
Dean, Nicolais School of Business
nsb.faculty.search@wagner.edu
718-390-3386
For full consideration, applications should be received by October 15th, 2023.
Located in an increasingly diverse metropolitan area, Wagner College is committed to scholarship and community outreach relevant to the needs of New York City. Wagner values campus diversity (domestic and international) and in keeping with this initiative, it welcomes applications from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity and internationalization efforts.
Wagner College
Located on Staten Island, NY and overlooking the Manhattan skyline, Wagner College is a private, non-sectarian 80% residential college of 1,500 traditional-aged undergraduates and 300 graduate students in selected professional programs. Wagner College offers 34 undergraduate majors and graduate programs in six fields. The most popular majors include business administration, nursing, theatre, physician assistant, arts administration, and psychology. All students’ complete internships during their time at Wagner. Grounded in the liberal arts, our general education program deploys a skills-based approach with a strong emphasis on writing, reading, oral competence, research, creativity, intercultural competence, technological competence and information literacy, and quantitative and critical thought. Wagner College is fully accredited by the Regents of the University of the State of New York and by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE). It is a member of the American Council on Education, The Council of Independent Colleges, Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.
Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity Statement and Guiding Principles
Wagner College commits to fostering greater diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level of the institution. This requires building a community of students, faculty, administration, and staff who reflect the diversity of our society. The College recognizes the educational benefits for all its members that flow from such a community. We acknowledge past and present social inequities and seek to address them. The College encourages inquiry and reasoned dialogue in a climate of mutual respect and openness that enables genuine liberal arts and professional education.
Additional Information
In compliance with NYC’s Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $90,000 - $100,000. Wagner College considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.
Wagner College achieves this mission through the implementation and enhancement of The Wagner Plan for the Practical Liberal Arts, which was formally launched in 1998. This innovative and bold curricular methodology is predicated on a method of integrated learning. It builds upon Wagner’s history of combining liberal arts and focused professional programs, coupled with our unique location and requires experiential learning for all students. The Plan has thus ushered in a new vision of engaged student learning that is at once reflective and integrated, theoretical and practical. Our goal has been, and continues to be, to provide a transformative college experience which best prepares our students for positions of effective and responsible leadership and citizenship in their chosen professions, and in their personal and public lives. From the outset, our faculty have eagerly led this learning centered endeavor.
Preparing all students for such leadership requires a coherent, efficient, effective and universal educational program and a focused Faculty and Administration, supported by an equally committed Board of Trustees.
Wagner College prepares students for life, as well as for careers, by emphasizing scholarship, achievement, leadership, and citizenship. Wagner offers a comprehensive educational program that is anchored in the liberal arts, experiential and co-curricular learning, interculturalism, interdisciplinary studies, and service to society, and that is cultivated by a faculty dedicated to promoting individual expression, reflective practice, and integrative learning.
Wagner College offers a generous benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, pension and paid time off benefits to all full-time employees. The Wagner College Office of Human Resources partners with all members of the College community to cultivate a work environment that values equal opportunity, diversity equity inclusion and access, professional development and individual excellence.
Wagner College provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Wagner College complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.