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Associate/Professor and Chair of Business Department:
Linfield College invites applications for a 12-month, tenure-track faculty position as Associate or Full Professor of Business and Department Chair. Specifically, the Chair will be responsible for leading and advancing a premier undergraduate business program in one of America’s most attractive locations: the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The Chair will manage departmental fiscal and human resources; foster excellence in education, research and service; and recruit and mentor a diverse and talented faculty. Because of a series of faculty retirements, as well as plans for a new business education facility, the new Chair will have a remarkable opportunity to shape one of Linfield College’s most successful programs.
Position Summary:
The Chair oversees the budget, curriculum, enrollment management, student success and faculty development. He/she is expected to be a strong partner with the Office of College Relations in seeking extramural funding for the Business programs. Additionally, the Chair will teach approximately two courses per year in an area of expertise (preferably Management).
Minimum Qualifications:
Experience:
A distinguished record of teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and service meriting the rank of associate or full professor; transformational leadership skills, including interpersonal communication skills; a minimum of five years experience in higher education; full-time business experience; at least two years of comprehensive business and/or academic administrative experience, including responsibility for personnel, curriculum, and budgets; experience working with the various disciplines represented in the business fields; commitment to and experience in recruiting, mentoring, and retaining junior faculty; the ability to create and support a collaborative professional development and learning community.
Skills, knowledge, and abilities:
An entrepreneurial outlook coupled with a commitment to liberal arts education; knowledge of business curriculum; fund raising skills; effective written and oral communication; knowledge of budget allocation and management; ability to develop an effective team; ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions; experience and ability to interact with a diverse population.
Preferred Qualifications: Ph.D. or D.B.A. in Business or Business-related field. Preference given to those with: training and/or significant practical experience in business administration; a commitment to departmental development and growth with a broad awareness of business education in a liberal arts institution.
Linfield College, chartered by the territory of Oregon in 1858, is an independent, coeducational comprehensive college with a strong commitment to the liberal arts. The main campus is located in McMinnville, Oregon, a community of just under 32,000 people approximately one hour southwest of the city of Portland and one hour from the Pacific Ocean beaches. A second campus, site of the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing, is located in northwest Portland, and continuing education centers are maintained in seven other cities in Oregon.
The college offers a high quality academic program and emphasizes strong concern for the individual student. Linfield is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches, U.S.A., and is committed to the principles of academic and religious freedom that offer intellectual rigor, creativity, and a sense of personal and social responsibility. Enrollment totals more than 2,600 with students coming from 25 states and many foreign countries. This includes 1722 students on the McMinnville campus, 394 on the Portland campus, and 536 adult continuing education students. Linfield is fully accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and approved by the State of Oregon for the training of elementary and secondary teachers. The School of Nursing is accredited by the Council on Collegiate Nursing Education, the music program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music, and the athletic Training program is accredited by the Commission of Accreditation of Athletic Training Education.
The McMinnville campus includes 59 buildings on some 193 acres. The Portland campus, which houses the School of Nursing, the health sciences program, and a continuing education center, occupies half a city block and includes two buildings. Special features of the College include study abroad programs in 14 countries; a one month January Term for intensive study; an outpost in the Cascade mountains for wilderness trips and skiing; and internships and student research opportunities in a variety of disciplines.
The Willamette Valley of Oregon is considered by many to be one of the most pleasant environments in the nation.