PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching: Teach 24 credit hours (typically six courses) per year, including one business class. Summer and winter term teaching opportunities available but not required. Service: Advise students, assist with recruitment of qualified students, and perform committee assignments. Scholarship: The successful candidate will develop and maintain a program of scholarship in their area of expertise. Candidates are encouraged to engage students in research.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Qualifications include a graduate degree in sustainable business, environmental studies or management with a focus on organizations and the natural environment. Applicants should be able to demonstrate successful implementation of sustainability initiatives in their professional work accomplishments. Interest and/or experience teaching at the university teaching level is a must.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
As an inclusive educational community that embraces its namesake's integration of faith and reason, Aquinas College esteems the Dominican philosophy of education rooted in the pillars of prayer, study, community and service. Candidates must be willing to support the mission and pillars of Aquinas College.
To apply, upload the following in PDF format with your initial application:
1) Cover letter
3) Curriculum vitae
4) Letters of recommendation from at least three professional references
Additional application materials may be requested by the search committee, including a statement of mission alignment, teaching philosophy, and transcripts.
For questions about the program or the position, please contact William Foley, Chair of the Search Committee, at foleywil@aquinas.edu.
Aquinas College, located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, an inclusive educational community rooted in the Catholic Dominican tradition, provides a liberal arts education with a global perspective, emphasizing career preparation focused on leadership, service to others, and a lifelong passion for learning. Aquinas offers an inclusive and welcoming environment. Aquinas College is committed to recruiting talented and diverse faculty and staff who are capable of exposing its students to a wide range of cultures and perspectives and whose presence on the campus will enhance the diversity of the community in which the College resides.
Aquinas College offers an excellent benefits package that includes affordable medical, dental, and vision plans and college-paid life and AD&D insurance. Additionally, Aquinas employees and their dependents are eligible for free tuition at Aquinas after one year of full-time employment. (used when we post full time jobs)
Aquinas College has a long-standing commitment to equal opportunity and a work environment which is free of unlawful harassment or discrimination. Aquinas College provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or active duty military status, familial status, height, weight, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.