Eastern Connecticut State University seeks a tenure-track faculty member in the field of Business Ethics as part of its initiative to integrate ethics and interdisciplinary approaches throughout its curriculum. Applicants with interests in a wide variety of ethical issues will find opportunities to collaborate at Eastern, whether it be with faculty of the Center for Sustainable Energy Studies, the Peace and Human Rights Committee, the Center for Community Engagement, or our internationally-diverse Business Administration Department.
Eastern is located in Willimantic, Connecticut, fast-becoming an arts and cultural center of northeastern Connecticut. Known for its Victorian architecture, Willimantic played an important role in the economic development of the region in the 20th century. Eastern faculty, staff, and students are involved in the renaissance of the region in the 21st century, including such projects as the Willimantic Whitewater Partnership, whose mission is to recapture the riverfront for recreational, educational, and environmental purposes. Not far from Willimantic are major northeastern cities, including Hartford (30 miles), Providence (45 miles), New Haven (70 miles), Boston (100 miles), and New York (140 miles). Connecticut's largest beach (on Long Island Sound) is also a short drive from Willimantic.
Within the Connecticut State University System, Eastern is the state's designated public liberal arts college. In this role, Eastern develops students who can become productive, engaged community and business leaders. As a predominantly undergraduate institution, Eastern attracts and welcomes a diverse community of learners, supported by a teaching faculty, staff, administrators, and a residential campus, all of which promote intellectual curiosity, integrity, and social responsibility. There are approximately 5,000 students at Eastern, nearly a quarter of whom are Business, Accounting, or Business Information Systems undergraduate majors or graduate students in the Master of Science in Organizational Management program.
Students often report that they choose Eastern because of its friendly, family-like environment, small classes, and rich student-faculty interactions. Eastern also offers a wide variety of opportunities for entertainment, engagement, and enlightenment thanks to active visual and performing arts departments, concert and lecture series, and numerous educational and cultural activities provided for the campus community.
Eastern's commitment to a liberal arts education is exemplified in its Liberal Arts Core Curriculum, a sequenced, interdisciplinary program that all students share, independent of their majors and career aspirations. Ethics education is required in each course in this core curriculum. In addition to infusing ethics throughout the Liberal Arts Core courses, the Business Administration Department recently began requiring Business majors to complete a writing-intensive course in Business Ethics. To allow faculty-student interaction, the course is capped at 20 students. We are seeking a faculty member who will help teach this course, add to the department's ability to offer electives in related areas, and contribute to the University's strategic initiatives.
The position requires a PhD or equivalent in a related field (e.g., Business, Law, Ethics, Labor Studies, or Public Administration), evidence of specialization in the field of business ethics, evidence of research potential, evidence of ability to teach using writing-intensive methods, and evidence of ability to contribute to the university and the profession. Applicants who have the ability to teach other business fields (e.g. Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations, Accounting, or Information Systems) should indicate their secondary field. Applicants with the ability to teach in other disciplines (e.g. Philosophy, Psychology, History, or Environmental Earth Science) should indicate their secondary fields. Evidence of collaboration with colleagues in liberal arts disciplines will also be considered.
We invite applications from candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching excellence, creative activity and scholarship, student advisement, university and community service. ECSU is especially interested in faculty with demonstrated innovation and excellence in teaching in a liberal arts curriculum, and sensitivity to diverse populations and perspectives.
Screening will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications should include a current curriculum vitae, a transcript of all graduate work, a statement of teaching philosophy and research interest, documentation of teaching ability, and three current letters of recommendation. Send these to the search chair at the following address:
Elizabeth D. Scott
Business Administration Department
Eastern Connecticut State University
83 Windham Street
Willimantic, CT 06226