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Description: Assistant Professor of Management (Business Communication)
Rowe School of Business
Dalhousie University

The Rowe School of Business invites applications for a three-year limited-term appointment in the Faculty of Management (Business Communication) at the rank of Assistant Professor commencing July 1, 2017, or as soon thereafter as possible. The deadline for applications is June 12, 2017.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in the management area, including multiple sections of business communication. Course relief will be provided for assistance to international students through the International Student Success Program. The successful applicant will also be expected to contribute to the academic life of the School.

Necessary qualifications, experience and skills:

• PhD with a concentration in English or Applied Linguistics
• Experience dealing with intercultural and cross-cultural issues
• Experience in teaching English Language Learners (ELL) or English as a Second Language (ESL) in both classroom and one-on-one settings
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness at the undergraduate level as demonstrated through student evaluations of instructor
• Experience teaching the discipline-specific forms and style of business communication
• Demonstrated potential to contribute to the Faculty’s mission through administrative service
• Record of contributions to management education through activity in conferences or professional organizations; publications of applied research in relevant fields; or publications with a pedagogical focus
• Ability to meet the School’s accrediting body’s (AACSB) qualification requirements.

Preferred qualifications, experience and skills:

• Experience teaching in an online or blended learning format

The Rowe School of Business is part of the Faculty of Management, which has a unique commitment to values-based management and interdisciplinary research and learning. Thus, the successful candidate will have opportunities to work with like-minded colleagues in the sister Schools of Public Administration, Information Management, and Resource and Environmental Studies within the Faculty.

More information about the Rowe School of Business and its programs.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Dalhousie University is committed to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.

Applicants should submit a C.V., copies of previous teaching evaluations, and a statement of their teaching philosophy. Applications must also include a completed Self-Identification Questionnaire, which is available at www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid.

Applications should be sent to Ms. Viola Caume at viola.caume@dal.ca or Room 4110, Kenneth C. Rowe Management Building, Dalhousie University, 6100 University Avenue, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4R2 no later than June 12, 2017. (Electronic applications are preferred.)