Lecturer, Innovation & Entrepreneurship - 605490
- Northern Arizona University
- Flagstaff, AZ, USA
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Job Description
NAU’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center is seeking a lecturer to teach and develop undergraduate courses focused on multi-disciplinary innovation and entrepreneurship, design thinking and related problem-solving methodologies. The position is a nine-month academic year position in the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, at the level of Lecturer and is non-tenure eligible. The position is renewable each year pending satisfactory performance, availability of funding, and program needs. The successful candidate must be available to begin work on August 16, 2021.
Minimum Qualifications: • Master’s degree in business, creative/design field, engineering, or relevant field with demonstrated experience and expertise in multi-disciplinary problem-solving. • Two or more years of experience teaching college or university courses in innovation, entrepreneurship, design thinking, or similar courses. • Experience and commitment to meaningful diversity work and ability to collaborate with NAU’s diverse faculty, staff, and student populations. Preference will be given to candidates with the following qualifications: • Demonstrated record of substantial and continued effectiveness in teaching and curriculum design, with a focus on college-level critical thinking and problem-solving courses. • External innovative and entrepreneurial experience. • Ability to teach a wide variety of undergraduate innovation and entrepreneurship courses. • Interest or experience in supporting study in innovation and entrepreneurship.
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Northern Arizona University has a student population of 30,368, including approximately 22,000 on its main campus in Flagstaff and the remainder at more than 20 locations statewide and online.
Committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment, NAU has earned a solid reputation as a university with all the features of a large institution but with a personal touch. NAU carefully balances teaching, scholarship and service with a faculty and staff dedicated to each student's success. All faculty members are expected to promote student learning and help students achieve academic outcomes.
While our emphasis is undergraduate education, we offer a wide range of graduate programs and research that extend to such national concerns as forest health and bioterrorism. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.
Flagstaff has a population of about 70,000, rich in cultural diversity. Located at the base of the majestic San Francisco Peaks, Flagstaff is 140 miles north of Phoenix at the intersection of Interstate 17 and Interstate 40.
With its elevation of 7,000 feet and four-season climate, Flagstaff is ideal for year-round outdoor activities. Nearby attractions include the Grand Canyon, Lowell Observatory, Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Monument Valley, Sunset Crater, Meteor Crater, and Arizona Snowbowl.
The university is committed to a diverse and civil working and learning environment.
For information about diversity, access and equity at NAU, see nau.edu/Center-for-University-Access-and-Inclusion/.