MBA Program Director and Assistant/Associate Professor, Master of Business Admin

Overview

THE OPPORTUNITY

The Graduate School of Business and Leadership (GSBL) at National Louis University seeks a dynamic, energetic, student-centered leader as Program Director for its MBA program. We seek a colleague who has had business experience, experience as faculty, and a fundamental understanding that the leaders of tomorrow must be critical thinkers and problem solvers, able to lead change and navigate complex environments. The successful candidate will ensure that the curriculum is problem-based and experiential, challenging students to tackle real-world issues as the MBA program is geared toward working professionals looking to make an impact in their current roles and advance in their business careers.

This is a 12-month open rank administrative Professional Practice faculty position. Rank to be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience.

This full-time administrative faculty position carries responsibilities related to program administration, teaching graduate courses in multiple modalities, staffing, curriculum development, assessment, and student support. The successful candidate will have program administration and service responsibilities in addition to direct instruction accountabilities.

The successful candidate will lead the MBA program which serves students primarily through our online modality, but also offers an executive weekend low residency program based out of our Chicago campus. The candidate will also coordinate the implementation and management of a new Project Management certificate. We are looking for someone who is entrepreneurial, comfortable thinking out of the box, and yet skilled using research to guide decision making. Change leadership skills will be needed to engage multiple stakeholder groups and ensure a collaborative and productive team.

The Program Director will join a highly engaged, change-forward, and motivated Graduate School of Business and Leadership team. We are looking for an energetic, dedicated, empathic, and student-centered colleague who will thrive in our high-energy, collaborative learning environment built around NLU’s ten-year strategic plan which is focused on becoming a strong vibrant multi-disciplinary institution steeped in the values of innovation, access, excellence, and equity.

Essential Responsibilities

Teaching:

• Delivery of master’s level courses in business, leadership, and related topics. Teaching may be both in person and online.

Passion for Student Success:

• Student Advocate overseeing the timely resolution of student inquiries.
• Contributions to continuous improvement of student outcomes in engagement, retention, graduation, and career advancement.
• Active involvement in the programs, tools, and events that enable students to learn and experience more about the field while pursuing their degree.
• Student advising, including advising on academic progress and professional goals.
• Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Program and Course Assessment, Maintenance, and Development:

• Ongoing development and revision of program curriculum and learning experiences.
• Continuous Improvement through course updates to the master course templates as necessary.
• Leadership and participation in programmatic and student learning outcome assessment process.
• Completion of annual program reviews and a five-year comprehensive program review.
• Maintenance of program quality (Quality Matters).

Program Leadership:

• In collaboration with the GSBL Dean, the program director will lead and monitor the success of the MBA program, including supporting enrollment and retention goals, programmatic assessment and accreditation goals, course scheduling, monitoring the quality of instruction, hiring talented adjuncts, and mentoring and supporting full-time and part-time faculty.
• The program director is a key leader in the GSBL working in collaboration with the enrollment and outreach team to support current and future partners.
• Serves as the program representative to internal and external constituents.
• Membership and active involvement in the field will be key in growing the prestige of the NLU MBA.

Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in Business, Leadership, or closely related field required.
• Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate experience both in teaching and in practice, with a minimum of:
• five years of full-time professional practice experience in administrative, managerial, and/or executive positions.
• research experience in one of the above (or related) disciplines as evidenced by publications in journals, books, book chapters, white papers, or presentations to corporate, academic, or professional communities.
• Record of effective teaching in higher education.
• Record of effective teaching in online and hybrid/blended format.
• Professionalism in and demonstrated commitment to working with diverse populations.
• Commitment to student success, student professional growth, and effective professional advising.
• Experience in learning outcome assessment.
• Experience using technology and AI in teaching and course development.
• Appropriate professional memberships.

Application Instructions

Directions

Please address in your cover letter how your prior experiences prepared you to be successful in the duties included in the position portfolio. Please submit scans of official transcripts for all graduate degrees held with the application.

Please include the following with your application:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Transcripts (Official or Unofficial)

Optional Additional Attachments:

• Teaching Philosophy
• Sample Syllabus
• Additional Licenses/Certifications
• Course Evaluations
• Letters of Recommendation

Please note: Upon hire, official transcripts are required and must be sent from the institution(s) directly to the HR Department.

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