Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Law (Faculty)

Department of Finance and Insurance

Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Law (Faculty)

Ball State University

Applications are welcome for an Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Law.

The Department of Finance and Insurance has available a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor position starting August 18, 2023. The new hire will teach Business Law (BL260), a course required for all MCOB students, and at least one of the following courses: Estate Planning (BL367), Insurance Law (RMI 473) and Real Estate Law (RE230), and engage in professional and university service activities and scholarship.

1. Teaching load:

The teaching load is 12 hours/week each semester on campus. Some courses may be delivered online or in a hybrid format.

2. Professional Activity and Scholarship:

Maintain currency in business law by engaging in the required professional activities and / or scholarship, needed for a faculty qualification status.

3. Service:

Serve on committees, participate in student advising and community outreach, and generally contribute professional service to the university.

The Department of Finance and Insurance, part of the Miller College of Business, an AACSB accredited college of business, offers degrees in Finance and Risk Management & Insurance (RMI) and minors in Banking, Financial Planning, and RMI. The curriculum provides opportunities for our students to pursue certifications in Certified Financial Planning (CFP), Certified Financial Analyst (CFA), as well as earning credit towards certifications for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), and Certified Risk Manager (CRM). Seniors in our Portfolio Management class are offered the unique opportunity to get hands-on experience in managing an investment fund of $1.9 million value.

Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one’s home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.

Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.

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Position Function:

• Teaching: teach 12 hours/week undergraduate courses each semester on campus. Some courses may be delivered online or using a hybrid format.
• Professional activity and scholarship: Currency in the area of business law by engaging in professional activity and scholarship as necessary to maintain faculty qualification status.
• Service: Serve on committees, participate in student advising and community outreach, and generally contribute professional service to the university.

Minimum Qualifications: Juris Doctorate or related law degree from an accredited college or university.

Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications: Relevant professional experience related to the legal environment of business; prior teaching experience in business law; interest in teaching estate planning, financial literacy, insurance law or real estate.

Apply online at: https://bsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/36329

Include the following documents with your application: resume and cover letter addressed to search committee chair. In the Applicant Documents section of this application, please provide an inclusive excellence statement describing how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Ball State University through your teaching, research, and/or service. Please include examples of your contributions when possible. Word limit 500.

The option to upload transcripts is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earner is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will be accepted through April 12, 2023.

Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 120 undergraduate programs. We offer more than 140 master’s, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees, with many of them ranking among the best in the nation. Ball State aspires to be the model of the most student-centered and community-engaged of the 21st century public research universities, transforming entrepreneurial learners into impactful leaders – committed to improving the quality of life for all.

The Ball State way is rooted in the Beneficence Pledge – a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship, honesty and integrity, social responsibility, gratitude and valuing the intrinsic worth of each member of our community. Ball State students, faculty and staff are empowered in a culture that believes in them and demands they believe in themselves. They are partners in an innovative, immersive approach to education. They are supported by living and learning facilities that enable intellectual curiosity. We graduate scholars who are changing the world, and we’ve dedicated our University to do the same.

The university offers an excellent wellness program and extensive benefits offerings to include a generous paid time off package and paid parental leave. For further information regarding benefits please visit: https://cms.bsu.edu/About/AdministrativeOffices/HumanResources/Jobs/Benefits-and-Community/Faculty

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