Instructor or Lecturer, Department of Integrated Business

The Opportunity

The Department of Integrated Business (IB) at the University of Central Florida (UCF) is pleased to invite applications for multiple 9-month, non-tenure earning instructor or lecturer positions with an anticipated start date of Fall 2025. The normal teaching load is four classes each fall semester and four classes each spring semester with a reduction of one class per year for a lecturer who has and maintains academic qualifications to teach at the master's level in the college. Responsibilities also include university and professional service and, for an instructor, professional development outcomes sufficient to maintain academic qualifications for teaching at the undergraduate level or, for a lecturer, publications sufficient to maintain academic qualifications for teaching at the undergraduate and master's levels.

The teaching assignment will focus on the program’s eight required courses: Applied Business Technologies, Business Climate Analysis, Data-Driven Decision Making, Integrated Business Foundations, Integrated Management, Integrated Marketing and Sales; Project Management, and Talent Management. The teaching assignment may also include serving as a lab instructor for core courses required of all students in the College of Business’ BSBA programs and, for a lecturer, teaching courses in the IB track of the Master of Science in Management (MSM) program or other master’s programs in the college.

In the IB program, the content and structure of each course is developed and maintained by a course lead. Instructors and lecturers are expected to work with the course lead to focus on high-quality course delivery and substantive student engagement. They are also expected to provide input on the development of common assignments and assessments and changes in course content and structure. The IB program has adopted a flipped classroom approach in which face-to-face class time is used to actively engage students with the application of course content and develop in them a range of soft or transferable skills. Course instructors do not lecture.

Please click here for information about the UCF College of Business Administration and the Department of Integrated Business. Candidates are strongly encouraged to learn more about the IB program before applying. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Instructor:

• Earned master’s degree from an accredited institution in a discipline closely related to business management, strategic management, business strategy, business analysis, business communications, sociology with an organizational/technological emphasis, organizational psychology, marketing, sales, or public relations at the time of application.

• One year of full-time experience as a college instructor or the equivalent in part-time experience. 

Lecturer:

• Earned doctoral (terminal) degree from an accredited institution in a discipline closely related to business management, strategic management, business strategy, business analysis, business communications, sociology with an organizational/technological emphasis, organizational psychology, marketing, sales, or public relations at the time of application.

• One year of full-time experience as a college instructor or the equivalent in part-time experience. 

Candidates must clearly describe how their qualifications meet or exceed these minimums in their cover letter and curriculum vitae. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Instructor:

• A demonstrated history of high-quality teaching outcomes with regard to course delivery, student learning, grading discipline, and student perception.

• More than one year of full-time teaching experience.

• Consulting or substantive work experience in business management, business strategy, business analytics, business communications, talent or human resources management, sales, marketing, or public relations.

• A record of successful business creation or ownership.

• A record of academic or professional publication related to business management, strategic management, business strategy, business analysis, business communications, sociology with an organizational/technological emphasis, organizational psychology, marketing, sales, or public relations.

• Professional certification in an area related to project management, talent or human resources management, strategy, business analytics, marketing, sales, communications, or public relations.

Lecturer:

• A demonstrated history of high-quality teaching outcomes with regard to course delivery, student learning, grading discipline, and student perception.

• More than one year of full-time teaching experience.

• Teaching experience in graduate programs.

• Consulting or substantive work experience in business management, business strategy, business analytics, business communications, talent or human resources management, sales, marketing, or public relations.

• A record of successful business creation or ownership.

• A record of academic or professional publication related to business management, strategic management, business strategy, business analysis, business communications, sociology with an organizational/technological emphasis, organizational psychology, marketing, sales, or public relations.

• Professional certification in an area related to project management, talent or human resources management, strategy, business analytics, marketing, sales, communications, or public relations.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/.  Please upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, student evaluation scores, end of course grade distribution and course materials.  Candidates should clearly describe how their qualifications match+ preferred qualifications in their cover letter and curriculum vitae.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to:  Dr. Jim Gilkeson (James.Gilkeson@ucf.edu).

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

The assignment will be split between the UCF main campus and the Daytona State College campus located in Daytona, FL. Selected candidates may also be required to teach on occasion at Valencia College East Campus, located seven miles from the UCF main campus.

Job Close Date:

Open until filled.

Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as ‘Open until filled’ may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program. 

• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays.

• Retirement savings options. 

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions. 

• Education assistance.

• Flexible work environment. 

• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions:

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

The additional screening requirements only apply to research-related positions, including, but not limited to faculty, graduate positions, individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds, post-doctoral positions, undergraduate positions, visiting assistant professors, and visiting research associates.

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