Assistant Professor

Position Title: Assistant Professor

Employee Classification: LC Faculty TT/TN 9m

College/Division: Business College

Department: 340400-MANAGEMENT

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: 140,000

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt

Summary: New Mexico State University's Department of Management is seeking candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Assistant Professor level. New Mexico State University holds business and accounting accreditation by AACSB International. This position will start August 18, 2025. The position is targeting new PhDs seeking their initial Tenure Track appointment, early career Assistant Professors, and faculty currently at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preference will be given to applicants having research and teaching interests in Entrepreneurship and Strategy.

Classification Summary:New Mexico State University's Department of Management is seeking candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in Entrepreneurship and Strategy at the Assistant Professor level. New Mexico State University holds business and accounting accreditation by AACSB International. This position will start August 18, 2025. The position is targeting new PhDs seeking their initial Tenure Track appointment, early career Assistant Professors, and faculty currently at the rank of Assistant Professor. Preference will be given to applicants having research and teaching interests in Entrepreneurship and Strategy.

Classification Standard Duties:Position duties include publishing research, teaching, advising students, and service to the department, college, university, and community. The position requires continued scholarly activity, including research publications in refereed academic journals. The initial teaching course load is a 2/2 load for the first three academic years; thereafter, the teaching load will generally rise to the current standard for the department of 5 classes per year.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency

Applicants must possess an earned doctorate from an AACSB accredited institution in Management, or doctorate in a closely related discipline to Entrepreneurship or Strategy by the date of hire.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication, and competency to interact effectively with students, colleagues, and staff. Applicants should have experience in classroom teaching, with demonstrated teaching effectiveness. Candidates must also have a solid record of scholarly research publication, or the promise of publication (i.e., for new PhDs), commensurate with their career level and requisite experience in the academic profession. Motivation to pursue external research funding and work on multidisciplinary teams is desirable.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Position duties include publishing research, teaching, advising students, and service to the Department, College of Business, University and Community. The position requires continued scholarly activity, including research publications in refereed academic journals. The initial teaching course load is a 2/2 load for the first three academic years; thereafter, the teaching load will generally rise to the current standard for the department of 5 classes per year.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience in entrepreneurship research and teaching.

Special Requirements of the Position

Department Contact: Carol Flinchbaugh, 575-646-5764 cflinch@nmsu.edu

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Bargaining Unit Eligibility: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.