Commerce Department at Mount Allison University invites applications for a full-time twelve-month term appointment in Commerce

Mount Allison University

The Ron Joyce Centre for Business Studies/Commerce Department at Mount Allison University invites applications for a full-time twelve-month term appointment in Commerce.  The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will commence on July 1, 2022, subject to budgetary approval. Responsibilities include teaching five undergraduate courses: first year Quantitative Analysis for Business Decision Making (counts as two courses) as well as three courses from a selection of quantitative and other business courses. Responsibilities may also include, but are not limited to, supervising undergraduate experiential learning student projects, advising students, and various departmental service activities.

Mount Allison is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute specifically to the further diversification of our campus community.

Qualifications/Skills

• Candidates with a Ph.D. in Operations Management, Economics or a related discipline are preferred. Candidates with a Master’s Degree in a closely related discipline and extensive teaching experience will also be considered.
• Teaching experience at the undergraduate level. Applicants must demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality undergraduate teaching and engagement.

Application Process

Candidates must submit:

• A cover letter summarizing their teaching interests and specific courses they are qualified to teach, a statement of experiential learning and research interests, and citizenship status
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching dossier (including a statement of their teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness)
• Names and contact information for three referees

Complete applications must be submitted as a single, merged PDF file to: commerce@mta.ca

A review of complete applications will begin on March 30, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. All applicants will receive confirmation of receipt of their application. Please note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted for interviews.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents are given priority. Canadians and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their application.

Our Department
The Commerce Department offers undergraduates programs including a Bachelor of Commerce with an honours program, Bachelor of Arts in Commerce, and a Bachelor of Commerce in Aviation. Commerce students at Mount Allison University complete a minor in another discipline as well as degree requirements elsewhere in the university. Faculty contribute teaching to the core of the program and to their areas of expertise.

Faculty are research active with local, national and international collaborators and lead community-engaged research and experiential learning projects involving undergraduate students. Faculty members hold grants with Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation, and Co-operative Education and Work-Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL).

Experiential learning has long been a distinguishing feature of the Commerce program with individual faculty members regularly designing and delivering course-related experiential and work-integrated learning opportunities ranging from guest speakers and field trips, knowledge mobilization projects, research and organizational quality assurance projects, live case studies, student summer research opportunities and case competitions, as well as mentorships and internships.

Mount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate liberal arts and sciences university with approximately 2,100 students located in Sackville, New Brunswick on the East Coast of Canada. The University has been ranked the top undergraduate university in Canada by Maclean’s magazine’s annual University Rankings more times than any other university.

Mount Allison acknowledges, honours, and respects that the land named Sackville, NB is part of the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People who are the historic inhabitants, custodians, and dwellers on the land where our University is built and confirms its commitment to strengthening relationships with all Indigenous people.

Mount Allison is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute specifically to the further diversification of our campus community.

Faculty are covered by the Mount Allison Full-time Collective Agreement.