Assistant/Associate Professor In Business Law - Full-Time, Tenure-Track

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Position Summary Information

Babson College invites applicants for a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position in our Accounting & Law division, beginning Fall 2024. We seek an intellectually curious colleague who is aligned with Babson's mission of educating responsible entrepreneurial leaders who create economic and social value everywhere. Our commitment to diversity of all kinds empowers our students to consider possibilities beyond their own individual experiences - to design products and services, found companies and create value that will transform businesses, communities, and lives. As such, Babson is continually focused on attracting exceptional talent that will add richness to the academic experience. Babson is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.

The successful applicant will demonstrate a firm commitment to teaching and scholarly excellence, a collaborative and inclusive mindset, and engagement in our active campus-wide community of teachers, scholars, and learners. Teaching responsibilities will include Babson's core Business Law and Ethics course as well as the opportunity to develop and teach a law elective that contributes to Babson's Legal Studies concentration.

We seek an accomplished full-time faculty colleague who:

Is committed to high-quality teaching of undergraduate, graduate ( MBA, specialized masters programs), and executive students on and off the Wellesley, Massachusetts campus.

Is enthusiastic about developing a portfolio of impactful scholarship in law or related fields, such as business or professional ethics, leading to scholarly publications in law reviews, business journals, books or book chapters, and similar outlets.

Holds a JD or LLB from an accredited university and has been admitted to the bar in one or more jurisdictions. (Note that an active law license is not required, provided that the candidate at one time satisfied the requirements of bar admission in one or more jurisdictions).

Is passionate about educating students to understand and use law to think critically and entrepreneurially.

Interested candidates should submit:

1. A CV detailing professional credentials and accomplishments in legal practice and/or higher education;

2. A research statement outlining the candidate's current or proposed scholarly agenda;

3. A teaching statement detailing the candidate's teaching philosophy and describing relevant teaching experiences and accomplishments. Where available, evidence of teaching quality, such as course evaluations and peer teaching observations, can be included as an appendix to the teaching statement.

4. The names and contact details of three professional references.

Consideration of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

About Babson College:

Babson College, located fourteen miles west of Boston, is an independent school of

management that takes a unique approach to preparing undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals for the challenges of the modern business world. For the past 29 consecutive years, we have been ranked #1 in entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report.

Babson's dynamic curriculum focuses on developing skills that transcend business so that students develop multidimensional abilities that prepare them to make important contributions to business and society. Our students understand that economic and social value creation are not mutually exclusive, but instead are integral to each other. The fundamental business skills and entrepreneurial mindset they cultivate at Babson equip them to make a difference on campus and around the world. Babson has over 2,000 full-time undergraduate students and more than 1,000 full and part-time graduate students. Our highly diverse student body hails from 45 U.S. states and 80 countries. Non-U.S. students comprise more than 28% of undergraduates and more than 60% of our full time graduate students. Babson offers a Bachelor of Science degree, MS and MBA programs, and executive education programs worldwide.

We seek faculty who are aligned with our values of teaching and research excellence, collaboration, diversity and inclusiveness, and those who embrace our mission to educate entrepreneurial leaders who create great economic and social value everywhere. We seek candidates who are eager to engage as educators among a diverse student community. Babson College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to enhancing diversity across all levels of the College. Candidates who believe they can contribute to this goal are strongly encouraged to apply. More information about Babson College can be found at www.babson.edu.

Required Documents:
1. CV / Resume
2. Research Statement
3. Teaching Statement
4. References