Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Research Methods and Coordinator of Executive DBA Programs

Position Rank

Track

Non-Tenure Track

Position Title

Assistant Teaching Professor of Business Research Methods and Coordinator of Executive DBA Programs

Category

Full-Time Faculty

Position Number

Posting Number

F0000274

Location

Chicago

Open Date

06/09/2026

Close Date

Open Until Filled?

Yes

Job Type

Full-Time

Working Hours

Position Summary

The Heller College of Business invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor of Business Research Methods position with administrative responsibilities as coordinator of the Executive Doctorate in Business Administration Program. This position combines teaching, scholarship, service, and academic leadership responsibilities in support of the College’s doctoral education initiatives that include an Executive Doctorate in Business Administration (EDBA).

The Director will provide leadership for the College’s doctoral program in business and will oversee program operations, curriculum coordination, student progression, dissertation oversight, assessment, and continuous improvement initiatives. The successful candidate will also contribute to the College’s scholarly mission through research, teaching, and service consistent with expectations for a tenure-track faculty appointment.

The ideal candidate will possess expertise in research methodology, research design, and applied business research, with the ability to teach doctoral-level research courses that incorporate technologies such as AI and mentor doctoral students through dissertation of practice development and completion.

This is a full-time, non-tenure-track Assistant Teaching Professor appointment with administrative responsibilities as Director of Business Doctoral Programs. Administrative reassigned time and/or stipend support will be provided consistent with university policies and workload expectations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Academic and Administrative Leadership:

• Provide leadership and administrative oversight for the EDBA program.
• Coordinate curriculum planning, scheduling, program operations, and academic policies between the EDBA and ILDS programs.
• Monitor doctoral student progression, dissertation milestones, and academic performance.
• Coordinate dissertation committee assignments and faculty participation.
• Support recruitment, admissions, retention, and student success initiatives.
• Organize doctoral orientations, workshops, seminars, and research-related programming.
• Collaborate with the Dean’s Office, department chairs, and faculty on strategic initiatives and program development.
• Support accreditation, assessment, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate, graduate and doctoral-level courses in research methods, research design, statistics, analytics, or related areas.
• Experience with teaching in a variety of modalities (in-person, hybrid, online)
• Develop and maintain high-quality instructional materials and learning experiences delivered in a variety of modalities.
• Support innovative and applied approaches to online doctoral education.
• Dissertation in-practice advising

Research and Scholarly Activity:

• Maintain an active scholarly agenda consistent with tenure-track expectations.
• Publish in peer-reviewed academic and professional journals.
• Mentor doctoral students in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research.
• Chair and/or serve on dissertation committees.

Service Responsibilities:

• Participate in college, university, and professional service activities.
• Contribute to shared governance, faculty collaboration, and institutional initiatives.
• Represent the College in academic and professional organizations

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The salary for this position is $92,000.

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