Assistant Professor – Hospitality & Tourism Management

Job title: Assistant Professor – Hospitality & Tourism Management

Job description: Fairleigh Dickinson University is the largest private (not-for-profit) university in the state of New Jersey (USA) with approximately 12,000 graduate and undergraduate students and more than 100 degree programs ranging from the Associate of Arts (A.A.) to the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D). The University was founded in 1942 and has four campuses in three countries. The University’s two main campuses are located in New Jersey – the Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck-Hackensack (near New York City) and The College at Florham in Florham Park-Madison; its two remaining campuses are international – one in Wroxton, Oxfordshire, England (established in 1965) and the other (its newest campus) in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The Vancouver campus, located in the Yaletown neighborhood of downtown Vancouver, near the Vancouver Public Library and BC Place Stadium, boasts an excellent and dedicated core of full- and part-time faculty; a new, state-of-the art facility; small class sizes; close working relations between students, faculty and staff; and an intensive and unrivalled student support system focused on individual student success.

The International School of Hospitality, Sports, & Tourism Management at Fairleigh Dickinson University is accepting applications for a tenure track, full-time Assistant Professor position in Hospitality & Tourism Management on the Vancouver campus with a Fall 2021 start date.

Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) faculty work collaboratively and inter-professionally with colleagues, advise students, deliver instruction, participate in service, engage in scholarship, and contribute to accreditation processes. The successful candidate would teach courses in subject areas in undergraduate and graduate hospitality and tourism programs, including the Master of Hospitality Management Studies program. Particular areas of specialization include, but are not limited to, hotel operations/management, hospitality financial management, services management, tourism and hospitality human resources, food and beverage management, and tourism and hospitality research methodologies (qualitative and quantitative welcomed). Job Requirements/Qualifications:

1. A doctoral degree in hospitality, tourism, or a related discipline is required. ABD applicants may be considered for this faculty position, given the degree’s completion will be within 12 months of the first semester of employment.

2. Preference will be given to applicants with two or more years of managerial industry experience.

3. Experience teaching within higher education at the faculty rank of Assistant Professor or higher preferred; preference given to those able to teach across the curriculum.

4. Preference given to those with a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

5. Interpersonal skills to build and manage partnerships inside and outside the International School of Hospitality, Sports, & Tourism Management and the University at large, including the hospitality and tourism industry in British Columbia.

6. Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with faculty and university administration.

Salary and benefits are competitive with peer institutions.

Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check. Candidates for hire will be required to sign a waiver authorizing the background check.

Canadian residency or work permit required. Job Application Process:

This position will remain open until filled. Only applications completed at https://jobs.fdu.edu/postings/7695 will be considered. For best consideration, interested candidates should submit materials no later than August 19, 2021. Please direct any questions to Dr. Jarrett Bachman, Associate Professor and Associate Director of the International School of Hospitality, Sports, & Tourism Management, at jbachman@fdu.edu.

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