Full Time Construction Management Faculty in Business

Position Information

Position Description

Position Summary

The Department of Business in the School of Arts, Culture & Society at Messiah University invites applications for a construction management faculty position in business beginning August 1, 2027.

Responsibilities

The position includes teaching eight sections of Construction Management and Business Courses throughout the year:

• Residential and Commercial Real Estate
• Construction Estimating and Cost Control
• Construction Law, Contracts, and Risk Management
• Construction Project Management

with the opportunity to teach HR, Leadership, or other Business Courses. The position will require advising undergraduate Business Administration and Construction Management students, departmental service, and institutional service.

Qualifications

Successful candidates for hire into an Assistant Professor Term-Tenure Track position, with rank depending on qualifications and experience, should possess a MBA or Doctoral Degree with 6+ years of experience in construction. Previous university teaching is preferred.

The Program

Messiah’s ACBSP -accredited Department of Business is the School of Arts, Culture and Society’s largest department (www.messiah.edu/departments/business). Home to ten business majors and the International Business Institute, the Department provides a collegial environment in which to teach and to conduct other scholarly work. There are currently 13 full-time faculty members in the department.

The Department

Advancing the mission of Messiah University, the Business Department educates students for a lifetime of intellectual exploration, ethical leadership, and exceptional professional practice within a complex world. The instruction for most of our Undergraduate programs is conducted primarily in person with occasional online coursework. Messiah University is a nationally ranked, accredited university that successfully integrates top-tier academics and Christian faith.

The University

Messiah University is a Christian university of the liberal and applied arts and sciences and has a student body of over 2,700 undergraduate students including 21.4% under-represented and 1.3% international students from 21 countries and over 900 graduate students including 22.3% of students from under-represented populations.

The University is committed to an embracing evangelical spirit rooted in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan traditions of the Christian Church. Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society. Messiah University is a teaching institution that emphasizes instruction but values research and public service. Strong support is given to faculty development in teaching and scholarship.

Diversity

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that seeks to equip and enable educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and inclusive excellence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee, they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their teaching-learning, research, institutional service, and public engagement.

Letters of Recommendation

Applicants will submit the name and e-mail address for the number of referees listed below. Referees will receive an e-mail notifying them to upload a confidential letter via the provided URL.

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter/Letter of Interest
2. College/University Transcript(s)
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Personal Statement - Faith
5. Personal Statement - Teaching
6. Personal Statement – University Mission
7. Diversity Statement

Optional Documents

1. Resume
2. Course Syllabus (#1)
3. Course Syllabus (#2)
4. Research Statement
5. Licenses/Certifications