Lewis & Clark College of Arts & Sciences

The College of Arts and Sciences at Lewis & Clark College is a private liberal arts college with 2,000 undergraduates, located in the southwest hills of Portland, Oregon. We seek candidates who value and demonstrate excellence in teaching, in conjunction with sustainability, community engagement, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Lewis & Clark College is committed to achieving a diverse workforce. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status, such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or age.

Position Description

The Bates Center for Entrepreneurship & Leadership at Lewis & Clark College invites applications for a two-year Visiting Professor in Entrepreneurship, to start as early as January 2025. Teaching responsibilities (all expected to be in-person) will include five semester-long undergraduate courses each academic year and substantial contribution to the Bates Center’s co-curricular programming.

The successful candidate will regularly teach Introduction to Innovation (emphasizing, e.g., systems thinking and lean startup methods) and a course in Entrepreneurial Finance (for-profit and not-for-profit) for undergraduates. Additional preferred teaching might include Design-Thinking, Technologies of the Future, Leadership, Internship, and/or a course related to the candidate’s own entrepreneurial experience. The position is full-time and Benefits-eligible.

The college’s Bates Center is a vibrant initiative supporting a popular academic minor in entrepreneurship and a growing portfolio of experiential programs. We push students from across the liberal arts to leverage critical thinking, analytical abilities, and communication skills to develop and test impact-based solutions for the for-profit and nonprofit worlds. The visiting faculty member will join a dynamic, creative leadership team committed to a liberal arts–inspired program built on four strategic pillars: entrepreneurial mindset, skill sets, experiential learning, and networking.

In addition to classroom teaching, the successful candidate will actively mentor and advise undergraduates who major in what they love, while helping them build the toolkit and network they need to advocate for themselves and others.

Qualifications

Candidates must have expertise enabling them to teach the expected courses and a demonstrated potential for teaching excellence in an undergraduate liberal arts environment. A PhD at the time of appointment is preferred.

Application Instructions

To apply, please include a cover letter with a teaching philosophy statement included, a current CV, and (if available) teaching references and representative teaching evaluations in your application. Review of applications will begin immediately. If you have questions about the position, please contact Brian Detweiler-Bedell, Professor of Psychology and department chair; Executive Director of the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership, at bedell@lclark.edu.

Lewis & Clark College adheres to a nondiscriminatory policy with respect to educational programs, activities, employment, and admission.  We do not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, sex, religion, age, marital status, national origin, the presence of any physical or sensory disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, and local laws.  The Associate Vice President of Human Resources has been designated to handle inquiries regarding employment- and disability-related non-discrimination policies.  Title IX inquiries may be directed to the Title IX coordinator or deputy Title IX coordinators (https://www.lclark.edu/about/title_ix_compliance). 

Reasonable Accommodation

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. 

Background Check

Lewis & Clark College will conduct a background check on the finalist, which will include a criminal record check. If a conviction is discovered, a determination will be made whether the conviction is related to the position for which the individual is applying or would present safety or security risks before an employment decision is made. A criminal conviction does not necessarily automatically bar an applicant from employment.

Eligibility to Work

In order to comply with US Homeland Security Department regulations, all employees must complete an I-9 form in Workday prior to or no later than the first day of work and bring originals (no photocopies) of their supporting documentation to Human Resources no later than the 3rd business day of employment. Failure to have a completed I-9 form on file with the College will result in immediate termination of employment.