Organizational Behavior and Management - One Year Visiting College Faculty

Organizational Behavior and Management

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU.

Organizational Behavior and Management - One year Visiting College faculty position, 2026-27 academic year.

The person filling this position will teach a combination of residential and online undergraduate management courses. While human resources courses will be a primary focus, general management courses will also be part of the teaching schedule for the visiting faculty position. This person will also teach/manage the Internship for Credit classes for all majors.

In addition to teaching, visiting college faculty are also expected to mentor students, maintain currency through sustained professional engagement with business and/or nonprofit organizations, and participate in departmental and college meetings.

Qualified candidates will need to maintain a valid AACSB classification (SA, PA, SP, or IP).

About the Management Sciences Department

The Department of Management Sciences employs more than fifteen full-time faculty members holding terminal degrees and has the largest undergraduate enrollment at ACU. The department offers residential undergraduate majors in Information Systems, Management, and Marketing, and it partners with ACU-Dallas to deliver online undergraduate (BS in Management, BS in Marketing) and graduate (MBA and MS in Management) business programs.

About the College of Business Administration at ACU

ACU's College of Business Administration (COBA) educates business and technology professionals for Christian service and leadership throughout the world. COBA is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service, combining rigorous academic preparation and high-quality research with a deeply relational, faith-informed approach to education. Faculty are actively engaged in mentoring students through student organizations, study abroad and domestic experiential learning opportunities, case competitions, entrepreneurship initiatives, and impactful research that advances both theory and practice. Through our distinctive societal impact program, faculty lead students in projects that expand educational and economic opportunity locally and globally, reflecting our conviction that business can be a powerful force for human flourishing and positive transformation.

With AACSB and ABET secondary accreditation, the college offers eight undergraduate majors and a Master of Accountancy on the Abilene campus and partners with ACU-Dallas to deliver two undergraduate and two graduate online programs. The college includes four academic units (Accounting Department; Dukes School of Finance; Management Sciences Department; School of Information Technology and Computing) and two centers (Griggs Center for Entrepreneurship and Philanthropy; Lytle Center for Faith and Leadership).

About ACU

Founded in 1906, Abilene Christian University is a faith-based institution affiliated with the Churches of Christ. ACU's residential campus is located in Abilene, Texas, about 160 miles west of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, near the geographic center of the state. The university has more than 7000 total students enrolled in traditional liberal arts programs, STEM disciplines, and professional degree programs, with both residential and online offerings.

As an R2 institution, ACU increasingly emphasizes research and scholarship. This emphasis is balanced by the university's continuing commitment to excellent teaching and meaningful student-faculty interaction.

About Abilene

Abilene has a population of about 125,000. The city offers an exceptional quality of life, combining the amenities of a growing population with the convenience of short commutes and a strong sense of community. Known as the "Storybook Capital of America," the city features a vibrant calendar of events, a revitalized downtown filled with museums, an historic theater, and locally owned businesses, as well as a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem supported by active economic development initiatives. Residents benefit from excellent healthcare, diverse public and private K–12 educational options, three universities, and a growing cultural scene highlighted by a new science museum and public library housed in a beautifully restored historic 1924 landmark building.

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will have an earned graduate degree in business as well as have human resources or other management-related work experience. Qualified candidates should also have a commitment to ongoing professional development, as well as proven college/university teaching experience, or show strong promise in teaching. Qualified candidates will need to maintain a valid AACSB classification (SA, PA, SP, or IP).

As part of the application process, applicants need to provide the following:

• Curriculum Vita (CV)
• Statement of philosophy of teaching and learning and the role of scholarship in teaching and learning
• Copies of transcripts for all academic work
• Selected copies of papers and publications
• Academic letter of recommendation
• Statement about one's personal spiritual journey
• Letter of recommendation from a church leader
• Statement of reflection/response to a document about the identity, mission, and future of Abilene Christian University

ACU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, sex, disability, genetic information, national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities, in keeping with applicable state and federal law.

ACU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the university's financial and physical assets. Therefore, Abilene Christian University conducts background checks on all candidates for employment in security sensitive positions. As a current employee, it will be determined if you need an additional background check upon your hire.