Clinical Instructor – Entrepreneurship​/Executive Director, Center Entrepreneurship and Economic Development; CEED

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Clinical Instructor – Entrepreneurship / Executive Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED). Position Number: F611032. Appointment Type:
Tenure Track
- Initial 2 years. FTE .75 = 40 hours/week, 9 months.

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North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) with a mission to prepare students to succeed in the global marketplace. We are consistently ranked as a top HBCU in the South by U.S News & World Report. NCCU Business is a flagship program with majors in Accounting, Business Management (Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Management, Real Estate, and Entrepreneurship), Computer Information Systems, Information Technology (Data Analytics, Cyber Security, and Information Communications Technology), and Hospitality & Tourism Administration.

We offer BBA and MBA degrees within the School of Business. Our Program is accredited by AACSB, considered the gold standard. NCCU’S School of Business has an enrollment of over 1,200 students in its undergraduate and graduate programs. The department has faculty members who have published in peer-reviewed journals.

The School of Business at North Carolina Central University seeks highly qualified applicants for a 9-month, Clinical Instructor of Entrepreneurship who will also serve as Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CEED). The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and related business disciplines while providing strategic leadership for CEED through the development and administration of innovative academic, co-curricular, and community engagement initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic development.

The qualified candidate must have earned a Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship or a related field from an AACSB-accredited program or an equally relevant accredited program in a related discipline. Candidates with a Master’s degree and significant working experience in the entrepreneurship area will also be considered. The Executive Director will work collaboratively with faculty, students, alumni, corporate partners, community organizations, and governmental agencies to advance the mission and strategic goals of the School of Business and the University.

Responsibilities include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and related business disciplines. Faculty will engage students in the study and application of entrepreneurship, innovation, new venture creation, entrepreneurial finance, small business management, and economic development through experiential learning and applied business practices.

While the School’s primary focus is teaching, maintenance of continuous scholarly…