Assistant Professor of Business Law
The Department of Business Administration at Illinois Wesleyan University (IWU) invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor. Employment will begin August 2025. Candidates are expected to have a JD with significant professional and/or educational experiences to teach additional business courses. The ideal candidate has a joint JD-MBA. The primary teaching responsibility of the new hire would be to teach multiple sections of business law each year. In addition, we are interested in someone who can contribute to our business offerings such as organizational management and other upper-level management electives.
Along with teaching, this position requires mentoring business students, participating in university service, and engaging in appropriate scholarship.
Candidates must have graduated from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants are expected to have completed their graduate training by August 1, 2025.
Founded in 1850, IWU is a highly-competitive, nationally-ranked, liberal-arts institution located in Bloomington, IL. The department of Business Administration is committed to excellence in undergraduate education and providing students with the tools to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment. IWU business graduates are widely respected for their critical-thinking, communication skills, and leadership potential.
Exciting things are happening as our department is in the midst of evolving our curriculum to further meet these goals. The departments of Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Finance have recently joined into a single entity to create a new School of Business and Economics. The person hired into this position will have a chance to contribute to the re-envisioning of the business curriculum.
The twin cities of Bloomington-Normal constitute a thriving community of over 170,000 residents. Located approximately halfway between Chicago and St. Louis, it is the home to multiple corporate headquarters and is typically ranked as one of the best places to live.
Illinois Wesleyan University is strongly committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse, inclusive, and civil community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. The candidate’s application materials should substantively address the candidate’s experience, commitment, and classroom activities to advance these goals. Illinois Wesleyan University is an EEO Employer.
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
To Apply:
Submit the following:
- a cover letter addressing your qualifications
- a curriculum vitae
- a teaching statement describing your commitment to excellent undergraduate education
- a statement describing your research experiences and agenda going forward
- a statement describing your commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
- letters of recommendation from at least two professional references.
Please submit your application materials to sobe@iwu.edu. Please send any questions to Dr. David Wallace, search committee chair, at dwallace@iwu.edu.
Illinois Wesleyan University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. For further information see our Jobs Web Page at https://www.higheredjobs.com/ or https://www.iwu.edu/human-resources/job-openings.