Working/Functional Title

Inst/Ast Prof - Fixed Term

Position Summary

The Department of Management at Michigan State University seeks an experienced Instructor/Assistant Professor to teach an online master’s managing diversity course beginning mid-July 2025. 

The “Managing Diversity in the Workplace” course (MGT 814) explores the dynamic landscape of workplace diversity and focuses on how people’s identities and experiences affect team dynamics and organizational success. This course gives students an understanding of the opportunities and challenges inherent in managing a diverse workforce. The course covers key topics related to creating and maintaining fair and inclusive workplaces, including recruitment and selection, training and development, the legal environment, human resource policies, and employee engagement. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and practical exercises, students develop crucial competencies and skills needed to effectively collaborate with and lead people from varied backgrounds and perspectives. By the end of the course, students will be equipped to contribute to building and maintaining workplaces where individuals from all backgrounds, including distinct cultures, can thrive and succeed.

This course runs for five weeks and is offered every other semester. Instruction is 100 percent online—both asynchronous and synchronous. Each week of the course includes recorded videos and live lectures/discussions. The instructor is expected to develop the course website and instructional materials (including videos). Support will be provided for course development. All work can be done remotely within the U.S.

This course is part of the Master of Science in Management, Strategy, and Leadership (MSL) program at Michigan State University’s Broad College of Business. US News and World Report ranks this program among the top 10 online master’s in business programs. For further information about the MS MSL program, visit: https://broad.msu.edu/masters/management-strategy-and-leadership/

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Human Resource Management

Minimum Requirements

The ideal candidate will demonstrate success in teaching similar courses and have a graduate degree in a field relevant to management.

The Instructor rank requires a master’s degree.

The Assistant Professor rank requires a doctoral degree.

Required Application Materials

To be considered, applicants must provide:

• a cover letter describing their qualifications and experience with related courses and online instruction,
• a curriculum vitae,
• the applicant’s syllabi for courses related to “Managing Diversity in the Workplace” taught previously,
• a recent sample of teaching evaluations, and
• three references.

Review of Applications Begins On

04/30/2025

Remote Work Statement

MSU strives to provide a flexible work environment and this position has been designated as remote-friendly. Remote-friendly means some or all of the duties can be performed remotely as mutually agreed upon.

Website

https://broad.msu.edu/management/

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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