Job Description

Metro State University, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, is seeking to hire an Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management. This is a full-time probationary (tenure-track) position within the Management, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resource Management Department and will start on August 18, 2025.

Responsibilities

Faculty members are expected to:

• Teach Human Resource Management courses, such as employee training and development, introductory/advanced human resource management, compensation management, employee benefits, employment law, and staffing, effectively at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels.
• Deliver courses in multiple formats, times, and locations, including face to face and online formats, daytime and evening sections, and at various locations throughout the Twin Cities area.
• Lead course/curriculum development and assessment in Human Resource Management.
• Actively engage in scholarly research or creative achievement. 
• Actively engage in professional development, continuing preparation, and study. ⢠Contribute to student growth and development through advising and assistance.
• Actively engage in service to the college, university and community.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving a culturally diverse student body by delivering a student-centered education that includes the skills and abilities to work effectively with a wide range of individuals.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. or D.B.A. in Human Resource Management (or a closely related field) from a regionally accredited institution. ABDs will be given due consideration, but the terminal degree is required by the time of employment (August 2025). 
• Past experience teaching HRM courses (noted in the job responsibilities above) at the university (higher education) level, with a record of excellence in teaching evaluations. 
• Demonstrated ability to teach multiple courses in the HRM curriculum, including employee training and development, introductory/advanced human resource management, compensation management, employee benefits, employment law, and/or staffing. 
• A record of active scholarly work or development in the form of papers, publications, or conference presentations. 
• Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) to effectively interact with a variety of people and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work in an institution with a culturally, economically, and linguistically diverse community of faculty, staff, and students.
• Excellent reputation working with students and providing trusted guidance to young adults.  

Preferred Qualification 

• Proficiency in teaching three or more different courses in the HRM curriculum, including employee training and development, introductory/advanced human resource management, compensation management, employee benefits, employment law, and/or staffing.
• Evidence of outstanding research or scholarly accomplishments.
• Evidence of ongoing outstanding service. 
• Professional experience and/or professional certification(s) related to Human Resource Management.
• Experience advising traditional and non-traditional students from diverse backgrounds. ⢠Demonstrated ability to lead course/curriculum development in Human Resource Management.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in assessment/accreditation.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate a diversity and inclusion lens into teaching. 
• Graduate level degree(s) from a regionally accredited business school.
• A terminal degree (Ph.D. or DBA) from an AACSB or equivalently accredited school.  

Other Requirements

Notice: In accordance with the Minnesota State Vehicle Fleet Safety Program, employees driving on university business who use a rental or state vehicle shall be required to conform to Minnesota Stateâ™s vehicle use criteria and consent to a motor vehicle records check.

About

Metro State University empowers learners to transform their lives and communities through relevant, student-centered education in an inclusive, anti-racist, and supportive learning environment.

Metro State University provides an excellent, inclusive, and engaging education to eliminate opportunity gaps and empower our students to lead our communities to a prosperous and equitable future. The university offers programs leading to baccalaureate, masters, and applied doctoral degrees. We provide accessible, high quality liberal arts, professional, and graduate education with continued emphasis on marginalized groups, including adult learners. Metro State is a five-time recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, most recently in 2023. Federally recognized as a Minority Serving Institution, its employees serve more than 9,000 post-traditional learners, two-thirds of whom identify as belonging to communities of color or American Indian nations, are first in their family to attend college, and/or are eligible for Pell Grants. Since we do not operate residential facilities, Metro State University students all commute to class locations across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area, or take their courses wherever they are through our many distance-learning and hybrid course offerings, allowing Metro State to truly be âœwhere learning meets living.❠Metropolitan State is recognized by CollegeNet as a leading higher education promoter of social mobility for students (Ranked # 31 out of 1,206 in 2024). Recognized in 2008 and 2016 by the Carnegie Foundation for Community Engagement, the university is committed to academic excellence and community engagement through curriculum, teaching, scholarship, and services designed to support an urban mission. As a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, Metro State University actively works to achieve the

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With its 31 institutions, including 24 two-year colleges and seven state universities, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is the largest single provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota. The colleges and universities operate 54 campuses in 47 Minnesota communities and serve about 250,000 students in credit-based courses. Overall, the system produces about 33,500 graduates each year. In addition to credit-based courses, the system offers customized training programs that serve about 153,200 employees from 6,000 Minnesota businesses each year. The law creating the system was passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 1991 and went into effect July 1, 1995. The law merged the state's community colleges, technical colleges and state universities into one system. The system is separate from the University of Minnesota.

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