Assistant/Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

Assistant/Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship

Location

JSU Main Campus, MS

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Number

202400365

College/Division

Accounting, Finance & Entrepreneurship

Opening Date

07/22/2026

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Examples of Duties

• The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and related business disciplines.

• Teaching assignments may include face-to-face, online, hybrid, evening, weekend, and off-campus instruction.

The faculty member will be expected to:

• Teach a full instructional load while maintaining excellence in teaching and student engagement.

• Develop and deliver innovative, experiential learning opportunities that connect classroom instruction with real-world entrepreneurship and business practice.

• Advise and mentor students interested in entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and small business development.

• Foster partnerships with entrepreneurs, business leaders, nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and economic development organizations to enhance student learning and community engagement.

• Support entrepreneurship programming, student business competitions, incubator or accelerator activities, outreach initiatives, and workforce development efforts.

Typical Qualifications

• The preferred candidate will possess an earned Ph.D. or MBA from an AACSB-accredited institution in Entrepreneurship, Business Administration, Management, Strategy, Innovation, Finance, Marketing, Organizational Leadership, or another closely related business discipline.

• Candidates with significant executive, entrepreneurial, business development, or economic development experience that supports entrepreneurship education are encouraged to apply.

• Applicants should demonstrate evidence of teaching effectiveness, curriculum development, professional leadership, business consulting, entrepreneurship education, scholarly or professional engagement, and/or industry experience that supports instruction in entrepreneurship and related business disciplines.

• Candidates should be qualified, or have the potential to qualify, as Scholarly Academic (SA), Practice Academic (PA), A Scholarly Practitioner (SP), or Instructional Practitioner (lP) under the Colleges AACSB faculty qualification standards.

• Individuals with substantial professional accomplishments, executive leadership, business ownership, government, nonprofit, or economic development experience are encouraged to apply.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees, including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Part-time employees who work 20 hours or more per week are eligible for the complete benefits package.

To learn more details, visit our benefits page.

01

Which statement below best describes the highest level of education you have completed?

• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Specialist degree
• Ph.D
• G.E.D.
• Juris Doctorate

02

Can you, if hired, provide proof of education?

• Yes
• No

03

Will you now or in the future require sponsorship to work in the United States?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Jackson State University (MS)

Address 1400 John R. Lynch Street

P.O. Box 17028

Jackson, Mississippi, 39217

Phone (601) 979-2015

Website https://www.jsums.edu/humanresources/