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Adjunct Lecturer

Posting Details

Posting Details

Position Number: 622454
Title: Adjunct Lecturer
Functional Title: Adjunct Lecturer
Category Status: 03-Faculty-Non-Tenured,Term Contr
Applicant Search Category: Faculty
University Authorized FTE:
Unit: BMGT-Decision, Operations & Information Technologies
Hiring Range Minimum:
Hiring Range Maximum:
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Department of Department of Decision, Operations & Information Technologies at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland, College Park seeks to hire adjunct lecturers. We are accepting applications for teaching assignments in all areas of Information Systems and Operations Management, including but not limited to:
  • Analysis and design of business processes and business systems
  • Project management
  • Introduction to information systems
  • Cloud computing
  • Harnessing business productivity from technologies such as Blockchain, the Internet of Things, Machine Learning, and use-inspired AI


A list of all courses taught by the department can be found at https://go.umd.edu/doit-courses.

Course descriptions can be found at:

One of 12 schools and colleges located on the University of Maryland, College Park campus, the Robert H. Smith School of Business is a recognized leader in management research and education for the global economy. A comprehensive business school, Smith offers undergraduate, full-time, and part-time MBA, M.S., Executive MBA, PhD, and non-degree executive education programs as well as outreach services to the corporate community. The school is consistently ranked among the top business schools by leading business publications such as Business Week, Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, and The Wall Street Journal.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Masters with 18 graduate credits in an information systems or operations management related discipline.
  • Solid verbal and written communication skills.
Preferences:
  • Doctorate in an information systems or operations management related discipline
  • Relevant practitioner-related experience
  • Prior teaching and/or training experience.
Additional Certifications:
Additional Information:
Optional documents to upload include:
  • Teaching Philosophy
  • Prior Teaching Evaluations/Evidence of Teaching Excellence
Posting Date: 06/22/2023
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
Best Consideration Date
Physical Demands
Diversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Women, minorities, LGBTQ+, veterans, and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
  3. List of References (no emails sent from system)
Optional Documents
  1. Teaching (examples: teaching philosophy, student evaluations)
  2. Supplemental Document 1

Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * How did you hear about this position?
    • UMD Job Site
    • Personal Referral
    • Washington Post
    • Baltimore Sun
    • Local Publication
    • Chronicle of Higher Education
    • Inside Higher Education
    • INDEED
    • HERC
    • Hispanic Outlook
    • Diverse Jobs
    • HigherEdJobs
    • Professional Journal
    • Listserv
    • Other
    • SimplyHired
    • CareerBliss
    • Job Fairs
    • Monster.Com
    • Craigslist
    • UMD Job Fair
    • CareerBuilder
    • LinkedIn
  2. * Do you have active and ongoing eligibility to work in the United States and for the University of Maryland, College Park? Please note that visa sponsorship is not offered for this position.
    • Yes
    • No
  3. * Please visit go.umd.edu/doit-courses to see specific courses offered by the department. Course descriptions for these courses are available at academiccatalog.umd.edu/undergraduate/approved-courses/ and academiccatalog.umd.edu/graduate/courses/ Please list the specific course(s) you are qualified and willing to teach.

    (Open Ended Question)

  4. * List the general day(s)/time(s) of the week you are available to teach, in-person, at our College Park campus.

    (Open Ended Question)