Adjunct Instructor (76643)

Job description

The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation at Iona University seeks applications for part-time adjunct faculty positions. We seek candidates who are able to teach courses in entrepreneurship & innovation.

This adjunct faculty is expected to support the mission of Hynes Institute and its programming through their teaching. Qualified applicants should submit a formal letter of interest indicating teaching and professional experiences in entrepreneurship and/or innovation.

Duties & Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the faculty member is teaching while working closely with the team at the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation on supporting curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities for Iona students. The successful candidate will be committed to the academic success of all of our students and to an environment that acknowledges encourages and celebrates diversity and differences.

Required Skills

• Evidence of successful teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
• Excellent communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications

• Graduate degree
• Work experience as an entrepreneur or in an innovation environment
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with faculty staff and students in a multicultural/multiethnic suburban campus environment with a substantial population of first-generation students.

Graduate Course Rates - $1328-$1562 per credit based on qualifications

Undergraduate Course Rate - $1273.00 per credit

About Us

The mission of the Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is to create and foster an interdisciplinary community of Iona students who engage in entrepreneurial learning opportunities to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Entrepreneurship is a universal skillset that gives our students the ability to take ownership of their learning by identifying and solving the big challenges of our world through innovation. Through the entrepreneurial process our students are not only able to create a better world for themselves but also the communities they live and work in.

The Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is made possible by the generosity and record $15 million gift to Iona from James and Anne Marie Hynes who are the largest lifetime donors to the University. The gift is part of the Universitys $150 millionIona Forever campaign to advance student scholarship accelerate academic innovation and enhance key learning environments.

About Iona University/EEO language

Founded in 1940 Iona University is a masters-granting private Catholic coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Ionas 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4000 students and an alumni base of more than 50000 around the world Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice peace and service. Iona is highly accredited offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts science and business administration as well as Master of Arts Master of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across theSchool of Arts & Science;LaPenta School of Business;NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; andHynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona also continues to be recognized in prestigious national rankings. Most recently for 2025 Iona has been named one of the nations best colleges by The Princeton Review The Wall Street Journal Forbes and others. Additionally U.S. News & World Report recognized Iona as one of top colleges for social mobility in the country while Georgetown Universitys Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) ranked an Iona degree in the top 5 percent nationally for long-term return on LaPenta School of Business meanwhileis also accredited by AACSB International a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical dental and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal state or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live.