Adjunct Faculty Pool - Entrepreneurship

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Company Description: The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in the Entrepreneurship Department, within the School of Business and Technology. The Fashion Institute of Technology, a part of the State University of New York, has been a leader in career education in art, design, business, and technology for over 70 years. With a curriculum that provides a singular blend of hands-on, practical experience, classroom study, and a firm grounding in the liberal arts, FIT offers a wide range of outstanding programs relevant to today's rapidly changing industries. Internationally renowned, FIT draws on its New York City location to provide a vibrant, creative community in which to learn. The college offers more than 45 majors and grants AAS, BFA, BS, MA, MFA, and MPS degrees, preparing students for professional success and leadership in the global marketplace. The Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology educates students for management and leadership roles within the fashion and related creative industries. Our curricular integrates a deep appreciation of how markets, business environments, advanced business technology and competition can be managed in a global context. The Baker School provides a professional faculty and business climate that enables students to be immediately valuable contributors to their industries. The Baker School of Business and Technology collaborates with both the School of Art and Design, and the School of Liberal Arts, whose courses help students to better understand themselves, others, and their place in an increasingly complex world. The Baker School co-operates to design curricular and educational experiences that help hone general skills and behaviors that employers increasingly demand: critical thinking and problem solving skills, a strong sense of professional and ethical responsibility, social skills, the ability to work productively in teams, and good oral and written communications skills. The vision of the Baker School is to be the most academically recognized school of excellence where students come to learn about the business of the core industries that we serve-the creative, fashion and design industries-and where industry, government and associations see creative alliances for the development of ideas, solution innovation, future thinking, and problem solving. The FIT Entrepreneurship for the Fashion and Design Industries Department provides young entrepreneurs with a unique, new optimistic mindset through which to understand the worlds of fashion and design and navigate novel pathways to success. We prepare our students to lead our industry by creating sustainable economic and social value. Students acquire a "can-do" orientation that enables them to create disruptive solutions to the big challenges facing the fashion and design industry. Students are encouraged to think "big" and construct their individual definitions of "value" and "success." Centered on creativity and innovation, the Entrepreneurship Program will be a bridge to the fast growing Fashion Tech start-up community and to mature and well-established fashion and design companies who are searching for entrepreneurial-minded leaders. With close ties to industry, FIT draws faculty from the city's art, business, and design elite, and from the rich academic community of the region. The College continually seeks creative faculty members who are passionate about their field and demonstrate exceptional professional capability in the core competencies of instruction design, learning enrichment, globalism, and use of technology, as well as mastery of established and emerging industry practices. Job Description: The Entrepreneurship department is recruiting a pool of applicants for possible adjunct teaching positions in entrepreneurship. Adjunct instructors are expected to teach the required 15-week class schedule, pursue involvement in professional organizations and maintain industry relationships. Candidates must have excellent communication skills; a commitment to quality education and student-centeredness; be part of a collaborative team; be informed of the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion which aligns with the FIT mission and standard practices. The ideal candidate will be a creative and business driven innovative professional with entrepreneurial and/or technological experience in at least one of the following areas: entrepreneurial principles, new ventures, business models, innovation, product development, entrepreneurial finance, emerging technologies and/or strategy. Candidates must demonstrate leadership skills. Adjunct instructors deliver relevant course material, assess student performance, provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom, and submit grades on time. Course descriptions are available in the online catalog. Responsibilities & Essential Functions: In addition to the appropriate degree(s) and experience, FIT seeks candidates who have professional capabilities in at least some of the following five college-wide core competency areas: Globalism Demonstrates an awareness of global issues and their impact on Entrepreneurship and the creative industries. Demonstrates an awareness of global issues and understanding of international connections to the impact on entrepreneurship in the creative industries. Instructional Design Balances both theory and practical application of knowledge, to include building skills that are necessary to be successful. Designs and delivers coursework that links learning objectives across disciplines and reflects how work is performed in the creative industries. Balances both theory and practical application of knowledge, to include building skills that are necessary to be successful in a creative industry or

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