Finance Faculty Lead

“The opportunity is out there. You just have to find it.”

Tom Golisano, Founder

Who We Are: Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit post-secondary education institution dedicated to propelling the next generation of business leaders forward—while ensuring they’re not held back by debt. Through hands-on mentorship, connections with real businesses, and a hyper-focused curriculum, students are set up for business success in just 24 months. Our faculty are drawn to the opportunity to create a high-quality alternative to traditional post-secondary education.

Who We Are Looking For: Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship seeks a Lead Finance Faculty member to build our foundation of Finance courses and is excited about integrating them with other relevant business disciplines. We seek faculty who actively embrace an open mindset towards integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other technology into their teaching and advising, aiming not only to enhance their own teaching effectiveness, but also to significantly enrich our students' learning experiences and skills. At the Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, our primary focus is on student learning and engagement; with faculty, with each other, and with the external business community. Classroom enrollments will be between 20-25 students to empower an emphasis on active teaching and learning. We are all at the institute for the empowerment of our students. It is about them, not us. Therefore, faculty will have a strong and consistent commitment to student learning including multi- and interdisciplinary integration between courses, so students understand connections and increase lateral thinking. Faculty will keep student-learning and progress central to their efforts, including assessing progress on CLOs and PLOs (see below). Faculty will be empathetic and engaged mentors to students in and out of the classroom. Faculty choose to teach at our Institute because:

• They want to teach; student learning, empowerment, and inclusivity are their passion and their purpose.

• They want to advise; proactively and consistently mentoring students excites them.

• They want to improve; continuous improvement pedagogically & professionally is in their DNA.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging: At Golisano Institute for Business & Entrepreneurship, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer and value the unique perspectives and contributions that each person brings to our team. We strive to create an environment where all members of our community feel respected, valued, and supported.

Major Responsibilities:

• Serve as the "Lead Faculty" for two required Finance courses and co-teach Accounting, Analytics, Economics, and Math.
• Lead Faculty are primary instructor for a given course, responsible for conducting each class meeting session, assignment design and grading, and holding weekly Team meetings with co-Instructors supporting the class
• Normal teaching load is 12 courses per 4 Quarters, and terms serving as Lead Faculty carry a load reduction to 3 courses and usually only 1-2 preps
• This includes completion of building out the detailed weekly lesson plans for Finance I and II (Modeling) which run back-to-back in Quarter 5 and 6
• Our courses are integrated within, and between, Quarters, so these detailed course builds will include integrated assignments with other courses running concurrently
• Collaboration with our Director of Teaching and Learning and/or Learning Engineer for support in assuring assignment design is constructed with an assessment lens, and emphasizing and ensuring active learning in each class meeting session
• Collaboration with Director of Educational Technology and/or Learning Engineer in their conversion of these plans into our Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas
• When not serving in Lead Faculty role for Finance I and II, collaborate with other full- and part-time faculty building out detailed weekly lesson plans for Accounting, Analytics, Economics, and Math.
• This is accomplished through relevant co-teach assignments and weekly Team sync meetings
• Teaching / Advising / Community & Professional Development, as explained in the Detailed Faculty Role Overview

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Finance preferred, however, advanced degrees including Accounting or an MBA with emphasis on Finance will be considered.
• Practitioners in finance (e.g., CFA, other) with demonstrable effective active teaching will also be considered
• Minimum 10 years' experience and demonstrated effectiveness in teaching engaging finance courses, with an emphasis on applied learning and active teaching.
• Demonstrated ability to understand, be sensitive to, and address the needs and concerns of individuals from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations, actively promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in all interactions.
• Demonstrated success in practical and applied teaching with an emphasis on proficiency development and active-learning classroom experiences is vital.
• Professional experience in finance with exposure to accounting, or in accounting with exposure to finance, is highly preferred.
• Facility with the Learning Management System (LMS) Canvas is highly preferred; experience with other LMS' will be considered, with emphasis on utilizing LMS' as a learning support for students.
• Facility with MS Office 365, and utilizing educational technology is required; this includes experience with leveraging presentation and interactive educational technology as a component of an active learning environment. Experience with T1V/ThinkHub educational collaborative software is a plus.