Baylor University
LECTURER POSITION IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND CORPORATE INNOVATION
Hankamer School of Business
The Department of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Innovation at Baylor University invites applications and nominations for a Lecturer position (non-tenure-track). Interested applicants with a strong record of teaching in the area of entrepreneurship and corporate innovation are encouraged to submit their materials. The successful candidate will begin employment in August 2026.
We are open to all teaching specializations in entrepreneurship and innovation including the startup process, technology entrepreneurship, new venture finance, social entrepreneurship, family business, global new ventures, corporate entrepreneurship, social venturing, and technology commercialization. The ability to teach strategic management at the undergraduate or MBA level is a plus. There is no formal research requirement but the department pro-vides financial and other support for research and professional development activities for all faculty.
Candidates should possess a Doctoral or Master's degree in entrepreneurship or a related field. The ideal candidate will also have practical experience in entrepreneurship or innovation. Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Candidates must have significant teaching accomplishments in entrepreneurship or a related field. Publications in peer-reviewed journals in accordance with AACSB's Scholarly Academic qualification are desirable, but not required.
About the Department: Entrepreneurship has been a part of the Baylor undergraduate curriculum since 1977. Publications such as U.S. News and World Report and Princeton Re-view consistently recognize Baylor Entrepreneurship in their rankings of top programs. The Department of Entrepreneurship is in the state-of-the-art Paul L. Foster Campus for Business and Innovation. The department provides a collegial work environment with supportive colleagues who are leaders in the field of entrepreneurship. The department offers an undergraduate degree, master's certificate, and a Ph.D. in entrepreneurship. Department faculty are leaders in the academic and professional entrepreneurship communities. Faculty profiles are available at https://baylor.edu/business/entrepreneurship/index.php?id=84579.
The Department of Entrepreneurship also features one of the first entrepreneurship centers in the United States. The Baugh Center for Entrepreneurship is a national and international leader in the preservation of the competitive free enterprise system and the vital entrepreneurship sector of the economy. In support of these efforts, department faculty contribute to this area through research, teaching, and informing public policy in ways that align with faculty research interest and expertise. Baylor's Free Enterprise Initiative promotes re-search, teaching, and outreach on public policy toward entrepreneurship.
About Baylor: Baylor University is a private Christian university that recently achieved Carnegie R1 status. Baylor is consistently listed with highest honors among The Chronicle of Higher Education's "Great Colleges to Work For." The University is recruiting new faculty with a deep commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service. Baylor seeks faculty who share in its aspiration to become an elite research institution while strengthening its distinctive Christian mission as described in the strategic plan, Baylor in Deeds (https://strategicplan.web.baylor.edu/). As the world's largest Baptist university, Baylor offers over 40 doctoral programs and has more than 20,000 students from all 50 U.S. states and more than 85 countries.
Baylor's campus is in Waco, Texas, a metropolitan area of about 250,000. Four of the five fastest-growing U.S. cities are in Texas and Waco is within a two-hour drive of Dallas-Fort Worth to the north and Austin to the south, and within three hours of Houston and San Antonio.
Applications: Interested parties are encouraged to apply by submitting a cover letter, vita, transcripts, and evidence of teaching activity and effectiveness (letters of reference will be requested as needed). These materials must be submitted electronically at the following link:
http://apply.interfolio.com/181160
Applications will be reviewed immediately and will be accepted until the position is filled. Interviews will be conducted via Zoom or in person as conditions allow.
Questions about the application process or electronic material submissions should be emailed to Deana Steele (Deana_Steele@baylor.edu).
Questions about the position should be emailed to Peter Klein (Peter_Klein@baylor.edu).
Baylor University is a private not-for-profit university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, Baylor is committed to compliance with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, including those regarding age, race, color, sex, national origin, marital status, pregnancy status, military service, genetic information, and disability. As a religious educational institution, Baylor is lawfully permitted to consider an applicant's religion as a selection criterion. Baylor encourages women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities to apply.