Professor of the Practice (two positions), Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

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Job Description SummaryThe Center for Entrepreneurship at Wake Forest University seeks two dynamic faculty to join our team in fall of 2025 as Professors of the Practice. We are a spirited program on the rise nationally, having won five major awards at key conferences recently, and we are eager to welcome new colleagues. Our Center is uniquely positioned in the College of Arts and Sciences, offering an interdisciplinary minor in Entrepreneurship, guided by our value of the liberal arts and the university's motto: Pro Humanitate (For Humanity). Students currently minoring in Entrepreneurship are pursuing majors across 22 disciplines, including History, Sociology, Psychology, Business, Communication, Engineering, and Environmental Science and Sustainability, providing a rich environment for diverse perspectives and unusual collaborations to identify high impact solutions to high impact problems for the betterment of our world.

Job Description:

This is a teaching-centric role and responsibilities are divided 80% teaching and 20% service. For each position, the teaching load is three courses per semester and includes teaching core courses primarily and electives (such as entrepreneurial finance and entrepreneurship/digital marketing) as needed. Faculty in these positions will also join the teaching team of our startup accelerator program. There is also a heavy mentoring focus for both of these positions. This is a multi-year, renewable, non-tenure track contract position.

Position Requirements:

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  Demonstrated experience founding, scaling, and successfully exiting a minimum of one venture

  
  


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  Master's degree or higher in a relevant field or discipline

  
  


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  Experience teaching and mentoring (higher education context preferred)

  
  

In addition to the position requirements, the ideal candidate would possess one or more of the following:

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  Commitment to the continual development of skills for teaching and mentoring; believes deeply in evidence-based entrepreneurial or creative thinking and in developing nascent entrepreneurs

  
  


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  Experience with mentoring students in team-based projects, particularly (though not limited to) teams in an incubator or accelerator-style program

  
  


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  Expertise in entrepreneurial finance (raising equity and debt financing, cap tables, burn/fume rate, breakeven analysis, key financial ratios, ability to analyze financial statements etc. or as a venture capitalist or angel investor)

  
  


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  Expertise in entrepreneurial marketing (defining, targeting, and reaching customers, building a brand from scratch, digital marketing expertise, PR, etc.)

  
  


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  Knowledge of or experience with scaling ventures of any kind (e.g. startups, nonprofits, social movements), including identifying and securing the resources needed for sustainability

  
  


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  Scholarly activity, such as presenting at conferences, writing cases, articles, or a book

  
  

Additional Job Description

Review of applications will begin on January 22nd, 2025 and will continue until positions are filled.

The application materials must include: 1) a cover letter that outlines your experiences starting, scaling, and successfully exiting a venture or ventures and your interest in joining the Wake Forest teaching environment; 2) curriculum vitae, with contact information for three professional references (academic references are preferred but not required); and 3) statement of teaching philosophy. Please compile all documents into one PDF file. Applications should be submitted to
https://hr.wfu.edu/careers/. Incomplete applications may not be considered.

Inquiries about the application process and document submission may be addressed to wakejobs@wfu.edu. Inquiries about the position in general can be directed to Chloe Meengs (
Meengsc@wfu.edu), the Center for Entrepreneurship Administrative Coordinator who will direct the inquiry to the appropriate person.

Wake Forest University is a highly ranked, private university with about 5400 undergraduates and 3400 graduate and professional students in the Schools of Medicine, Law, Divinity and Business. Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and inclusivity, and seeks applicants with demonstrated success in working with diverse populations. Wake Forest University is an AA/EO employer and values an inclusive and diverse learning community and campus climate.

Time Type RequirementFull time

In order to provide a safe and productive learning and living community, Wake Forest University conducts background investigations for all final faculty candidates being considered for employment.

Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce while promoting an inclusive work environment committed to excellence in the spirit of Pro Humanitate. In adherence with applicable laws and as provided by University policies, the University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply. Apply Now