Job description

Position Type: Fulltime Faculty

Search Type: Tenure Track – 30 days

Department: 22R000 – College of Business

Division: 2R0000 – Academic Affairs

Position Location: Richmond Campus

Driver Classification: Non-Driver

FLSA: Exempt

Schedule Type: Full Time (37.5 hrs per week or more)

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Additional Schedule Details:

Posted Salary Grade: Faculty Full Time – 01

Retirement: KTRS

Contact Person: Jim Blair

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The College of Business at Eastern Kentucky University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor for Academic Year 2026-2027. Applicants should hold an earned Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) or a related field from an AACSB-accredited institution at the time of appointment. ABD candidates may be considered with evidence of a scheduled doctoral defense that occurs no later than May prior to a Fall appointment. The position begins August 2026.

The position serves Risk Management and Insurance majors and minors. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses throughout the RMI curriculum in a standard 4/4 annual teaching load; develop and maintain an active research agenda in RMI, actuarial science, or a related area in peer-reviewed journals consistent with College of Business requirements for Scholarly Academics; conduct academic advising; and participate in service in support of the RMI Program, the College of Business, and Eastern Kentucky University. In addition, membership and participation in state, regional, national, or international RMI organizations is recommended.

We offer the opportunity to teach at the undergraduate level in our RMI major and minor. We also provide the opportunity to help teach faculty-led study abroad classes to Bermuda and London, England. Experience teaching face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses is desirable.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: An earned Ph.D. in Risk Management and Insurance (RMI) or a related field from an AACSB-accredited institution at the time of appointment.

ABD applicants may be considered with evidence of a scheduled doctoral defense that occurs no later than May prior to a Fall appointment.

Experience: The successful candidate will present evidence of teaching and research effectiveness.

Licensure & Certifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

Relevant credentials (e.g. CPCU, other professional licenses and designations) are welcomed but not essential. Experience working in risk management or insurance is desired but not required.

Job Duties:

• 10% – Utilize effective teaching methods, innovative teaching techniques, and teaching modalities, and multiple evaluation and assessment procedures as a means to help meet the needs of EKU students. – (Essential)
• 10% – Demonstrate the ability to teach, develop, and implement courses related to one’s curricular area. – (Essential)
• 20% – Develop and maintain an active research agenda. – (Essential)
• 5% – Keep up to date with one’s field and curricular areas by reading and reviewing current scholarly or creative works and by attending conferences, seminars, workshops, courses, and faculty development activities. – (Essential)
• 5% – Advise students in fulfilling program, departmental, college, and university committee assignments. – (Essential)
• 5% – Demonstrate the willingness and ability to work effectively with colleagues to support the mission of EKU, its academic units, and its campus community. – (Essential)
• 5% – Demonstrate respect for and support EKU’s student population. – (Essential)
• 40% – Maintain a standard tenure-track teaching load of 4/4, teaching courses as assigned at the times and in the locations necessary to meet the needs of EKU students. – (Essential)

Sponsorship: This position may be considered for visa sponsorship.

Funding Source: Institutional

Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions: Applicants must include a writing sample and copies of designations and licenses in the additional required documents section.

EEO Statement

Eastern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age (40 and over), race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information in the admission to, or participation in, any educational program or activity (e.g., athletics, academics and housing) which it conducts or any employment policy or practice.

Background Check Statement

Offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

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