Farley Visiting Professor of Ethics and Leadership (EXPIRED)

Washburn University seeks a dynamic and innovative educator to serve as the inaugural Farley Visiting Professor of Ethics and Leadership.  The Farley Professor has great opportunity and responsibility in providing vision and energy to a campus-wide focus on ethics and leadership.  This vision will be achieved through efforts in both the curricular and co-curricular facets of the institution and will require creative thinking, interpersonal, and problem solving skills.  The Farley Visiting Professor of Ethics and Leadership reports to the Director of the Leadership Institute and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, and will focus programmatic efforts within the Leadership Institute, but also in other academic units across campus.  This is a non-tenure track, 12 month, academic appointment beginning July 2015 with possible annual renewal for up to 2 additional years. 

Curricular Responsibilities:

• Teach university ethics courses (including 1-2 sections of LE200: Ethical Responsibilities of Leadership per academic semester with opportunity to support ethics courses in other departments)

• Investigate additional curricular opportunities for ethics education throughout campus (i.e. independent studies, special topics courses, additional course development)

• Serve as a resource relating to the ethics undergraduate student learning outcome goal at Washburn University

Programmatic Responsibilities:

• Develop, facilitate, and assess outcomes of seminars, workshops, speakers and special events (including Fink Professor of Leadership opportunities) related to ethics and leadership across campus

• Conduct outreach efforts to Washburn University programs to support education in ethics and leadership (i.e., meet with student organizations, create student visits to local organizations, etc.)

• Provide guidance related to ethics education in the co-curriculum (both within the Leadership Institute and across campus) through involvement on campus committees

• Develop partnerships with community and campus constituents and provide opportunities for learning related to ethical leadership within the Topeka, Shawnee County and Northeast Kansas communities

• Seek opportunities with Washburn University and Washburn Tech departments as well as local businesses and government entities to apply and conduct research on ethics knowledge, applications, and outcomes.

• Depending on qualifications, the individual may receive joint appointment within an academic department for the appointment period
• Other duties as assigned by the Director and/or the VPAA

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:  Master’s degree with two years teaching and administrative experience in higher education.  Demonstrated ability to teach and administer educational programming at the University level.  

Preferred:  Earned Doctorate. Five years of administrative experience in a higher education setting in areas such as community outreach or administration of a speaker series. Interdisciplinary background with focus in areas such as Philosophy, Law, Health Sciences, Arts & Sciences, Business or Industry.  More than two years of full-time teaching experience at the post-secondary level involving leadership theory and literature.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Submit a curriculum vitae/resume, letter of interest including vision for campus development of ethical leadership education and names/titles/phone numbers of five professional references to Gayle Davis, Sr. Administrative Assistant (Washburn University, 1700 SW College Ave, Topeka, KS, 66621), preferably in PDF format, at [email protected]. 

Application review begins October 20, 2014 and continues until position is filled.  Direct questions to Dr. Michael Gleason, Director of the Leadership Institute, at [email protected].  Additional information about the Leadership Institute can be found at www.washburn.edu/leadership.  The successful candidate will be required to submit to a background check prior to hire. Washburn University is an EOE.  http://www.washburn.edu

(Recruitment Number 90200914)