Lecturer - Entrepreneurship

The KFUPM Business School (KBS) and the Entrepreneurship Institute (EI) at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) invite qualified candidates to apply for faculty lecturer positions in the area of entrepreneurship and business administration. The individual will have affiliations with both KBS and EI and is expected to be dynamic, energetic, and collegial.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist in academic planning; advising, teaching classes within the various academic programs in both KBS and the EI (i.e., all ENTR-related courses, BUS200 (Business & Entrepreneurship) course, the eventual Entrepreneurship Minor and certificate program, the various entrepreneurship-related student organizations, and related research initiatives).
• Actively engage in the college's and institute's co-curricular activities and short courses.
• Mentor students engaged in entrepreneurial activities, including the EI incubator program and entrepreneurship course projects.
• Cultivate relationships within the University and collaboratively define/maintain the quality of students' experiences within both KBS and the EI.
• Teach courses on campus at both the EI and the KBS with possible distance teaching assignments.
• Contribute to case-writing initiatives and projects.
• Involved in related committee work on Entrepreneurship Education including ventures creation, fundraising, and promotion of all entrepreneurship associated curricular and co curricular activities.
• Meet the traditional requirements of excellence in teaching and service to the University and community.

Compensation & Benefits

• Two year renewable contract.
• Competitive tax free salaries based on qualifications and experience.
• Free furnished air conditioned on campus housing unit with free essential utilities and maintenance.
• Air ticket(s) to Dammam upon appointment and final repatriation air ticket(s) for up to four persons.
• Contribution towards local tuition fees for school age dependent children and local transportation allowance.
• Two months' paid summer leave.
• Medical insurance.
• End of service gratuity after two (2) years of continuous service.
• Campus facilities including a medical and dental clinic, health club with swimming pool, extensive library, computing, research and teaching laboratory facilities, recreation center, and a private beach.

Qualifications

• M.Sc. or MBA degree in Entrepreneurship or Business.
• Excellent verbal, presentation, and written communication skills.
• A minimum of five years of entrepreneurship experience; such as creating or working in startups, and/or working for business incubators.
• A record of outstanding education performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to teach general entrepreneurship courses.
• Ability to apply experiential learning techniques and case teaching methods when teaching entrepreneurship.
• Willingness to teach students in the classroom and at a distance using alternative delivery methods.
• Involvement in or participation in entrepreneurship activities such as Business Plan Competitions and Startup Weekends.