LEO Intermittent Lecturer, Business Communications

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Job Summary

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan invites applicants for a part-time LEO Intermittent Lecturer position in Business Communication for Academic Year 2025/2026.

Who We Are

The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan is a diverse learning community grounded in the principle that business can be an extraordinary vehicle for positive change in today’s dynamic global economy. The Ross School of Business mission is to build a better world through business. Through thought and action, members of the Ross community drive change and innovation that improve business and society.

Michigan Ross is consistently ranked among the world’s leading business schools. Academic degree programs include the Bachelor of Business Administration, Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA (Online, and Weekend formats), Executive MBA, Global MBA, Master of Accounting, Master of Business Analytics, Master of Management, Master of Supply Chain Management, and PhD. In addition, the school delivers open-enrollment and custom executive education programs targeting general management, leadership development, and strategic human resource management. For more information, visit .

Responsibilities*

Candidates will be primarily be expected to teach undergraduate Business Communication courses in the standardized BBA Core Curriculum, with coordinated materials and assignments. Responsibilities may include teaching graduate level Business Communication courses and advising action-based learning graduate business student teams working on company-sponsored project on best practices in spoken and written communication deliverables. Ross students are high achievers: faculty are expected to be responsive and engaged mentors who give meaningful individualized feedback and grade to a standard distribution based on Ross Communication Competencies. Training will include assessing student writing and speaking samples based on these competencies.

Required Qualifications*

Qualified candidates should have experience teaching university-level communication courses with demonstrated strong teaching skills as evidenced by prior classroom performance. Preference will be given to those experienced in teaching business or professional communication, rhetoric or composition, or a closely related field. Qualified candidates should also have experience working in some facet of public or corporate/internal communication, with preference given to applicants who can show how this work fostered a positive difference in their company, industry, or community.

Preferred candidates will also have experience advising teams working on projects to improve their spoken and written communication, with documented success. Successful candidates will have demonstrated ability to connect with students and give them concrete, actionable feedback in categories that align with Ross Communication Competencies. A Master Degree in business, a communication field, English, education, or related area is
required with demonstrated academic excellence: a PhD is preferred.

Desired Qualifications*

Business Communication is integral to companies of all sizes, growth stages, profit models, and industries. The Ross school has a comparatively large BCOM faculty body and diverse perspectives are sought for inclusion into group teachings: as such, candidates with expertise in composition, social and new media, visual communication, cultural communication, ethics/law and social justice, and journalism/traditional media are encouraged to apply. We all continue to grow together: the successful candidate has both a growth and contribution mindset.

Additional Information

For more detailed descriptions of the Business Communications Area, Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and the University of Michigan, please visit our websites:

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

The University of Michigan conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background checks. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Application Deadline

Lecturer Job openings are posted for a minimum of ten calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.

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