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This job was posted by https://idahoworks.gov : For more information, please see: https://idahoworks.gov/jobs/2231084 Welcome to an exciting opportunity to join the College of Business and Economics at Boise State University in a unique role as a tenured faculty member holding the Robert V. Hansberger Chair of Business Ethics. The family of the late Idaho business icon Robert V. Hansberger honored him by creating the Robert V. Hansberger Endowed Chair within the Boise State University College of Business and Economics. The gift established a permanently endowed fund for a business ethics chair position within the college.

Role and Responsibilities

The gift agreement establishing this position states in part: The Robert V. Hansberger Chair of Business Ethics will take a leadership role in the academic and business world to encourage corporate social responsibility and serious consideration and application of ethical values in making business decisions. Emphasis on the importance of dialogue for developing mature, moral judgment, both personally and in group decision-making, will form a core of the methodology for programs sponsored by this endowed chair. The chair will encourage the development of sound policies and practices, with moral values in business decisions that will result in healthy business relationships and strong community partnerships.

This prestigious endowed chair position empowers the college to recognize and support an outstanding teacher, scholar, and leader who is dedicated to expanding, enhancing, and perpetuating the hallmark of ethical practices and corporate social responsibility in the business community. The chairholder will take a prominent role within the Boise State University College of Business and Economics in teaching business ethics and leading an academic dialogue regarding ethical professional and corporate decision-making. The chair\'s primary teaching role will be instructing classes primarily composed of business ethics. The chair will have an ongoing research agenda in the area of business ethics. Outside of the classroom, the holder of the chair will develop engaging ways for students to explore ethical issues in business, such as through case study competitions, simulations, guest panels of business leaders, and guest lecturer presentations.

Typically, experienced candidates are provided up to two years toward the probationary promotion and tenure timeline. However, the preferred candidate would ideally be eligible for consideration under the college\'s guidelines for granting tenure upon hire. The chair may be hired at the associate or professor level based on the individual\'s experience and credentials. By university policy, if hired at as a tenured associate faculty member, the chair holder will be required to spend a minimum of five years in rank at Boise State University to be considered for promotion to professor.

Award

In accordance with Boise State University\'s Policy 11030, the Robert V. Hansberger Endowed Chair is a renewable five-year award. The holder has the privilege and responsibility to use the title in their professional duties and publications. In addition to the chair holder\'s base salary the faculty member will receive an annual stipend of \$25,000 in salary per year with accompanying benefits. This amount will be adjusted by the dean in alignment with the university change in compensation increases assuming resources are available from the Robert V. Hansberger Endowed Chair Fund for this purpose. The chairholder will receive one annual course release in order to conduct the responsibilities of this position beyond their typical teaching, research, and service capacity.

Budget and Use of Funds

The holder of the Hansberger Endowed Chair will have approximately \$35,000 per year available from the earnings of the endowment to use in accomplishing their goals. The funds may be used for such urposes as graduate student support, and covering expenses related to research, travel and organizing events and competitions corresponding with this position. Payment will be made from these funds to employ an adjunct faculty member with substantial applied industry experience working with business ethical issues to fill in the released course of the endowed chair holder.

Reporting and Responsibility

The holder of the Hansberger Endowed Chair will annually provide their department chair, COBE Dean, and Provost a report of teaching, scholarly, and service accomplishments relating to Business Ethics annually by June 30. The chair will also submit an annual financial report describing the use of funds in the prior fiscal year and a plan of work and budget for the use of funds in the upcoming fiscal year. The report, plan of work, and budget must be approved by the COBE Dean. The holder of this chair may be removed by the Dean due to failure to make an annual report or to successfully carry out the duties of the position.

Criteria and Materials Required for Consideration

The person selected for this chair must be a nationally recognized leader who teaches and researches in the area of business ethics. They must be able to demonstrate:

A record of excellence in teaching courses with a substantial business ethics component;

A successful and active research agenda involving business ethics; and

A committed willingness