2025 Global Business/Global MBA Tenure Track Assistant Professor

Wenzhou-Kean University: College of Business & Public Management – Global Business

Location: Wenzhou, China

University Overview:

Wenzhou-Kean University (WKU), established in 2012 in Wenzhou, China, is one of three Sino-American universities, alongside NYU Shanghai and Duke Kunshan University, approved by China's Ministry of Education. In collaboration with Kean University—a comprehensive public institution in New Jersey accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education—WKU offers a distinctive educational model. The College of Business and Public Management holds AACSB accreditation. Wenzhou, a dynamic and economically advanced city on China's East Coast, is just an hour's flight or a three-hour high-speed train journey from Shanghai.

Situated on a picturesque 500-acre campus, WKU currently enrolls approximately 5,000 students, with plans to expand to 8,500 within the next five years. Instruction is conducted entirely in English, following curricula provided by Kean University. Beyond its 18 undergraduate programs, WKU has received approval from the Ministry of Education to offer eight master's and three doctoral programs. The university emphasizes research-driven teaching and learning, boasting faculty publication rates and a field-weighted citation impact among the top tier of Chinese academic institutions.

Position Details:

WKU invites applications for a full-time, 10-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Global Business, commencing in Fall 2025 (August 16). The successful candidate will teach Global Business and related courses at both undergraduate and graduate (MBA) levels, engage in research, provide student advising, and contribute to university service. Classes may be scheduled on weekdays or weekends, during daytime or evening hours, typically spanning four days per week during the standard four-month fall and spring semesters, or five days per week during the Winter Session (three weeks in January) or Summer Session (four weeks in June). The teaching load is 24 credits (eight courses) per academic year, with a six-credit release annually for the first three years contingent upon research publication output.

Faculty Benefits:

• Comprehensive healthcare coverage
• Academic travel allowance up to $2,000
• Housing options with a subsidy up to $3,000
• Home travel reimbursement up to $6,000 (covering two international round-trip airfares)
• Relocation expense reimbursement up to $1,000
• Shuttle bus service to campus
• Up to 8% front-loaded retirement benefits, aligned with years of service
• Startup grant up to 80,000 RMB
• Tuition waiver up to 50% for faculty spouses and dependent children in undergraduate programs
• Tuition discounts at private/international schools (kindergarten through high school) for faculty children
• Collegial work environment
• Initial three-year contract
• Opportunity to teach high-achieving students, with approximately 50% of graduates admitted to top 50 global universities and about 60% to top 100 universities

Qualifications:

Required:

• Ph.D. in Global Business or a related business discipline
• Demonstrated record of publishing original research in indexed peer-reviewed journals
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken
• Experience teaching undergraduate and MBA students
• Industry or consulting experience
• Flexibility and willingness to teach related courses

Preferred:

• Successful history of securing research grants

Application Instructions:

Applicants must apply online. To ensure full consideration by the search committee, candidates should submit the following documents via Interfolio on the WKU website:

• Cover letter
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching statement with evidence of teaching effectiveness
• Research statement
• Unofficial transcripts
• Contact information for three references

Application review will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Official transcripts for terminal degrees and three current letters of recommendation are required prior to appointment.

Background Screening:

Wenzhou-Kean University conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer and may utilize a third-party administrator to perform these screenings.