Instructor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Texas Christian University in TCU Main Campus

Job description

Application Deadline: Until Filled Position Details: This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person. The Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Texas Christian University invites applications and nominations for a position as Instructor of Entrepreneurship. Employment is expected to begin in January or August 2027. The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate significant accomplishments in both the teaching and practice of entrepreneurship. The position is a faculty appointment with primary responsibilities in teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The position also includes duties as Assistant or Associate Director of the TCU Neeley Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation—focused on managing and expanding institute programs—and contributions to departmental service. Collegiality and a demonstrated ability to work with others are important. The teaching load and salary are competitive and commensurate with qualifications. Department Details: The department provides an exceptional work environment, with highly supportive colleagues who are dedicated to the vision of being world class thought leaders. We realize this vision through excellence in research, teaching and professional service. We are seeking candidates who share in our vision and can contribute effectively to our highly productive and collaborative environment. In recent years, the department’s programs have been ranked in the top 25 by U.S. News & World Report, Princeton Review/Entrepreneur Magazine, Forbes, and Business Insider. Most recently, TCU's Entrepreneurship Program received the 2025 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) National Model Program Award for Large Institutions, and the 2024 NASDAQ Center of Entrepreneurial Excellence Award. The department’s primary academic programs include an undergraduate business major and minor in entrepreneurship and innovation, and a graduate certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation. These programs are supported by a number of co-curricular activities offered through the TCU Neeley Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, including the Values and Ventures Business Plan Competition, Shaddock Seed Fund, Entrepreneurial Intern Scholars Program, and Entrepreneurship Club. Department and Institute members include: Tom Allison, Aaron Anglin, Eric Arseneau, Antonio Banos, Hayden Blackburn, Lindsay Byrne, Devin Burnell, Kyla Davis, Will Drover (Chair), Rodney D'Souza, Keith Hmieleski, Emily Neubert, Stella Seyb, Michael Sherrod, Barbara Silva, Allison Taylor, Kelly Trager and Lianne Yang. School/College Description: The nationally ranked TCU Neeley School of Business has more than 3,500 students enrolled across undergraduate and graduate programs, with approximately one third of TCU students in its programs as majors, minors or advanced degree seekers. Departments include Accounting, Business Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Management and Leadership, Marketing and Supply and Value Chain Management, as well as seven graduate programs including full-time, part-time and online MBA and MS degrees. The Neeley School was ranked No. 9 in the nation and No. 1 in Texas for highest starting salaries for undergraduates in 2022 (Poets&Quants, 2022). The school’s BBA is ranked #25 Best Undergraduate program in 2024, and was named one of the top 10 Undergraduate Business Schools to Watch (Poets&Quants, 2022). The Neeley School has the No. 36 ranked Full-time MBA in the U.S., and is No. 8 for Learning, No. 24 for Entrepreneurship, and No. 32 for Networking (Bloomberg Businessweek, 2024). The Neeley School is committed to fostering an inclusive, scholarly community composed of individuals who, through their diverse and sometimes competing perspectives, contribute to a free and intellectually challenging culture where students, faculty, staff and alumni have equitable oppo