University of Rochester:

Office of the

Provost:

Academic Center:

Simon Business School:

Simon Grad Sch Faculty

• Salary Range or Pay Grade
• $130,000 - $260,000
• Description
• Simon Business School at the University of Rochester invites applications for an
• Executive or Clinical Professor (open rank) with substantial professional experience in management consulting
• to play a significant role in the School's MBA program.

We seek an accomplished consulting professional who is excited about bringing the methods, disciplines, and perspectives of consulting practice into a leading business school environment. The successful candidate will have a substantial instructional role; develop and supervise consulting-oriented experiential projects with industry partners; and coach students pursuing consulting careers. The position is particularly well suited to an experienced consulting professional interested in applying the knowledge, judgment, and relationships developed over a successful industry career to teaching, mentoring, and developing the next generation of business leaders.

• Key Responsibilities
• Teaching and Curriculum Development
• The faculty member will have a substantial instructional role in the MBA program and may also contribute to other Simon graduate and undergraduate programs. Teaching responsibilities are expected to include courses and learning experiences in areas such as: +
• Structured problem solving
• , including framing ambiguous business problems, developing hypotheses, prioritizing analyses, synthesizing evidence, and translating analysis into recommendations; +
• Consulting methods and problem-solving approaches
• used by leading strategy and management consulting organizations; +
• Business process analysis, design, and improvement
• , including diagnosing processes and identifying improvement opportunities; +
• Executive communication and recommendation development
• , including communicating complex analyses clearly and persuasively; and + Related areas drawing on the faculty member's professional expertise. They will provide high-quality in-person, synchronous online, and asynchronous instruction and will develop and manage course materials, assessments, and related activities in accordance with applicable University and School policies.
• Experiential Learning and Industry Projects
• A key component of the role will be expanding opportunities for Simon students to work on substantive consulting-style projects with external organizations.

The faculty member will:

+ Help develop relationships with companies, consulting firms, alumni, nonprofit organizations, and other partners that can provide high-quality experiential projects; + Work with organizational sponsors to scope meaningful projects that provide strong learning opportunities for students; + Supervise and coach student consulting teams throughout their engagements; and + Help students develop the professional disciplines associated with high-quality consulting, including problem definition, analytical rigor, project management, client communication, teamwork, and synthesis;

• Student Career Advising and Coaching
• Working in partnership with Simon's career services team and other faculty and staff, the faculty member will serve as an important resource for students pursuing consulting careers.

Responsibilities will include:

+ Advising students on careers in strategy, management, specialized, internal, and related consulting and advisory roles; + Coaching students on consulting recruiting, including case and behavioral interviews, networking, and professional positioning; + Mentoring students as they evaluate consulting opportunities and prepare for internships and full-time positions; and + Contributing to workshops, case-preparation activities, speaker programs, employer engagement, and other consulting-related career-development initiatives.

• Compensation
• In compliance with the NY Pay Transparency Act, the annual base salary range for this position is $130,000 - $260,000.

The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.

• About Simon Business School
• Simon Business School at the University of Rochester is known for an analytically rigorous approach to management education.

Simon's programs combine strong foundations in economics and analytics with experiential learning and leadership development, preparing students to turn rigorous analysis and insight into meaningful business impact. The University of Rochester is a leading private research university offering the intellectual resources of a major research institution together with a highly collaborative academic community. This position offers an experienced consulting leader the opportunity to bring the best of professional practice into that environment—

• teaching and mentoring talented students, creating applied learning experiences, engaging with industry, and helping shape an important area of the school's future development.
• Qualifications
• Candidates should bring substantial professional experience in management consulting or closely related advisory work, including significant responsibility for solving complex client problems, leading engagements or teams, and working with senior executives.

Required qualifications include:

+ Graduate degree in business or related field + Significant professional experience in management consulting or closely related advisory work; + Interest and ability to teach MBA, MS, and Undergraduate students in problem solving, consulting, and related areas of the Simon School curriculum. Previous university-level teaching experience is desirable but not required for candidates who demonstrate exceptional communication, facilitation, mentoring, and professional-development capabilities. Deep scholarly research credentials are

• not a central criterion for this role
• . We seek a practitioner-faculty member whose professional accomplishments, expertise, judgment, and ability to develop students will materially enhance Simon's consulting-related curriculum, experiential learning opportunities, and student outcomes.
• Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
• EOE, including disability/protected veterans The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University's Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create - and Make the World Ever Better.

In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Classes). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.