The School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SIE), housed in Rowan’s AACSB-Accredited William G. Rohrer College of Business, invites applications for a tenure-track (Assistant / Associate) Professor of Entrepreneurship. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, innovative, growth-oriented faculty dedicated to building world-class degree programs and developing and disseminating impactful, thought-provoking scholarship at the highest levels.

Rowan University’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program is ranked #1 in New Jersey for 2024 and 2025 and consistently placed among the Top 50 in the nation by Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine from 2022 to 2025. The Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE) has earned prestigious accolades, including AACSB’s Innovations That Inspire Awards in 2019, 2022, and 2024, as well as ICSB’s Entrepreneurship Center Global Impact Award in 2021. Rowan’s entrepreneurship faculty are distinguished leaders in their field.

Entrepreneurship at Rowan 

The SIE is a centralized hub connecting Rowan’s core entrepreneurship assets including a multitude of nationally-ranked academic degree programs, student and faculty technology commercialization efforts, the South Jersey Technology Park, the award-winning Rowan Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RCIE), and the $25M Rowan Innovation Venture Fund. Along with two medical schools, a nationally ranked engineering school, an accredited and rapidly growing business school, a new School of Veterinary Medicine, a new School of Translational Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, five campuses, and R1 aspirations, Rowan entrepreneurship faculty are sure to find themselves a part of an opportunity-rich environment.  

About Rowan 

Since September 2013, under President Ali Houshmand’s leadership, the University has experienced unprecedented growth. Recognized as the nation’s third fastest-growing public research university, Rowan has been ranked on The Chronicle of Higher Education growth list since 2018. Rowan University serves more than 23,000 students through its main campus in Glassboro, 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia, its medical school campuses in Camden and Stratford, five other remote locations, and its continuing education division, Rowan Global. The Rohrer College of Business is one of eight Rowan colleges located on the University’s Glassboro campus. The institution is also home to the South Jersey Technology Park, Edelman Planetarium, Edelman Fossil Park & Museum, and 23 research-based centers and institutes. Currently classified as R2 by the Carnegie Classification for its high research activity, with R1 aspiration, Rowan University partners with business and industry, government, and nonprofit organizations in New Jersey and beyond. 

To Apply 

Applications should include the below listed items, assembled in the following order in a single PDF file: 1) a cover letter summarizing qualifications and the applicant’s interest in the position, 2) current detailed CV, 3) statement of teaching interests (including the list of courses the applicant feels most qualified to teach, as well as one page teaching philosophy), 4) a one page statement of research interests (including applicant’s future research goals, and any plans for obtaining external funding for achieving those goals), and 5) names and contact information for three to five references. Please name the file as Name_Application.pdf. Optionally, additional relevant documentation (such as student evaluations, copies of up to two key publications) may be submitted in an Appendix as a separate file, named Name_Appendix.pdf. Applications are only accepted on line at URL: https://jobs.rowan.edu

Rowan University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. All positions are contingent upon budget appropriations.

Questions can be directed to search committee chair Dr. Darren Nicholson (nicholson@rowan.edu).   

The successful candidate will possess the following minimum qualifications: 

• A Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship or closely related field. 
• An experiential approach to entrepreneurship education. 
• A track record of excellence in scholarship consistent with rank. 
• For the assistant professor rank, the candidate should have an outstanding potential for developing a sustainable and externally funded research program, and a strong commitment to excellence in both research and teaching.  
• The ability to teach an array of entrepreneurship-specific courses. 
• A reputation of being a collegial, collaborative team member. 

Preferred qualifications include:  

• An active research pipeline with outcomes demonstrating the ability to publish in high-profile (e.g., FT50, ABDC-/A, ABS3/4) journal outlets commensurate with rank.  
• Research interests aligned synergistically with current Rowan entrepreneurship faculty. 
• First-hand experience in launching a startup and/or serving on startup / non-profit boards of directors is a plus. 
• Experience writing and securing grant funding for entrepreneurship and economic development research and programming.