About the Institution:

Located in the heart of Astana, Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business (NUGSB) is a dynamic and rapidly growing business school established in 2013 in collaboration with Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. NUGSB offers a range of degree programs at the graduate level, including PhD, Executive MBA, MBA, and MSc in Finance. At the undergraduate, a bachelor of business administration (Finance, Entrepreneurship, and International Business) is offered, with plans to launch a double degree program in Eurasian Business (BBA) with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. As a research-intensive institution, NUGSB is committed to academic excellence and is recognized globally, being ranked number one in Eurasia and within the top 5 globally for young business schools by the UT Dallas global ranking. The school achieved AMBA and BGA accreditation in 2023 and is in the final stages of obtaining AACSB accreditation.

https://gsb.nu.edu.kz/ru/

Job Description

An Instructor is a junior member of the GSB faculty responsible for carrying out the mission of education and training. The responsibilities of the instructor include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. Provide high quality academic instruction to students

2. Practice excellence in teaching and instruction

3. Develop and implement new methods of teaching

4. Design, prepare, and develop new teaching materials

5. Assess student coursework

6. Generate and grade examinations

7. Advise students

Faculty workload:

Faculty workload and duties are assigned in joint consultation with the Dean of the school. Faculty workloads among instructors will be predominantly teaching but will be adjusted, as needed, for additional administrative duties, special assignments, the fractional distribution of the faculty effort varies as indicated below.

Teaching duties 75-100% and Service duties 0-25%

Teaching Responsibilities

Teaching will primarily be at the undergraduate level, which will include, as part of a team of instructors, teaching Business 101, an introductory course which is part of the CORE curriculum. Other teaching assignments in the area of business & management may also be considered.

Service Responsibilities

People management and team building

· To promote and market the work of the department in the subject.

· To promote a collegial approach and support interdisciplinary team work.

· To deal with referred issues for students within the academic programs.

· To act as referral source, giving first line support.

· To provide first line support for colleagues, referring them to sources of further help if required.

Resource Management

To contribute to School-wide planning and strategic development and departmental-level strategic planning.

To contribute to the management of quality, audit, and other external assessments as needed.

Working environment

· To balance the competing pressures of teaching, scholarship, knowledge transfer, administrative demands, and deadlines.

· To take overall responsibility for health and safety in own areas of responsibility.

· To ensure that appropriate risk management processes are operational.

· To understand and apply the principles of equality of opportunity in an academic context.

· To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected.

· To provide a healthy and comfortable working environment.

Qualifications

We seek a broadly trained individual who is student-centered and committed to quality teaching. Duties include teaching a course in business/management, with special focus on management and entrepreneurship. Applicant should hold a master degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in business/management. Special consideration will be given to candidates who also hold a minimum of 18 graduate hours in the areas of organizational behavior, organizational processes/theory, strategic management and entrepreneurship, economics, or areas closely related to these fields. Excellent communication skills and English fluency are required.
 

Additional information

Compensation: Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Business offers a competitive salary and an attractive benefits package including health care coverage. The contract will be for a fixed term, with a possibility of renewal.

Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, and contact information for two professional references.

Recruitment and selection process
Recruitment and selection at Nazarbayev University include the following process: preliminary selection based on experience and qualifications, assessments (e.g. technical skills/capabilities, aptitude, personality, work samples, in-basket exercises, and informal interviews), and motivation.

Formal interviews form the final stage of the selection process.
They are typically based on organizational values and behaviors and conducted in English.
You are encouraged to share your views and values  to identify how they fit into  Nazarbayev University core values.