Adjunct Faculty Pool – Entrepreneurship Contract

Company Description:

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), an internationally renowned college of art and
design, business and technology, of the State University of New York, invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in the
Entrepreneurship Department, within the School of Business and Technology.

The Fashion Institute of Technology, a part of the State
University of New York, has been a leader in career education in art, design, business, and technology for over 70 years. With a curriculum
that provides a singular blend of hands-on, practical experience, classroom study, and a firm grounding in the liberal arts, FIT offers a
wide range of outstanding programs relevant to today’s rapidly changing industries. Internationally renowned, FIT draws on its New York City
location to provide a vibrant, creative community in which to learn. The college offers more than 45 majors and grants AAS, BFA, BS, MA,
MFA, and MPS degrees, preparing students for professional success and leadership in the global marketplace.

The Jay and Patty Baker
School of Business and Technology educates students for management and leadership roles within the fashion and related creative industries.
Our curricular integrates a deep appreciation of how markets, business environments, advanced business technology and competition can be
managed in a global context. The Baker School provides a professional faculty and business climate that enables students to be immediately
valuable contributors to their industries.

The Baker School of Business and Technology collaborates with both the School of Art and
Design, and the School of Liberal Arts, whose courses help students to better understand themselves, others, and their place in an
increasingly complex world. The Baker School co-operates to design curricular and educational experiences that help hone general skills and
behaviors that employers increasingly demand: critical thinking and problem solving skills, a strong sense of professional and ethical
responsibility, social skills, the ability to work productively in teams, and good oral and written communications skills.

The vision
of the Baker School is to be the most academically recognized school of excellence where students come to learn about the business of the
core industries that we serve-the creative, fashion and design industries-and where industry, government and associations see creative
alliances for the development of ideas, solution innovation, future thinking, and problem solving.

The FIT Entrepreneurship for the
Fashion and Design Industries Department provides young entrepreneurs with a unique, new optimistic mindset through which to understand the
worlds of fashion and design and navigate novel pathways to success. We prepare our students to lead our industry by creating sustainable
economic and social value. Students acquire a “can-do” orientation that enables them to create disruptive solutions to the big challenges
facing the fashion and design industry. Students are encouraged to think “big” and construct their individual definitions of “value” and
“success.” Centered on creativity and innovation, the Entrepreneurship Program will be a bridge to the fast growing Fashion Tech start-up
community and to mature and well-established fashion and design companies who are searching for entrepreneurial-minded leaders.

With
close ties to industry, FIT draws faculty from the city’s art, business, and design elite, and from the rich academic community of the
region. The College continually seeks creative faculty members who are passionate about their field and demonstrate exceptional professional
capability in the core competencies of instruction design, learning enrichment, globalism, and use of technology, as well as mastery of
established and emerging industry practices.

Job Description:

The Entrepreneurship department is recruiting a
pool of applicants for possible adjunct teaching positions in entrepreneurship. Adjunct instructors are expected to teach the required
15-week class schedule, pursue involvement in professional organizations and maintain industry relationships. Candidates must have excellent
communication skills; a commitment to quality education and student-centeredness; be part of a collaborative team; be informed of the
importance of diversity, equity and inclusion which aligns with the FIT mission and standard practices. The ideal candidate will be a
creative and business driven innovative professional with entrepreneurial and/or technological experience in at least one of the following
areas: entrepreneurial principles, new ventures, business models, innovation, product development, entrepreneurial finance, emerging
technologies and/or strategy. Candidates must demonstrate leadership skills.

Adjunct instructors deliver relevant course material,
assess student performance, provide guidance and assistance to students both in and out of the classroom, and submit grades on time. Course
descriptions are available in the online
catalog.

Responsibilities & Essential Functions:

In addition to the appropriate degree(s) and experience,
FIT seeks candidates who have professional capabilities in at least some of the following five college-wide core competency areas:

Globalism

• Demonstrates an awareness of global issues and their impact on Entrepreneurship and the creative
  industries.
• Demonstrates an awareness of global issues and understanding of international connections to the impact on
  entrepreneurship in the creative industries.

Instructional Design

• Balances both theory and
  practical application of knowledge, to include building skills that are necessary to be successful.
• Designs and delivers coursework
  that links learning objectives across disciplines and reflects how work is performed in the creative industries.
• Balances both
  theory and practical application of knowledge, to include building skills that are necessary to be successful in a creative industry or
  related profession.
• Uses instructional variety in order to accommodate students of different learning styles, abilities,
  demographics or diversity.

Learning Enrichment

• Embraces new forms of pedagogy (online teaching,
  blended classes, experiential learning).
• Demonstrates the ability to inspire interest, curiosity, creativity, and love of learning
  in students.
• The use of a variety of instructional delivery methods that foster critical thinking and creative problem
  solving.
• Demonstrates responsiveness to industry changes and practices including technology, with the ability to incorporate those
  changes into a progressive curriculum.
• Demonstrates the ability to support different student learning styles and
  abilities.

Professionalism

• Highly active participant in the entrepreneurial
  communities.
• Demonstrates willingness to share industry contacts and opportunities to help achieve department and college
  initiatives.
• Maintains positive, helpful, supportive, respectful, collegial, and teamwork-oriented relationships with other faculty
  and professionals throughout the college.

Technology

• Demonstrates effective use of technology and
  electronic information to deliver course material and learning experiences to students.
• Demonstrates and utilizes basic Microsoft
  Office Suite including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint technologies.
• Commitment to updating technological skills and
  knowledge.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate through technology and utilize college course management and learning management
  systems and FIT portal.
• The preceding description is not designed to be a complete list of all duties and responsibilities required
  of the position; other duties may be assigned consistent with the classification of the position.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field or a closely
  related field.
• A minimum of seven (7) years of professional experience in the field.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA or Master’s degree in the field or a closely related field.
• Teaching experience at the college
  level.

Additional Information:

This is a part-time position, adjunct teaching position beginning in
Spring 2025. Review of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. The department will keep this
posting open to create a pool of candidates for potential future adjunct assignments. The department will contact applicants whose
qualifications fit our programmatic needs.

Compensation

The UCE-FIT Collective Bargaining
Agreement (CBA) governs the compensation, benefits, and conditions of employment.

$84.60 per hour based on minimum
qualifications. The final rate, step and appointment rank are determined by a candidate’s ability to demonstrate that they meet the
respective school’s additional criteria for hiring “above the first step,” in accordance with the CBA Adjunct Salary Schedules (pp
82-83).

Benefits

The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) provides comprehensive employee benefit
programs designed to help keep our faculty and staff and their families healthy, safe, happy, and productive. Our programs also include a
variety of components to help our employees improve the quality and balance of their work and family lives and to help them prepare for
their futures. For a full list of benefits, visit FIT Benefits.

Pay Equity by State Employers

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State
entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her
current compensation, or any prior compensation history until the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.
If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518)
474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Visa Sponsorship

This
position is not eligible for visa sponsorship by the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Statement

FIT is firmly committed to creating an environment that will attract and retain people of diverse racial and
cultural backgrounds. By providing a learning and working environment that encourages, utilizes, respects, and appreciates the full
expression of every individual’s ability, the FIT community fosters its mission and grows because of its rich, pluralistic experience. FIT
is committed to prohibiting discrimination, whether based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, religion, ethnic
background, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military service status, genetic information, pregnancy, familial status,
citizenship status (except as required to comply with law), or any other criterion prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
FIT is committed to providing equal opportunity in employment, including the opportunity for upward mobility for all qualified individuals.
Applications from minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged. Inquiries regarding FIT’s non-discrimination
policies may be directed to the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator, 212 217.3360, titleix@fitnyc.edu.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The
working conditions for this position will be any combination of the classroom, lab, and/or office space. Certain roles may be required to
handle machinery and chemicals. The physical requirement for this position will require occasional sitting, constant standing, occasional
bending, frequent walking, and occasionally lifting 10 lbs. or less.

Application Instructions:

In order to
be considered for the position, please submit the following documents online:

• Resume
• Cover letter
• Unofficial
  transcript*
• A list of three references with telephone numbers and email addresses

*Official transcripts are required
within the first 30 days of hire. Applicants with foreign degrees must submit a completed credential evaluation comparing their foreign
academic accomplishments to standards in the U.S.

Returning
Applicants – Login to your FITNYC Careers Account to check your submitted application materials.

Please note that due to the
volume of applications, we will not be able to contact each applicant individually.

Additional information about the Fashion
Institute of Technology can be found at: http://www.fitnyc.edu.