Temporary Instructor, Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management

University of Delaware

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Job No: 504077

Work Type: Faculty

Location: Newark, DE

Categories: Business Administration

Position AnnouncementTemporary Instructor, Department of
Hospitality and Sport Business ManagementAlfred Lerner College of
Business and Economics, University of Delaware
The Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management
(HSBM) in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at
the University of Delaware invites applications for a temporary
instructor position in Restaurant Operations and Food and Beverage
Management. The beginning date for the position is August 2027.
This is a temporary, one-year position, renewable up to two
times.

The ideal candidate would possess at least a master’s degree in
hospitality management or related field. Successful candidates will
demonstrate the drive and vision to develop an innovative,
cutting-edge instructional program. Specific expertise is desired
in fine-dining front-of-house operations, wine and beverage
management, guest experience, and service management. The
successful candidate will teach and work directly in Vita Nova, our
student-operated fine-dining restaurant and experiential learning
laboratory, integrating classroom instruction with hands-on
front-of-house, beverage, and restaurant operations. Teaching load
is typically a maximum of eight courses per year with potential
reductions for service.

Founded in 1743, the University of Delaware (www.udel.edu)
combines tradition and innovation, offering students a rich
heritage along with the latest in instructional and research
technology. Located on an attractive campus in Newark, Delaware,
roughly an hour from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and about 2 hours
from New York and Washington, D.C., the University is a
state-assisted institution with a strong private endowment and
selective admission. It is one of the oldest land-grant, sea-grant,
and space-grant institutions in the nation. The Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching classifies University of Delaware
as an R1 research university with very high research activity.

Lerner College has five departments, 42 academic programs, about
4,200 students, 160 faculty members, and state-of-the art
facilities. Lerner College supports full-time, part-time, and
online MBA programs in addition to MS programs in functional
business areas and non-degree executive education programs. Degree
programs are fully accredited by the AACSB. For more information on
Lerner College, see lerner.udel.edu.

The Department of Hospitality and Sport Business Management is
housed within Lerner College and offers several degree programs in
Hospitality Business Management, Sport Business Management, and
Master programs and a PhD in Hospitality and Sport Business
Analytics. With its learning lab fine dining restaurant Vita Nova,
HSBM is leading experiential learning in Hospitality. To learn more
about the Department and its faculty members, please visit the HSBM
Department website link. The department promotes a collegial,
supportive environment and values candidates who share these
values.

Salary and benefits are highly competitive and commensurate with
experience and qualifications.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a current resume
or curriculum vitae, recent teaching evaluations, accompanying
certificates and three (3) letters of reference. Additional
information may be requested after initial review of applicants.
Submit inquiries, but not application materials or letters of
reference, to the search committee chair, Markus Schukert,
markus@udel.edu.

The search committee will begin reviewing applications in
November 2026. Applications will be reviewed until the position is
filled. We will conduct preliminary interviews via Zoom.

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