Faculty - Tenure Track - Strategic Foresight & Business

Position Announcement

The Woodbury School of Business invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Strategic Foresight and Business to support the launch and growth of the Bachelor of Science in Strategic Foresight and Business, the first undergraduate foresight degree of its kind in the United States.

This position emphasizes future-oriented strategy, applied foresight, data-informed decision-making, and AI-enabled business analysis. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses and, potentially, select graduate courses that help students anticipate change, evaluate uncertainty, analyze emerging trends, and translate strategic insights into practical business recommendations.

The faculty member will contribute to courses and program development in areas such as strategic management, scenario planning, environmental scanning, innovation, technology, forecasting, business analytics, competitive analysis, and decision-making under uncertainty. The position will involve planning, preparing, and delivering courses with measurable learning objectives; developing engaging and applied learning experiences; mentoring students through experiential projects; and helping students build the skills needed to lead organizations through uncertainty, technological disruption, competitive change, and global complexity.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong commitment to teaching, student mentoring, and preparing graduates for careers in strategy, consulting, innovation, market intelligence, business analysis, corporate strategy, risk management, entrepreneurship, and organizational transformation. The candidate who also has the ability to teach any of our other courses, including data analytics, business statistics, operations & supply chain management, and/or entrepreneurship courses, would be preferred.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Teaching Responsibilities
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in areas such as:
• Strategic Foresight
• Strategy Formulation and Implementation
• Strategic Management
• Global Strategy
• Business Analytics for Strategic Decision-Making
• AI-enabled Strategy and Emerging Technologies
• Employ experiential and applied pedagogies, including: o Scenario planning o Simulations o Case-based learning o Industry-engaged projects
• Scholarly Research Responsibilities In alignment with AACSB expectations for intellectual contributions
• Publish in peer-reviewed academic journals or equivalent scholarly outlets
• Engage students, where appropriate, in applied or collaborative research
• Seek external partnerships or funding when aligned with scholarly goals
• Maintain an active and sustained research agenda in areas such as: o Strategic foresight and futures studies o Strategy under uncertainty o AI and emerging technologies in business strategy o Systems thinking, innovation, and organizational resilience
• Mentoring and Curriculum Development: Mentor and advise students in applied research, consulting, and capstone projects, and contribute to curriculum development for the Strategic Foresight and Business program, including preparing students for a job or career path, meeting accreditation requirements, and building foundational knowledge in a discipline. Help students develop specific skills. Define learning outcomes and activities
• Service Responsibilities
• Participate in department, college, and university service
• Contribute to program development, assessment, and continuous improvement
• Support community and industry engagement consistent with the mission of the Woodbury School of Business
• Engage professionally through academic associations, conferences, or outreach activities
  
  

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

• Earned doctorate (PhD, DBA, or equivalent) in Business Strategy, Business Foresight, or a closely related field by the end of the year
• Demonstrated potential for scholarly productivity consistent with tenure expectations
• Evidence of effective teaching at the university level
• Strong alignment with experiential and applied business education
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Research focus or professional expertise in strategic foresight, futures studies, or AI-enabled strategy
• Experience integrating artificial intelligence, data analytics, or emerging technologies into teaching or research
• Background in consulting, industry strategy, or applied research
• Experience teaching in AACSB-accredited or aspirational business programs
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to program growth and innovation
  
  

Documents Needed to Apply

Required

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Philosophy
  
  

Optional

• Writing Sample
• Curriculum Vitae
  
  

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge

• Strategic foresight methodologies, including trend analysis, scenario planning, and futures research.
• Strategy formulation and implementation across domestic and global contexts.
• Integration of emerging technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence-- into business strategy.
  
  

Skills

• Arti?cial Intelligence prompting and applied AI work?ows, including:
• Designing structured prompts for strategic analysis
• Using generative AI to support foresight, forecasting, and scenario modeling
• Translating foresight theory into applied consulting and strategy projects.
• Designing experiential, interdisciplinary learning environments.
• Strong written, verbal, and collaborative communication skills.
• Teaching ethical and responsible AI use in business contexts
  
  

Abilities

• Ability to synthesize data, trends, and qualitative insights into actionable strategy.
• Ability to teach across lecture, case, simulation, and project-based formats.
• Ability to integrate ?nance, operations, marketing, analytics, and technology into foresight-driven strategy.
• Ability to mentor students in uncertain, ambiguous, and rapidly changing environments.