Position: Assistant/Associate Professor in Healthcare Management and Leadership
Location: Montreat, North Carolina (residential undergraduate)
Start Date: August 2026 preferred
Summary: The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) at Montreat College seeks a full-time faculty member in Healthcare Management and Leadership to serve in our Christ-centered traditional residential undergraduate liberal arts setting, with plans for future graduate studies in the program. The successful candidate will be an outstanding, creative, entrepreneurial teacher and scholar with a heart for student success. The College desires an individual who can help further shape and collaboratively lead a developing program that integrates business acumen, health policies and practices broadly understood, and basic biology/medical science, with a variety of professional applications. Interdisciplinary ability to operate cooperatively in the context of the College’s strengths and forward momentum around data and information security in the healthcare industry is also expected. This appointment is in the Faculty of Technology and Human Industry, Studies in Business, with teaching and service in Business/Technology and Natural Science (Biology), plus administrative load (details under “Duties” below).
Qualifications: The successful candidate will affirm and support the Mission, Vision, Statement of Faith, and Community Life Covenant of Montreat College as found here: https://www.montreat.edu/about/mission/. The candidate will also demonstrate support for Christian liberal arts education across the arts and sciences and the specific ability to integrate faith with the disciplines in a compelling, thoughtful manner. Teaching excellence and a willingness to serve the broader college community through service and committee work are also expected.
Additional specific qualifications and expectations include:
· Earned terminal degree, preferably in either business or a health-related natural science field; at least one graduate degree in business or equivalent, and one or more degrees or professional experience in the healthcare industry, with professional credentials and ability to teach basic undergraduate biology. The College’s local network includes a number of experienced healthcare professionals and leaders that can contribute to delivery of the program.
· Strong Christian faith with a deep commitment to its expression in personal and professional life.
· Commitment to the Christian Liberal Arts (both arts and sciences) and its vocational relevance to our students’ lives.
· Experience teaching in Christian higher education preferred.
· Ability to collaborate with faculty and staff within and across departments and disciplines.
· Commitment to professional development.
Duties:
· Ten-month annual contract. Depending on the candidate selected, the anticipated load is expected to be approximately 35-40% teaching business, leadership, and/or technology for healthcare; 35-40% teaching basic biology/medical-science-related subjects; and 10-25% program development, administration, and recruiting. Creative collaboration around data and security in the healthcare industry understood broadly will be expected in this distinctive role.
· Institutional service as detailed in the Faculty Handbook, including committee work and student academic and professional advising and mentoring.
· Other duties as assigned by the Provost within the scope of the Faculty Handbook.
Supervision:
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Application Requirements/How to Apply:
Please click the link below to provide the required application materials. Choose supervisor Mark Hijleh from the drop-down list. https://forms.montreat.edu/jobs/
· Letter of Application
· Curriculum Vitae
· Transcripts of Undergraduate and Graduate Work (unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial screening; official transcripts required prior to employment)
· Statement of Faith
· Statement of Philosophy of Christian Higher Education
· List of Three References with Contact Information
Address questions or supplementary material to:
Dr. Mark Hijleh
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Montreat College
mark.hijleh@montreat.edu
About Montreat College:
Montreat College is a Christian liberal arts college accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to offer masters, bachelors, and associates degrees. The main campus is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains fifteen miles east of Asheville, North Carolina, a region recognized as one of the most attractive living environments in the United States. The College is committed to Christ-centered teaching and learning and is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.