Work @ Mville
Careers at Manhattanville
The following career opportunities are currently available at Manhattanville.
Most-recently added positions are at the top of each list.
Full-Time Faculty
Adjunct & Part-Time Faculty
Administrative & Staff
Please direct all applications and inquiries to:
Human Resources
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY 10577
Telephone: (914) 323-5270
FAX: (914) 323-5322
E-mail: humanresources@mville.edu
Manhattanville College is an equal opportunity employer actively encouraging applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.
November 14, 2008
Position: Staff Physician
Department: Student Health Center
Status: Part-time, 1½ days per week
The position is part-time and provides medical care for the Student Health Center.
Responsibilities
- Direct outpatient clinical care (including gynecological care) of college students
- Health education and outreach programming
Required
- New York State license to practice medicine in New York State
- Board certified MD in internal medicine or family practice
Preferred
- Completion of adolescent medicine fellowship
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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November 4, 2008
Position: Office Manager
Department: Student Health Center
Status: Full-time, 12-month
The position provides administrative support for the Student Health Center.
Responsibilities:
- Managing front desk operations
- Answering telephones
- Making appointments
- Greeting students
- Typing
- Ordering supplies
- Managing multiple databases
Required:
- Organized, reliable Office Manager with customer service background
- Strong organizational skills
- High School diploma
- Computer proficient (Word, Excel )
Preferred:
- Prior medical office management experience
- College graduate
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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September 26, 2008
Position: Graduate Assistant - Softball
Department: Athletics
Status: Part-time
This position involves assisting the head coach in all aspects relating to the women’s softball team.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Mentor and monitor academics
- Effectively recruit qualified student-athletes who will be excellent representatives of Manhattanville College
- Develop and maintain alumni and family support of the program
- Develop fundraising moneys from local businesses and other contacts
- Maintain an accurate budget based on equipment, facility and travel needs
- Assist with team travel
- Have a working knowledge of NCAA rules and regulations
- Work with alumni relations
- Provide assistance with program development
- Seek opportunities for and oversee community service
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Valid driver’s license
Preferred:
- College coaching and playing experience
- Recruiting at the college level
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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September 26, 2008
Position: Assistant Professor - Psychology
Department: Psychology
Status: Full-time, tenure-track
The Department of Psychology invites applications for a full time, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position beginning in August 2009.
Requirements for the successful candidate include:
- Ph.D. and broad expertise in developmental psychology with an emphasis in childhood
- Dedication to teaching and advising undergraduates
- Commitment to scholarship that includes collaborative research with undergraduate students
- Willingness to teach a rotation of core courses including: Introductory Psychology and associated lab course, Statistics, and Research Methods in addition to courses in Child Development and a seminar in his/her area of expertise
Information about the psychology department and its current members is available at http://faculty.mville.edu/psych/
Applicants must submit a Vitae, statements of teaching philosophy and of research interests and three letters of reference to Human Resources.
The application deadline is December 31, 2008.
No email inquiries please.
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September 10, 2008
Position: Major Gifts Officer
Department: Institutional Advancement
Status: Full-Time
Reporting to the Vice President for Institutional Advancement, the Major Gifts Officer will work individually and as part of the development team to meet annual fundraising goals and to build and maintain effective relationships with donors, prospects and volunteers. He/she will form and drive major gift strategies for an evolving pool of major gift prospects, and be primarily responsible for and securing major gifts in support of the mission and goals of Manhattanville College.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a portfolio of 150 Major Gift prospects.
- Identify, evaluate, cultivate and solicit donors capable of making gifts of $25,000 and above to support the College’s Annual Fund.
- Initiate opportunities for faculty, administrators, and deans to interact with major gift prospects and interpret fundraising priorities to college constituencies.
- Draft compelling proposals for annual and endowment support
- Ensure timely and appropriate acknowledgement and stewardship of major gifts
Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree
- Four to six years of proven fund-raising experience
- Basic knowledge of tax laws, financial planning and planned giving strategies
- Excellent communication, organization and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of major gift fund-raising techniques, including moves management, cultivation and stewardship techniques and database/record keeping practices
- Ability to work with a team and travel as necessary
Preferred
- Master’s degree
- Higher education fundraising experience
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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August 7, 2008
Position: Adjunct Professor - Writing Business Reports
Department: School of Graduate & Professional Studies
Status: Part time - one weekend per month for three months.
The School of Graduate & Professional Studies at Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY seeks an adjunct professor to teach MSCI 5010 Writing Business Reports for a graduate business program. Courses meet on weekends: one weekend per month for three months.
Qualifications:
- Must have minimum of a master’s degree
- Significant work experience teaching writing
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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July 21, 2008
Position: Director of Continuing Education, Summer Session, and Special Programs
Department: Academic Affairs
Status: Full-time
The Director of Continuing Education, Summer Session, and Special Programs reports directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Director will significantly expand these program offerings to degree-seeking students and non-matriculated part-time and adult students of all ages in undergraduate credit courses and non-credit courses and workshops.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Planning and directing all aspects of the programs
- Overseeing on and off-campus programs, activities, faculty affairs and academic support services
- Developing and implementing strategies to attract and retain students and faculty
- Ensuring that the curriculum remains current and in compliance with accreditation standards
- Making recommendations to the Provost to improve the programs
Required:
- Graduate degree – an earned doctorate is preferred, but a Master’s degree with strong experience will be seriously considered
- Several years of demonstrated successful experience and achievement in this type of activity in higher education
- Preferably, familiarity with the College’s geographic environment – including Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Fairfield Counties
- Visionary, entrepreneurial style with the ability to reach out to employers and other cultural and educational organizations
- The ability to work with faculty and administrators
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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July 3, 2008
Position: Adjunct Professor - International Management
Department: The School of Graduate & Professional Studies
Status: Part-time position
The School of Graduate & Professional Studies at Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY seeks an adjunct professor to teach in the Master of Science in International Management program. Courses meet on weekends: one weekend per month for three months.
Qualifications: Must have a master’s degree in business and significant relevant work experience.
Course Description:
MSIM 5003 Global Financial Markets and Risks
Provides an understanding of contemporary international financial markets, including the international monetary system and balance of payments issues, and the role of the European Union. Emphasizes the rules and policies of foreign exchange markets, international credit markets, and currency and tax issues. Considers the role of financial management in maintaining global competitiveness as well as the problems of short and long-term asset and liability management. Analyzes the risks involved in international business, including foreign exchange and inflation. Provides tools for evaluating and selecting foreign projects and for analyzing political risks.
MSIM 5031 Entrepreneurship: Entering Markets
Examines the characteristics of the successful entrepreneur and the resources and planning required to operate a successful entrepreneurial business, including franchising. Explores how entrepreneurship plays out in the international arena with emphasis on the risks involved. Also explores cost benefits, decision tree models, ethics and dealing with bribery and corruption, and the need for clarity in goal setting strategies with tactical flexibility. Focuses on the production and presentation of a business plan for starting a business in an emerging market as a key activity of the course.
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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June 27, 2008
Position: Professional Development School Liaison
Department: School of Education
Status: Part-time (approximately 2 days each week at the school)
A Professional Development School Liaison is employed part-time by Manhattanville College, yet spends most of his/her time at the school site. This person is given 3 credits each semester to supervise student teachers and 3 credits each semester to serve as a liaison between the College and the school district site. This person receives a total of 12 credits each academic year.
Responsibilities include:
- Supervises student/supervised teachers (4-6 each semester)
- Works with teachers to identify areas of professional development interest and coordinate such interests with College faculty. Develops projects and programs related to teachers’ and faculty’s professional development interests
- Coordinates any and all projects developed between the College and school
- Works with College and school administrators to develop and implement an assessment of the PDS
- Works with College and school administrators and faculty to organize events (e.g., ribbon cutting ceremony, receptions, after-school programs) between the College and the school district
- Sets the agenda and keeps minutes of PDS Leadership meetings with the PDS Leadership Team that usually includes faculty and administrators from the school district and the College
- Attends School of Education Partnership meetings, and gives monthly report of activities
- Writes end-of-year report of accomplishments and goals
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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May 23, 2008
Postion: Adjunct Professors - Economics and Finance
Department: Graduate and Professional Studies
Status: Part time - six weekends per semester
The School of Graduate & Professional Studies at Manhattanville College, Purchase NY, seeks adjunct professors to teach the following courses in the graduate business program. Courses meet on six weekends per semester.
MFIN 5100 - Corporate Finance Policy, Structure and Strategy
The course applies financial theories, techniques and models to the study of corporate financial decisions. Aspects of corporate policy and strategy, industry structure and the process for measuring and managing the value of companies are also addressed. Students are required to study an actual firm from the perspective of concepts and models developed in the course and present the study to the class.
MFIN 5102 - Managerial Economics
This course covers the broad principles of economics that underlie and affect all business decisions, such as introducing a new product or service, diversifying, pricing products, segmenting customers, and addressing regulatory issues. Emphasis will be placed on evaluating market environments and the interaction among firms, and on how decisions affect the profitability of the company.
MFIN 5206 - Management of Financial Institutions
This course examines the management problems of financial institutions, with emphasis on banking institutions. Continuous change in the financial services industry is driven by various international dimensions of increasing competition, advances in information technology, evolution of the security and derivatives markets, and changes in private and government regulation. How banks and other financial institutions are organized to meet continuous change and what management and financial officers must do to generate success for their firms and for themselves will be discussed.
Qualifications: Must have minimum of a master’s degree in business and significant relevant corporate experience.
To apply for this position, please email a current resumé to Human Resources.
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April 7, 2008
Position: Adjunct Professor - Introductory Computer Science
Department: Math and Computer Science
Status: Part-time, Monday & Wednesday evenings, Beginning August 2008
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science is currently hiring one (1) adjunct instructor to teach one (1) section of our introductory Computer Science course, Computers and Information Technology (MaC 1075) for the Fall 2008 semester.
Course Description:
This introductory level course is a survey of the computer hardware and software currently used in electronic data processing. Topics covered include: data representation, storage devices, input/output devices, computer hardware, operating systems and programming techniques. Students learn to use a word processor, spreadsheet, database, and presentation designer. Students will create a web page.
Meeting days and times:
Section 01: Monday, Wednesday: 5:50 - 7:05 PM
Instructor requirements include:
- M.A. or M.S. degree, preferably in Computer Science
- Experience with the Microsoft Office suite
Instructor resources include access to our college's extensive e-learning tools, including:
- Our college-wide Blackboard site
- Our numerous electronic classrooms
Additional information about our department and programs can be found on
If you have any questions, please call the Math and Computer Science Department at 914-323-5324.
Please keep in mind that Fall, 2008 classes start on Monday, August 25, 2008.
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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April 7, 2008
Position: Assistant or Associate Professor - Finance
Department: Economics, Finance and Management
Status: Full-time, tenure-track
Full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment for an Assistant or Associate Professor beginning Fall 2008. Areas of expertise should include finance and/or financial economics. Preferred candidates will demonstrate the promise of being a truly superior teacher of undergraduates in the setting of a liberal arts college.
Qualifications:
- Commitment to research
- Doctorate by the time of appointment
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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March 17, 2008
Position: Adjunct Instructor - Chemistry
Department: Chemistry
Status: Part-time
The Chemistry Department at Manhattanville
College, Purchase, NY seeks an adjunct instructor to teach Physical Chemistry lecture (two-semester) and laboratory (one-semester) courses during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry
- Some teaching experience
To apply for this position, Please send cover letter and CV to Human Resources.
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February 15, 2008
School of Education Faculty Positions
The School of Education of Manhattanville College, fully accredited by NCATE, serves approximately 1150 undergraduate and graduate students, and offers highly regarded programs in:
- Art Education
- Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Leadership
- Literacy
- Music Education
- Physical Education
- Secondary Education (all content areas)
- Special Education
- TESOL/Foreign Language
- Theatre Education
Full-time, tenure-track position at Assistant or Associate Professor rank:
Full time, tenure-track position at Associate or Professor rank:
All positions are pending budgetary approval.
To apply for any of these positions, please contact Human Resources.
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February 12, 2008
Position: Adunct Professor - Issues Management
Department: School of Graduate & Professional Studies
Status: Part-time: One weekend per month for three months
The School of Graduate & Professional Studies seeks an adjunct professor to teach MSCI 5026 Issues Management in the graduate business program. Courses meet on weekends: one weekend per month for three months.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of a master’s degree in business
- Significant relevant corporate experience
Course Description:
MSCI 5026 Issues Management - This course concentrates on identifying the public policy issues and risks that can have an impact upon an organization and the methods that can be used to spot issue trends, minimize their negative effects and take advantage of the opportunities they present. The primary purposes of the course are to explore how public policy issues develop, how issues management processes can be developed within organizations, how they can prevent some issues from becoming crises for an organization and how crisis communications planning can contain problems even when bad things happen to good companies.
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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May 4, 2007
Position: Adjunct Faculty – Graduate Education Programs
Department: School of Education
Status: Part-time
The School of Education at Manhattanville College is looking for adjunct faculty members with knowledge and experience in the following disciplines:
- Childhood
- Early Childhood
- English, Social Studies, Mathematics, or Science Education; TESOL/Foreign Language; Visual Arts Education
- Educational Leadership
- Literacy
- Physical Education
- Special Education
Current pay scale is $700 per credit hour with incentives for 5 years or more at the college-level.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution required; Ph.D., Ed.D. or equivalent degree preferred
- Relevant PreK-12 and/or higher education experience required
If you have any questions, please call the School Education at (914) 323-5214.
To apply for this position, please send a current CV/resumé and cover letter to Human Resources.
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April 30, 2007
Position: Adjunct Faculty – Undergraduate Programs
Department: (various)
Status: Full-time, Part-time
Manhattanville College is looking for adjunct faculty members with knowledge and experience in the following disciplines:
- Art History, particularly Asian Art
- Biology, with an emphasis in Nutrition
- Finance
- Management
- Studio Art with a specialty in Computer Graphics
- Writing, particularly First Year Composition
Relevant experience teaching undergraduate learners, including adults, a familiarity with the use of technology in teaching, and strong written and oral communication skills are required.
Current pay scale is $700 per credit hour with incentives for 5 years or more at the college-level.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an accredited institution, Ph. D. preferred (or equivalent)
- Relevant business/organizational experience, if applicable
- Demonstrated mastery of relevant subject areas
- Demonstrated understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of the relevant subject areas
- A keen interest in helping people through teaching; competence in providing constructive feedback
- Excellent written and communication skills; excellent organizational skills
Key expectations of the position:
- Effectively interrelate subject area with other relevant disciplines and to real-life experience
- Develop and execute instructional plans for maximum learning
- Maintain accurate records of instructional effectiveness
- Develop productive relationships with students and colleagues
- Constructively evaluate students' assignments and expeditiously provide feedback
- Maintain accurate records of student progress
- Respond in a timely manner to requests for information and/or action
- Collaborate in developing, maintaining, improving and innovating courses and their content
Applicants must be willing to support the mission and core values of Manhattanville College.
At Manhattanville College we offer a rigorous academic experience based in the liberal arts tradition within a nurturing environment.
Our 100-acre campus is located in Purchase, NY, 30 minutes outside of Manhattan.
Our diverse student body is made up of students from 38 states and 38 different countries.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled.
Please send a current CV/resumé and cover letter, the names and email addresses of three (3) professional references to Human Resources.
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Spring, 2007
Position: Adjunct Faculty - Sport Business Management
Department: School of Graduate and Professional Studies
Status: Full-time, Part-time
Manhattanville College is engaged in a search for adjunct faculty to teach in its M.S. degree in Sport Business Management. The curriculum covers the full range of sports management topics with emphasis on the business side of the industry.
We are seeking faculty for the following courses:
- MSBM 5011 Entrepreneurship
- MSBM 5012 Strategic Negotiations
- MSBM 5013 Creativity & Critical Thinking In Organizations
- MSBM 5014 Leading Change
- MSBM 5015 Project Management
- MSBM 5016 Information Technology Management
- MSBM 5017 Communications & Effective Leadership
Candidates should have academic or business experience in sports management and at least a Master’s degree.
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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Ongoing
Position: Adjunct Faculty - Various Subjects
Department: School of Education
Status: Part-time
Part-time adjunct Faculty are needed in the following areas: Literacy, Special Education, Child Development, and TESOL methods. Faculty also are needed for the daytime graduate program in childhood/elementary methods.
- Master's required; Doctorate preferred.
- Teaching experience required in K-12 and/or higher education.
Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, and three references to:
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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Ongoing
Position: Field Supervisors - Childhood Education, TESOL
Department: Childhood Education, Special Education
Status: Part-time
Field Supervisors to observe childhood/special education and TESOL student teachers in WESTCHESTER and/or New York City. Also responsible for teaching a weekly 2 1/2 hour seminar.
Appropriate candidates will have public school teaching AND/OR administrative experience.
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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Ongoing
Position: Mentors - Elementary, Special and Secondary Education
Department: School of Education
Status: Part-time
To mentor teachers in Elementary and Special Education and Secondary Subject areas in the JumpStart Program. Applicants should be willing to mentor teachers in schools located in the Bronx. This is an opportunity to share your experience with a beginning teacher.
To apply for this position, please contact Human Resources.
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