Appalachian State University, in North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.

seven years of work experience as a business owner/senior manager or business consultant is required.

Graduate degree or Bachelors Degree with substantial applicable management experience

The NC Small Business and Technology Development Center (SBTDC) is a business
development service of The University of North Carolina, reporting to the Office of the President, and serves as a leading public service and economic development arm of The University. The primary mission of the SBTDC is to support economic development in the state by providing business counseling, management education, and technology development services to help the business community successfully meet challenges, manage change and plan for the future. In carrying out its mission, the SBTDC cooperates with a broad range of programs and resources in the state, but its primary attention is focused on leveraging the management and technical assistance resources of The University's constituent institutions and other colleges and state-supported resources.

The Director of Small Business and Technology Development Center is an executive-level position that has day-to-day management responsibility for the SBTDC's Appalachian Foothills Regional Service Center serving a 14-county region in Western North Carolina. This includes responsibility for the management of 2 offices (Boone, and Hickory). The Regional Director directs and manages the delivery of business counseling, management training, research and technical assistance services to small to mid-sized business owners, would-be entrepreneurs and to individuals and firms developing new product technologies or markets. This position is relatively autonomous and manages both staff and budget.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities of the SBTDC Director include:

Sedentary work. Exert up to 10 lbs.
Close visual acuity to perform activities; prepare and analyze data; transcribe; view computer; extensively read; visually inspect small defects & parts; operate & inspect machines; use measurement devices; assemble parts at distance close to the eyes.

Please attach current resume and cover letter, list a minimum of 3 professional references in the application or attach a List of References with Contact Information