Position: Assistant/Associate Professor in Strategic Management Institution: Texas Tech University Location: Texas Date posted: August 2, 2012 ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT The Jerry S. Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track position in Strategic Management, effective fall 2013. The rank of the appointment is open to assistant and associate professors. Salary is competitive. Requirements: Ph.D. in Management or a closely related discipline is required, with a research focus that emphasizes Strategic Management. Additional expertise in entrepreneurship, family business, international strategy or international entrepreneurship, organizational theory, research methods, and/or technology & innovation is highly desirable. Other requirements include the demonstrated ability to pursue scholarly activities independently and collaboratively, evidence of teaching excellence, and the ability to contribute to the management curriculum. Responsibilities include publishing high-quality scholarly research, teaching strategic management and possibly other courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs, and participation in academic and professional activities. The appointee is encouraged to apply for external funding to support research endeavors. Appointment will be as an assistant or associate professor in the College?s Area of Management, depending on qualifications. We are proud of our energetic, committed and innovative faculty members who are recognized for their commitment to high-quality research and teaching excellence. Faculty members have a diversity of research specialties. Area faculty have published in top journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Leadership Quarterly, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organizational Research Methods, Personnel Psychology, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Strategic Management Journal. Research and teaching are supported by the Institute for Leadership Research, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business, and the Texas Center for Innovative Organizations. Our faculty has received many teaching honors and awards from the college, university and professional organizations. Submit application materials (Letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching ability, and sample of publication) through the Texas Tech University Employment Website: jobs.texastech.edu Job Requisition # 85141 For questions about the position, contact: Dr. Keith Brigham, Chair of Search Committee Area of Management Rawls College of Business Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, 79409 E-mail:
keith.brigham@ttu.edu Application review will begin September 15, 2012 and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Texas Tech is a research intensive, doctoral granting university. It is a multi-purpose university located in Lubbock, on the South Plains of Texas. The student body is exceeding 30,000 students. Texas Tech University is the only school in Texas in which the University, Medical School, and Law School are contained on the same campus. Lubbock, a city of almost 300,000, has a superior school system and big city amenities including a symphony, theatres, touring Broadway productions, college and semiprofessional sports teams, a variety of local entertainment, and excellent restaurants. Lubbock serves as a major medical, retailing, and service center for West Texas and Eastern New Mexico and is located approximately 5-6 hours driving or one-hour flight time from Dallas, Albuquerque, and Austin. For more information about Texas Tech University, the Rawls College of Business, and the Area of Management please consult
http://www.rawlsbusiness.ba.ttu.edu or the Texas Tech University's website at
http://www.ttu.edu. Texas Tech University is sensitive to the needs of dual-career couples and is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer; Women, Veterans, and Minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.