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Position: Assistant/Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship

Institution: Texas Tech University
Location: Texas
Date posted: July 22, 2011

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP

The Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University invites applications and nominations for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, effective Fall 2012. The rank of the appointment is open to assistant and associate professors, with qualified applicants at the associate professor level eligible for a Rawls Endowed Professorship. Appointment as a Rawls Professor requires an academically qualified scholar of national stature with credentials and experience sufficient to qualify for the rank of associate professor. Salary is competitive.

Requirements: Ph.D. in Management or a closely related discipline is required, with a research focus that emphasizes entrepreneurship.  Additional expertise in strategic management, technology & innovation, and/or research methods 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 entrepreneurship and strategy management curriculum. Responsibilities include publishing high-quality scholarly research, teaching entrepreneurship and strategic management 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 management journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of Management Inquiry, The Leadership Quarterly, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 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 # 83888

For questions about the position, contact:

Dr. Tyge Payne, Chair of Search Committee

Area of Management

Rawls College of Business

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX, 79409

E-mail: tyge.payne@ ttu.edu

Application review will begin July 22nd, 2011, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.  To be considered for an interview at the Academy of Management annual meeting in San Antonio, submit materials by August1st, 2011.

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.