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Position Opening at UT Austin/ McCombs School

  • 1.  Position Opening at UT Austin/ McCombs School

    Posted 10-17-2013 18:53
    We have a job opening (tenured or tenure-track) in our department at UT
    Austin's McCombs School. Please see the advertisement below/attached.

    Best Regards,
    Brian Richter

    BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY POSITION

    Job Description:

    The Business, Government & Society (BGS) Department is a growing department
    at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin that
    teaches future leaders how to recognize and respond to the regulatory,
    ethical, legal and social expectations that businesses face. BGS aims to
    contribute to important public policy debates in these and related areas
    through research that rigorously applies social science research methods to
    relevant questions.

    The McCombs School now invites applications for a single opening that could
    be either a senior (tenured) or a junior (tenure-track) position starting in
    the 2014-2015 school year. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in a relevant
    social science discipline (e.g., political science, political economy,
    etc.), a demonstrable methodological skill set, a research agenda relevant
    to business and its nonmarket environment, and the potential to publish in
    the top journals of their social science field and/or of related business
    disciplines. Candidates should also demonstrate potential for teaching
    excellence.

    Applicant Instructions:

    Interested parties should send a letter describing their qualifications,
    along with a current vita and any evidence of teaching and research
    effectiveness to: Professor David Spence, McCombs School of Business, 2110
    Speedway, Stop B6500, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712-1750. Screening
    of applications will begin on or before December 1, 2013, and will continue
    until the position is filled.

    Direct any inquiries to: david.spence@mccombs.utexas.edu. The University of
    Texas at Austin is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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    Brian Kelleher Richter
    Assistant Professor of Business, Government, & Society
    Red McCombs School of Business
    University of Texas at Austin

    Web: http://briankrichter.com/
    Skype: briankrichter
    Office: 512 232 6751