Indian School of Business
Positions in Strategy Area: Academic Year 2019-2020
The Indian School of Business (ISB) invites applications for full-time faculty positions in the area of Strategy (OT/ENT/IM) at all levels – Assistant (tenure-track), Senior Assistant (tenure-track), Associate (tenure-track or tenured), and Full Professor (tenured) for appointments in the 2019-2020 academic year which begins in April 2019. Applicants must have a Ph.D. from a reputed institution, excellent research and teaching skills and a demonstrated ability to produce scholarly work at the highest level. Applicants for senior appointments should have published extensively in top-tier refereed journals with a proven track record of successfully mentoring junior faculty.
As an institution aspiring to be counted among the best in the world, ISB offers a unique opportunity to its senior faculty members to exert considerable influence over the culture and ethos of the School. ISB has two campuses, one in Mohali, India and the other in Hyderabad, India. Since both campuses function as parts of a single school, the faculty members reside on either campus. This position would be based out of the Mohali campus. The compensation is designed to be competitive and includes medical benefits. Members of the faculty are also entitled to a fully furnished, on-campus accommodation. Both the campuses are designed to be self-sufficient keeping family needs in mind.
Research: The Indian School of Business follows a tenure system similar to the top schools in the United States. The research support includes research funding and research assistance which compare favorably with those at the best business schools in the United States and Europe. We provide each of the faculty with a generous annual research budget. There is a separate budget for conference-related activities. The school supports active collaboration between faculty and their co-authors at other schools by providing a collaboration budget which the faculty can use to invite their co-authors or travel to their location. Additionally, each faculty is allowed one full-time Research Assistant to help with their research.
Teaching: ISB's flagship management program (Post Graduate Program in Management) consistently figures amongst the top 30 MBA programs across the world. ISB is one of the youngest schools to have consistently been ranked among the top business schools globally, by the Financial Times Global MBA rankings since 2008. To facilitate high-quality teaching, ISB provides great teaching support and Teaching Assistants for grading, the smooth conduct of the course and mentoring from the Center of Learning and Management Practice.
Application: A full packet containing the Cover Letter, Research Statement, CV, sample publications, and working papers, as well as three reference letters is due by August 30th, 2018. The review of applications will take place till positions are closed. Please send the packet in electronic form to: Strategy_recruiting@isb.edu
Note: Candidates attending the Academy of Management in Chicago, Illinois should send at least their updated CV and a cover letter by July 15th, 2018 for a possible interview at the conference.
About the Department: The tenure-track faculty members in the Strategy Area at ISB include Anand Nandkumar, Snehal Awate, Jaya Dixit, AJ Chauradia and Siddharth Sharma. Regular visitors to the school include Harbir Singh (Wharton School, Area Leader), Akbar Zaheer (U. of Minnesota), Prashant Kale (Rice U.) and Jay Anand (The Ohio State U.) among others.
About the School: The Indian School of Business, is a not for profit, independent, research-driven, a global business school with two campuses located in Hyderabad and Mohali, India. A collaborative effort of eminent business leaders, entrepreneurs, and academicians from around the world laid the foundation of the school. The Indian School of Business has a unique portfolio faculty model which accommodates a mix of accomplished resident faculty who have graduated from the best universities, primarily in the USA, Europe, Singapore and India, and visiting faculty from our associate schools, namely the Wharton School, the Kellogg School of Management, and the London Business School, as well as other leading business schools. The senior faculty members from our associate schools are designated as Area Leaders. They play a key role in the academic programmes and research at ISB. In consultation with the resident faculty, they actively engage in formulating the curriculum, attracting the best faculty to ISB, mentoring junior faculty, and providing direction to research in the relevant subject areas. ISB also provides a vibrant research environment that attracts, supports and benefits from the visiting scholars it hosts every year.