Subject to funding approval, the Department of Organization and Management at San Jose State University has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position in strategic management. (We also have separate openings in global business, org change/org theory, and supply chain management).
Appointments will be made at the assistant or associate professor level. The start date can be August 2008 or January 2008.
Applicants should:
* Have a strong background in strategic management.
* Demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence.
* Demonstrate an ability to work in a collegial atmosphere as part of a team.
* Be aware of and sensitive to the educational needs of a multicultural population.
* Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Emphasize pragmatic teaching applications, ideally enhanced by industry experience.
ABD candidates will be considered, but completing the doctorate would be a condition of continuing employment and is a prerequisite to promotion and tenure. For appointment to senior rank, candidates must demonstrate a record of quality research leading to refereed publications, and be willing to assume a leadership role in the field.
The Organization and Management Department serves approximately 1,500 undergraduates who have declared Management, International Business or Human Resource Management as a major. Additional information on the department can be found at:
http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/org&mgt/
San José State University is California's oldest institution of public higher education. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San Jose, hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development cluster. A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so that our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 15, 2007 but applications will continue to be considered until the position is filled. A letter of application, vita, statement of teaching interests/philosophy and research plans, and contact information for three references should be electronically submitted to:
William Jiang
Chair, Department of Organization and Management
College of Business
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA 95192-0070
Email:
omjob-bps@cob.sjsu.edu
Phone: 408-924-3550
Representatives of the department will be conducting a limited number of interviews at the August 2007 Academy of Management meetings in Philadelphia. Interviews will be scheduled based on applications received prior to the conference.
SJSU is an equal opportunity employer. A complete statement of employment policies can be found at
http://www.sjsu.edu/hr/equitydivers/
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Joel West
Associate Professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/west_j/COB
SJSU College of Business, Department of Organization & Management
http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/org&mgt/