To all BPS listserve members:
We are seeking applicants for a chaired professorship of Business Leadership and hope to fill the position for the fall of 2010. The successful applicant should demonstrate an emphasis in leadership or closely related field and merit appointment as a full professor with tenure. More information about the position and the school are below. A full description of the position is attached.
Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Please pass this information along to others who may have an interest.
Thanks, Bill Burpitt
William Burpitt, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Chair, MBA Program
Director, Elon ExecEd
Love School of Business
Elon University
The Martha and Spencer Love School of Business invites applications for the Frank S. Holt Jr. Professor of Business Leadership. The position will begin in the fall of 2010. Expectations for the successful candidate for the position include:
* doctorate in business with an emphasis in leadership or closely related field from an AACSB accredited program
* a record meriting appointment as a full professor with tenure in a business school
* significant leadership experience, preferably out of academia as well as in academia, including global exposure
* proven and on-going record of excellent teaching, quality scholarship, and a commitment to university and professional service
* desire, ability, and willingness to mentor faculty and students, assist the dean and university president in various roles related to leadership development, and work with the university-wide undergraduate Leadership Fellows Program
* ability and willingness to teach undergraduate, MBA, and executive development courses
Salary and benefits are competitive.
Elon University is a private institution with an enrollment of over 5000. It is located in North Carolina, east of Greensboro, and northwest of Raleigh/Durham. Elon benefits from highly talented students, a growing physical plant, and an expanding endowment. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked Elon as the "top up-and-coming university" in the country while U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon second among southern master's-level universities. Business Week ranked the school's part-time MBA program as #6 in the nation and #1 in the south in its 2009 ranking.
To apply, send a letter of interest, curriculum vita, statement of teaching interests including summary information on courses taught and student evaluations, statement of research interest, and the names and contact information for three references to: Professor Bill Burpitt, Chair, Holt Professorship Search Committee, Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, 100 Campus Drive, Campus Box 2075, Elon, NC 27244, or
wburpitt@elon.edu <mailto:
wburpitt@elon.edu> . E-mail applications are preferred. The position remains open until filled. Elon University is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. Candidates from under-represented groups are encouraged to apply.