QUEENS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Queens University, Kingston, Ontario CANADA)
invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Strategy and Business
Policy/Innovation, with preference for entry (Assistant Professor) level.
Our faculty members in the strategy and organization area are acknowledged
leaders in areas of research such as alliance networks, business ethics,
competitive dynamics, culture and institutions, diffusion of management
models and practices, founding teams and firm resources, governance and
public policy, hyper-competition, legitimacy threats, management of change,
networks and clusters, social entrepreneurship, and strategy development and
deployment. For information about our faculty see
www.business.queensu.ca/faculty.
Candidates must have a PhD, or be near completion. The successful candidate
will exhibit strong potential for innovative and high quality scholarly
research leading to peer assessed publications, as well as for outstanding
teaching contributions and an ongoing commitment to academic and pedagogical
excellence, in support of the Schools various public and private programs.
The successful candidate will also be expected to make substantive
contributions through service to the School, to the University, and/or the
broader community.
The effective date of the appointment will be July 1st, 2014, but is
flexible. Applicants should submit a cover letter, current CV, three letters
of recommendation, a statement of research interests, a statement of
teaching interests and experience (including teaching evaluations if
available), and at least one sample publication (which could be the
applicants thesis proposal or completed thesis), electronically to:
strategyrecruiting@business.queensu.ca , Dr. Teri Shearer, Associate Dean,
Faculty. The submission deadline for applications is October 1st, 2013.
INSTITUTION: Queen's University has a long and rich tradition of
academic excellence, dating back to a royal charter granted by Queen
Victoria in 1841. Queens School of Business is one of the world's premier
business schools, with an outstanding reputation for innovation and quality.
Our MSc and PhD programs in Management attract highly qualified research-
oriented students in different fields of study. Our undergraduate Commerce
program has among the highest entrance standards in Canada and is widely
viewed as the country's best undergraduate business program. Queens has
gained international recognition for its MBA and executive education
programs. BusinessWeek ranks the full-time Queens MBA #1 in Canada and #4
outside the US., and Queens Executive MBA #1 in Canada and #29 in the
world. Queen's School of Business is also home to Centres focused on
business venturing, leadership, business research in healthcare and
corporate governance. The School is fully accredited by AACSB and EQUIS
(the accrediting arm of EFMD the European Foundation for Management
Development) s. The learning environment at Queens is supported by
outstanding library and computing facilities. More information is at:
business.queensu.ca.
THE CITY: Kingston, Ontario is a unique Canadian city of 125,000 with a
distinct blend of history, recreation, industry and learning. Situated on
the shores of Lake Ontario, it is within a two-and-a-half hour drive of
Toronto, Montreal, and the nations capital, Ottawa. Kingston is a 30 minute
drive from the international bridge linking Ontario and upstate New York,
and another 90 minutes from Syracuse.
This is an international search, open to candidates of all nationalities.
However, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will
be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Queens University
is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and
welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, aboriginal people,
persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender
identity. The academic staff at Queens University are governed by a
Collective Agreement between the Queens University Faculty Association
(QUFA) and the University, which is posted at:
http://www.queensu.ca/provost/faculty/facultyrelations/qufa/collectiveagreem
ent.html.