Please post the following position announcement to the BPS list serve. Thanks much! --Marne
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Jack Vanier Distinguished Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
College of Business Administration
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
The purpose of the Jack Vanier Distinguished Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship is to
recruit and retain a recognized authority in the field of innovation-based entrepreneurship. The
chair is endowed by private funds and is part of the State of Kansas Faculty of Distinction
Program.
Starting Date: August 2008
Job Description: The holder of the Jack Vanier Distinguished Chair in Innovation and
Entrepreneurship will serve as a regular member of the faculty in the College of Business
Administration and will serve as a focal point for research and scholarly programs in the field of
entrepreneurship. In addition to academic responsibilities, the incumbent will initiate and serve
as the director of an institute focusing on innovation-based entrepreneurship. Academic duties
include maintaining an active research agenda, teaching an average of two classes per semester,
and serving on committees to enhance the operations of the college, university, and profession.
An important component of the position is developing and maintaining programs in the field of
entrepreneurship that will benefit students and practitioners interested in leading emerging
technology-based organizations. This should involve developing and enhancing effective
relationships with alumni, business persons, and colleagues through an advisory board designed
to provide guidance about entrepreneurship research and programs through the proposed institute
for innovation and entrepreneurship. The goal of the endowed chair in innovation and
entrepreneurship will be to develop scholarly and practitioner programs that foster
interdisciplinary collaboration using innovation-based entrepreneurship. The proposed institute
will provide a coordinated program of in-class and experiential training that links faculty,
graduate students, undergraduate students, and entrepreneurs together in a clinical program of
teaching and research.
The University and College of Business Administration: Kansas State University is a state supported
institution of more than 23,000 students. The University is recognized for the quality
of its academic programs and for consistently producing recipients of top national academic
scholarships. The 668-acre main campus is located in beautiful Manhattan, Kansas (population
approximately 50,000) a community nestled in the Flint Hills of Northeast Kansas. The College
of Business Administration is one of 10 colleges on the main campus. The college, with 2,800
undergraduate and graduate students and 58 full-time faculty members, consists of four academic
departments: Accounting, Finance, Management, and Marketing. In addition to five
undergraduate majors (Accounting, Finance, Management, Management Information Systems,
and Marketing), the Master of Business Administration degree program offers a specialization in
technology entrepreneurship designed to train future leaders of technology-based ventures. The
College is accredited by AACSB International at the bachelor and master level in business
administration and accounting.
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Activities: Kansas State University has created and
continues to build a unique focus with regard to creating innovations in the biosciences,
agriculture, chemistry, and engineering. Notable accomplishments include the recent completion
of a $54 million Bio-security Research Institute, the Food Science Institute, the Advanced
Manufacturing Institute, and the National Institute for Strategic Technology Acquisition and
Commercialization. There is a critical need at Kansas State University for a senior-level faculty
member within the university who will be the regional leader in providing an integrated program
of entrepreneurship teaching, research, and service focused on moving new technologies
developed in Kansas and the central Midwest from innovation to commercialization. K-State as
the land-grant university for the State of Kansas is at a critical time when scientists, engineers,
business experts, students, faculty, and entrepreneurs are being brought together in teams for the
development of clinical training programs, educational programs, and applied and basic research
activities focusing on innovation-to-market entrepreneurship.
Qualifications: Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree and demonstrated success in a field
related to innovation and entrepreneurship with a proven record of excellence in research and
teaching consistent with a tenured appointment at the rank of full professor. Demonstrated
experience with emerging innovation-based businesses is highly desirable. In addition, the
recipient of the Jack Vanier Distinguished Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship should have
strong interpersonal skills, a commitment to improving entrepreneurship education and practice
in a diverse world, and evidence of experience with extramural funding processes.
In the letter of application, candidates should address their history of scholarly interests,
importance of their scholarship to the field of entrepreneurship, special reasons for justifying
selection to the chair, and a description of service impacting the business and academic
communities in the area of entrepreneurship. Documented evidence of strong scholarly and
administrative skills is particularly desirable.
The College of Business Administration is committed to increasing the diversity of the college
community and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to
apply and to identify their strengths or experiences in this area.
Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Employment Policy: Kansas State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
employer and actively seeks/pursues employee diversity.
Application: The search committee will begin to evaluate candidates on October 15th.
Evaluations will continue until the position is filled. Please submit letter of application, vita, list
of references, and other evidence of qualifications by mail to:
Dr. Jeff Katz, Co-Chair of the Search Committee
Jack Vanier Distinguished Chair in Innovation and Entrepreneurship
College of Business Administration, 107 Calvin Hall
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-0506
Phone: 785-532-7190
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Marne Arthaud-Day, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Kansas State University
College of Business Administration
Department of Management
101 Calvin Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: 785-532-6261
Fax: 785-532-1339
E-mail: marthaud@ksu.edu