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Description: The Department of Managerial Studies in the College of Business Administration (CBA) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for one or more tenured or tenure-track position(s) in strategic management beginning August 2016. This is an open rank position. The University of Illinois at Chicago ranks among the nation's leading research universities and is Chicago's largest university, with 28,000 students, 15 colleges, and the state's major public medical center. UIC has been a leader in a new model of higher education: the comprehensive urban research university. UIC Business at the University of Illinois at Chicago is the largest provider of undergraduate business education in Chicago. We also have full time, part-time, and Saturday MBA programs, four specialized master's programs in accounting, business analytics, finance, and management information systems, as well as four Ph.D. programs (OB/HR, Marketing, Business Statistics, and Management Information Systems). UIC Business is AACSB accredited with 2,200 undergraduate, 700 MBA, and 40 Ph.D. students. The undergraduate business program has been ranked #1 in Chicago (U.S. News & World Report), and the interdisciplinary product development curriculum is an AACSB-award winner. At UIC Business, our top tier faculty work to help our aspiring students transform their potential into career success. For additional information, please visit our website at: http://business.uic.edu.

Duties: To be considered at the Assistant level, applicants should have an earned doctorate or have made significant progress in completing their dissertation research in strategic management or a related discipline. Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated the ability to publish in highly regarded journals including but not limited to: Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, and Journal of Management. Applicants at the Associate or Full Professor level must include an earned doctorate in strategic management or a related discipline, research publications commensurate with rank, and evidence of teaching excellence and commitment to service. The salary will be very competitive with leading research universities. The search will remain open until the position(s) is (are) filled. 

Qualifications: For fullest consideration, please apply via the UIC Job Board by September 1st, 2015 at https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board and attach the following: (a) cover letter; (b) statement of interest; (c) current CV; (d) a summary of research activity; (c) evidence of teaching qualifications and experience; (d) the name, title, and e-mail address for three professional references. The Chair of the Search Committee is Professor Mark Shanley (mshanley@uic.edu), to whom all questions should be addressed. The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, we will meet with promising candidates at the AOM meeting in Vancouver. Please contact Professor Steve Sauerwald (ssauerw@uic.edu) with a current CV to schedule a meeting in Vancouver.