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Four Open Rank Positions at Rice University

  • 1.  Four Open Rank Positions at Rice University

    Posted 09-20-2005 23:38
    >Rice University has four open rank tenure track positions in Strategic
    >Management, Organizational Behavior, and Operations Management starting
    >Fall 2006. Two of the positions are in Strategic Management. One position
    >will receive the Sarofim Chair in Strategy. The position in operations
    >management will be filled at the rank of associate or full professor to
    >help us build capabilities in operations. The Jones School recently
    >expanded its programs and faculty with the addition of several talented
    >researchers. Faculty members enjoy a vigorous and growing intellectual
    >community supported by highly attractive research resources and teaching
    >schedules.
    >
    >Qualifications. A strong scholarly research record appropriate to rank as
    >evidenced by publications in premier journals of the field is required.
    >Candidates must have demonstrated research and teaching interests in the
    >areas of strategic management, organizational behavior, or operations
    >management. Interests in teaching partially in our joint program with
    >engineering and/or teaching electives in entrepreneurship, innovation,
    >negotiations, service operations, technology management or other electives
    >may be a plus. Demonstrated teaching excellence appropriate to rank in a
    >growing MBA program also desired.
    >
    >Faculty members are expected to be collegial and contribute to the
    >development of the Jones Graduate School of Management, Rice University,
    >and our multiple stakeholders. Salary and summer support are competitive
    >with other major research universities.
    >
    >The <http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Default.asp>Rice MBA prepares
    >students for leadership in global companies through the rigor of its
    >program and the advantage of its location-America's fourth largest and
    >among the world's most international cities. Houston, with 82 foreign
    >consulates, ranks third in the United States for number of consulates and
    >boasts more than 90 languages in common use. It is second only to New York
    >in number of Fortune 500 corporations, has the world's largest medical
    >center, and leads the world in energy industries.
    >
    >The global perspective is infused in the Rice MBA through the highly
    >diversified composition of the student body, the internationally
    >recognized faculty, the course materials, and our Action Learning
    >Projects. Action Learning Projects give students an applied, integrative
    >experience that draws on all of the core business disciplines while giving
    >the students consulting experience in globally connected companies. Rice
    >is one of very few business schools to require this kind of experiential
    >learning of every full-time student. The Jones Graduate School of
    >Management's Rice MBA and MBA for Executives programs were ranked the best
    >in Texas and the Southwest by the
    ><http://jonesgsm.rice.edu/jonesgsm/Financial_Times_Rankings.asp>Financial
    >Times in 2004 and 2005.
    >
    >Rice University is consistently ranked one of America's best teaching and
    >research universities. It is distinguished by its collaborative culture
    >which crosses disciplines and integrates teaching and research. The Rice
    >Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship is one of a number of
    >examples of Rice's collaborative culture. Founded by a Jones Graduate
    >School of Management professor in 1999, the Rice Alliance is a
    >collaborative venture with the Jones Graduate School, the George R. Brown
    >School of Engineering, and the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
    >SmallTimes ranked Rice No. 1 in nanotech commercialization, citing "The
    >combination of an ambitious nanotechnology initiative, a collaborative
    >business school and an administration that supports tech transfers....
    >Many of its fledging companies get assistance through the
    >university-sponsored <http://alliance.rice.edu/alliance/Default.asp>Rice
    >Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. The program provides a
    >network for inventors and entrepreneurs in the Houston region." The Rice
    >Alliance has assisted in the launch over 150 technology companies that
    >have raised over $200 million in funding.
    >Application Procedure: By October 1, 2005, or if not filled the 1st and
    >15th of each month thereafter until search closed. Candidates must supply
    >curriculum vitae and a letter of interest to Dean Bill Glick c/o Ms. Patsy
    >Barker by e-mail or snail mail (Jones Graduate School of Management – MS
    >531, 6100 Main Street, Houston, TX, 77004; or email, barker@rice.edu). The
    >position will remain open until filled. References will be requested
    >during the latter stages of the selection process. If you have any further
    >questions, please contact Duane Windsor, Jennifer George, Shannon
    >Anderson, or Bill Glick.
    >
    > Rice University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
    > Employer
    >
    >
    >
    >Bill Glick
    >Dean
    >H. Joe Nelson III Professor of Management
    >Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management
    >Rice University
    >(713) 348-5928
    ><mailto:Bill.Glick@rice.edu>Bill.Glick@rice.edu
    >