The Katz Graduate School of Business and <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business Administration</st1:placename> at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:placename> invites applications for an open rank non-tenure stream position in Entrepreneurship to help develop and scale up the emerging Entrepreneurship program at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Katz</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place>. We seek an academically qualified individual (PhD required) with an interest in teaching, curriculum development, and research. Specific fields of specialization within entrepreneurship are open, but the ideal candidates will be well versed in issues associated with at least some of these areas: new technology venturing, new venture financing, corporate entrepreneurship/renewal, global entrepreneurship, strategic management or organizational behavior, and the management of innovation. Candidates must demonstrate their ability to effectively teach MBA students, undergraduates, and executive MBAs. Successful candidates will show evidence of interest and ability to publish in peer reviewed journals.
The new Entrepreneurship initiative is expected to interface with other initiatives in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Katz</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> on Globalization, Supply/Value Chain, and Experiential Learning. The position also offers an exciting opportunity to work with the various University centers that assist University inventors and local start-ups in commercializing new technologies and establishing new businesses, including the Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Panther Labs, Office of Technology Management, Office of Enterprise Development, and the Small Business Development Center, and with nationally recognized leaders in fostering entrepreneurship, such as Innovation Works. In addition, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:placename></st1:place> is an innovation leader in several fields, including drug discovery, bioengineering, neuroscience, renewable and efficient energy technologies, nanoscience and technology applications, and national security technologies. Experience in any of these areas would be welcome, though it is not necessary.
The appointment, subject to final budgetary approval, is expected to begin in the fall of 2010. The application deadline is January 30, 2010. Applicants should provide a curriculum vita, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and examples of working papers and/or publications. Hard copies of application materials should be sent to:
Sondra L. Kanhofer,
Secretary to Professor <st1:personname w:st="on">Dennis Slevin</st1:personname>
Tom W. Olofson Chair in Entrepreneurial Studies
Entrepreneurship Search Committee Chair
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Katz</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Graduate</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:place> of Business
<st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:city></st1:place>
PA 15260
dpslevin@katz.pitt.edu
The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:placename></st1:place> is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and members of minority groups under-represented in academia are especially encouraged to apply.
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<st1:personname w:st="on">John</st1:personname> E. Prescott, Ph.D.
Thomas O'Brien Chair of Strategy
246 Mervis Hall
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Pittsburgh</st1:placename></st1:place>
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Prescott@katz.pitt.edu
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