University of Maryland (College Park)
Robert H. Smith School of Business
Tenure Track - Business Economics / Strategy
The Logistics, Business and Public Policy department of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland at College Park, has an opening for a tenure track faculty member in business economics / strategy at the assistant or associate professor level to begin in August 2015 (pending budgetary approval).
Requirements include a Ph.D. in an appropriate area (economics, business economics, strategy), a research program designed to generate significant publications, and demonstrated effectiveness in the classroom. The ideal candidate will have teaching and research interests in economics based strategy. Teaching will be at the MBA and/or undergraduate level, with the use of the case method and a strong emphasis on applications critical for business.
Current faculty members include Wilbur Chung, Cristian Dezso, Rachelle Sampson and Bennet Zelner. Faculties’ research topics including environmental sustainability and firm strategy, firm location strategy, comparative capitalist systems and corporate governance, the effects of renewable energy policies on green innovation in power generation, formal modelling in strategy, and the impact of managers on corporate policies and performance.
The University of Maryland is located in the greater Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area. The College Park campus is only 9 miles from the U.S. Capitol with convenient access to downtown DC via the Washington Metro subway system and only 30 miles from downtown Baltimore. Compensation, teaching load, and research environment for the position are all very attractive.
We will not be interviewing at the AoM meetings in Philadelphia, but some of our faculty members will be available for informal conversations.