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  • 1.  Position announcement: The University of Texas at Austin

    Posted 06-25-2013 19:04
    The Management Department at the McCombs School of Business at The
    University of Texas at Austin is hiring tenure-track faculty members to
    join our department in the fall of 2014. We welcome applications from all
    ranks in the areas of organizational behavior, organization theory, and
    strategic management.

    Current members of the Management Department are Professors Jim
    Fredrickson (Department Chair), John Butler, Janet Dukerich, Dave
    Harrison, and Violina Rindova; Associate Professors Caroline Bartel, Ethan
    Burris, Melissa Graebner, Andy Henderson, Kyle Lewis, Luis Martins, and
    Francisco Polidoro; and Assistant Professors Emily Amanatullah, Sekou
    Bermiss, Ram Ranganathan, and Jennifer Whitson.

    The Management Department is housed in the McCombs School of Business,
    which was named following a generous gift from Red McCombs as part of The
    University of Texas’s $1 billion capital campaign. The department also is
    home to the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship, Growth, and
    Renewal, an endowed, multidisciplinary research center dedicated to
    research on emerging companies, innovation, and creativity. In addition,
    during the past year the Management Department assumed responsibility for
    the School’s one-year long Master of Science in Technology
    Commercialization (MSTC) program.

    The school’s location in Austin is particularly attractive to researchers
    interested in technology, entrepreneurship, human capital development, and
    a variety of related issues. Moreover, Fortune recently named Austin the
    nation’s #1 city for business, and a number of other publications have
    reported similar ratings. In addition, our AT&T Executive Education and
    Conference Center, which opened in 2008, is a world-class facility that
    enhances the executive education offerings of the school (see
    http://www.meetattexas.com/). For more details on the school and the
    department, please visit www.mccombs.utexas.edu. Finally, Austin is a
    wonderful place to live! See
    http://www.austintexas.org/visitors/plan_your_trip/ for some of the great
    things available in Austin.

    Requirements:
    The ideal candidates for our faculty positions have the ability to do high
    quality research that will have a major impact on the field of management
    and are also able to teach successfully at the MBA and/or executive level.
    Senior candidates must have commensurately outstanding records and
    potential.

    We would like to move as quickly as possible to identify candidates who
    both meet our needs and are interested in joining us. Experienced faculty
    should submit a current curriculum vitae and copies of forthcoming
    articles or working papers; Ph.D. candidates should provide the same
    information, including a dissertation proposal, recent course/instructor
    evaluations, and three letters of recommendation.

    Applicants should send materials to Administrative Manager Jeanie Brown,
    by no later than September 30, 2013. E-mail submissions are encouraged.

    Jeanie Brown
    Administrative Manager
    The University of Texas at Austin
    McCombs School of Business
    2110 Speedway STOP B6300
    Austin, Texas 78712-1282
    (512) 471-5945
    jeanie.brown@mccombs.utexas.edu

    A background check will be conducted on applicants selected.

    The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal
    Opportunity Employer.


  • 2.  Position announcement: The University of Texas at Austin

    Posted 06-27-2014 15:46

    Job Description:

     

    The Management Department at the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin is hiring tenure-track faculty members to join our department in the fall of 2015. We welcome applications from all ranks in the areas of organizational behavior, organization theory, and strategic management, particularly with an emphasis in entrepreneurship, innovation, or technology.

     

    Current members of the Management Department are Professors Jim Fredrickson (Department Chair), John Butler, Janet Dukerich, Dave Harrison, and Violina Rindova; Associate Professors Caroline Bartel, Ethan Burris, Melissa Graebner, Andy Henderson, Luis Martins, and Francisco Polidoro; and Assistant Professors Emily Amanatullah, Sekou Bermiss, Shefali Patil, Ram Ranganathan, and Jennifer Whitson.

     

    The Management Department is housed in the McCombs School of Business, which was named following a generous gift from Red McCombs as part of The University of Texas's $1 billion capital campaign. The department also is home to the Herb Kelleher Center for Entrepreneurship, Growth and Renewal, an endowed, multidisciplinary research center dedicated to research on emerging companies, innovation, and creativity.  In addition, the Management Department is responsible for the School's one-year long Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MSTC) program.

     

    The school's location in Austin is particularly attractive to researchers interested in technology, entrepreneurship, human capital development, and a variety of related issues.  Moreover, Fortune recently named Austin the nation's #1 city for business, and a number of other publications have reported similar ratings.  In addition, our AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center, which opened in 2008, is a world-class facility that enhances the executive education offerings of the school (see http://www.meetattexas.com/).  For more details on the school and the department, please visit www.mccombs.utexas.edu.  Finally, Austin is a wonderful place to live!  See http://www.austintexas.org/visitors/plan-your-trip/ for some of the great things available in Austin.

     

    Requirements:

     

    The ideal candidates for our faculty positions will have research interests in entrepreneurship, innovation, or technology and the ability to do high quality research that will have a major impact on the field of management and are also able to teach successfully at the MBA and/or executive level. Senior candidates must have commensurately outstanding records and potential.

     

    We would like to move as quickly as possible to identify candidates who both meet our needs and are interested in joining us. Experienced faculty should submit a current curriculum vitae and copies of forthcoming articles or working papers; Ph.D. candidates should provide the same information, including a dissertation proposal, recent course/instructor evaluations, and three letters of recommendation.

     

    Applicants may send materials to Administrative Manager Jeanie Brown, by no later than August 28, 2014.  E-mail submissions are encouraged.

     

    Jeanie Brown

    Administrative Manager

    The University of Texas at Austin

    McCombs School of Business

    2110 Speedway STOP B6300

    Austin, Texas 78712-1282

    (512) 471-5945

    jeanie.brown@mccombs.utexas.edu

     

    A background check will be conducted on applicants selected.

     

    The University of Texas at Austin is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.