The Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington consistently ranks among the top business schools in the United States-for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Foster School serves a diverse, multicultural population of more than 2,500 students. With one-in-four UW freshman applicants requesting business majors, demand for Foster School business education is significant and growing.
We are driven by our purpose of fostering leaders, insights, and progress to better humanity. The Department of Management and Organization (M&O), the largest department within the Foster School of Business, is consistently ranked among the top 10 most productive management departments in the world in terms of research output in premier journals. In 2017, the department was ranked #1 in North America for research productivity according to an annual ranking compiled other universities. As a business school, the Foster School is a global thought leader in numerous areas and the University of Washington is ranked 8th among the world's best public universities by US News and World Report. In accordance with our commitment to excellence and equity, the Foster School values contributions in research, teaching, and service that address diversity and equal opportunity. We are currently engaged in several searches for faculty to join the Foster School with the aim of increasing thought leadership in these areas. For more information visit https://foster.uw.edu.
The Department of Management & Organization invites applications for two full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors and one full-time tenure eligible Associate or full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor for the 2023-2024 academic year, with an anticipated start date of September 16, 2023. Tenure/tenure-track eligible faculty have an annual service period of nine months. University of Washington faculty members engage in research, teaching, and service.
The successful candidates will perform research in macro subject areas, which may include strategy and/or entrepreneurship. Teaching responsibilities will focus on entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation.
Qualifications
Appointment at the Assistant Professor level requires candidates to have or be nearing completion of a PhD or foreign equivalent in Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, Management Science, Business Administration, Economics, Sociology, or other related field. A qualified candidate may be considered for temporary appointment as an Acting Assistant Professor, pending PhD, with conversion to appointment Assistant Professor after degree conferral if the terminal degree has not been conferred by the position start date. Appointment at the Associate Professor level requires completion of PhD or foreign equivalent in Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, Management Science, Business Administration, Economics, Sociology, or other related field, a strong research and teaching record, and consistent and sustained engagement in or supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities through research, teaching and/or service. Provide specific examples of activities when possible.
Application Instructions
Please include in your application:
- A cover letter highlighting your research interests
- Curriculum vita
- Evidence of teaching experience, including evaluations (if applicable)
- The names of three confidential letter of recommendation writers or three confidential letters of recommendation
- Up to three examples of research
- A statement detailing how your teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in your academic field. Applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further the Foster School's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
First consideration will be given to those who submit all materials by October 1, 2022.*
Interfolio Link for the Two Assistant Professor Positions: https://apply.interfolio.com/111460
Interfolio Link for the Associate or Assistant Professor Position: https://apply.interfolio.com/111541
*Note: Assistant Professor candidates need not apply to both links.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information
Under Washington State Governor Inslee's Proclamation 21- 14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination- requirement/.
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Alicia DeSantola
Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
University of Washington | Foster School of Business
Seattle WA
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