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Dear Colleagues (Please excuse cross-postings),

The Faculty in the Dept. of Management and Organizations at the University of Iowa is excited to share with you information regarding multiple positions that we will be hiring for this year.  If you are interested in learning more about these positions, we encourage you to join us for an outdoor dessert and coffee reception under the Shell Fountain facing the lake, at the Dolphin Hotel, Sunday Aug. 11^th from 8-10PM (rain location is inside in the Fresh Mediterranean Market).  Faculty, students and alumni will be available to meet you and share information about life as a Hawkeye.  We will be meeting with a limited number of candidates at the Academy meeting, so if you would like to be considered for one of these meetings, please have your basic materials (vita and application letter) submitted electronically by Wednesday, July 31st. We look forward to seeing you in Orlando! 

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

Henry B. Tippie College of Business

Multiple Positions in Organizational Behavior and Strategy/Entrepreneurship

The Department of Management and Organizations at The University of Iowa invites applicants for multiple tenure-track positions in Organizational Behavior and Strategy and/or Entrepreneurship. All ranks will be considered, and an appointment at Assistant, Associate, or Full will be based on experience and record of achievement. Experienced candidates are preferred for the Strategy/Entrepreneurship position. Fellowships and professorships may be available. New hires will be expected to start August 20, 2014.

Qualifications: Applicants must have 1) an established record or demonstrated potential for publishing significant research in top-tier journals, 2) a demonstrated high level of teaching competence, and 3) an earned Ph.D. in Management or a related field (can be near completion). Applicants must be capable of teaching in the undergraduate, MBA and/or doctoral programs, and working actively with our doctoral students. For the OB position, an interest and competence in teaching in any of the following additional areas are also desirable: negotiation, leadership, business ethics, or experimental research design (Ph.D. level). For the strategy/entrepreneurship position, interest and competence in teaching either entrepreneurship or corporate strategy are required; competence in both is desirable.

Application and Deadlines: Please submit your application by using the University online job application system at:   https://jobs.uiowa.edu/jobSearch/faculty/.Click on the listings for Tippie College of Business and select requisition #62974. Applicants should submit a cover letter, vita, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and samples of recent publications and manuscripts, preferably as pdf files. In the cover letter, please clearly indicate whether the application is for a position in "Organizational Behavior" or "Strategy/Entrepreneurship." Three letters of recommendation should be arranged; the applicant will provide the e-mail address of external reference writers at the application website. For best consideration, complete applications should be submitted by October 4, 2013. 

Inquiries: If you have general questions about the positions, please contact the chair of the OB search committee, Professor Amy Colbert (amy-colbert@uiowa.edu) or the chair of the Strategy/Entrepreneurship search committee, Professor Ken Brown (kenneth-g-brown@uiowa.edu). If you have questions about the application procedures, please contact Jacquie Albrecht (jacquie-albrecht@uiowa.edu).

Department:  The Management & Organizations department has 21 faculty members in the areas of Human Resources, Organizational Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Behavioral Decision Making, and Business Law. The department offers undergraduate majors in Human Resource Management, Leadership and Management, and Entrepreneurial Management. The department houses the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, the first in the nation to bring together students and faculty in engineering, business, and the medical sciences. Our undergraduate program has been recognized as a National Model Program by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Additionally, the university is regularly rated as one of the top 25 Entrepreneurship programs in the United States by Entrepreneur Magazine and The Princeton Review.

The department is known for its excellence in research and teaching. Faculty members in the department regularly serve as editors of major journals in the field (including the current editor of Academy of Management Learning and Education, the former editor of Academy of Management Journal, and current associate editors of Academy of Management Journal, Personnel Psychology, and Research Synthesis Methods Journal), have won numerous research awards, and maintain leadership positions in various divisions of the Academy of Management. The department has also been recognized for teaching effectiveness, with numerous collegiate and University teaching awards. Department members work actively with doctoral students in research and publishing activities. Further information about the undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral programs can be found at: http://tippie.uiowa.edu/management-organizations/.

College and Community:  The Henry B. Tippie College of Business is housed in the John Pappajohn Business Building, which features the Marvin A. Pomerantz Business Library, technology-equipped classrooms, and a behavioral research lab. The Iowa City area community includes Coralville, North Liberty, Solon, and other small towns with a total population of about 100,000. The University both provides and attracts a wide variety of cultural opportunities, Big Ten athletic events, and a number of business endeavors resulting from scientific and educational research that originated at the University of Iowa. Excellent public schools, close neighborhoods, and a highly educated population mean that Iowa City frequently appears high on "best-place-to-live" listings in national magazines. Twenty miles to the north is Cedar Rapids, Iowa's second-largest city, home to the Eastern Iowa Airport and a population of about 120,000.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.  Women, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.