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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SAN BERNARDINO

College of Business and Public Administration - Department of Management

Tenure-Track Position in Entrepreneurship

The department is looking for enterprising candidates who will help to grow CSUSB's nationally-recognized Entrepreneurship program, ranked number 4 in 2006 by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur® magazine. Rank is open with Assistant Professor preferred.  By the appointment date, candidates for this full-time position shall possess an earned doctorate in Entrepreneurship or a closely related field of business.  Expectations for the position include teaching entrepreneurship at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as general management.  It is also expected that the person filling this position will play an active role in program activities of the Center for Entrepreneurship, in the advising of students in the department and serving on college and university-wide committees.  Candidates must have demonstrated teaching excellence, and evidence of publication record in Entrepreneurship or strong development of a promising stream of research. 

Preferred candidates will be expected to meet the traditional requirements of excellence in teaching, active scholarly and professional work, and service to the University and community.  In addition, new faculty are encouraged to develop and participate in activities that support the University's strategic plan.  This plan emphasizes three areas:  a) alternative modes of instructional delivery to include off-campus and distance learning; b) the learning process, i.e., innovative teaching strategies and/or research on how students learn and apply knowledge over an extended period of time; and c) partnership with the community to enhance social, economic, and cultural conditions.

Qualifications: Earned doctorate in Entrepreneurship or a related area and preferred commensurate professional experience in entrepreneurial ventures or established business enterprises.  Preferred candidates have demonstrated teaching excellence, and show evidence of publication record or strong development of a stream of research in entrepreneurship.

Salary:  Dependent on qualifications and experience.  The possibility to earn additional compensation through summer school teaching exists.

Benefits: Generous medical, dental, and vision benefits and support for moving expenses available.

Deadline and Application Process:  Review of applications will begin on September 20, 2007 and continue until position is filled; the anticipated start-date is September 2008.  Submit vitae with letter of application that includes statement on teaching philosophy and strategies, research/professional accomplishments and goals, as well as a description of interest or experience in one of the three strategic plan areas.  Also submit the names, address, telephone and fax or e-mail numbers, of three references, along with three letters of recommendation, and copies of your most recent transcripts (before hire official copies of your transcripts are required.)

Send to:    Dr. Lee Hanson, Chair,

                     Department of Management

                     College of Business and Public Administration

                     5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA  92407-2397

California State University, San Bernardino (http://www.csusb.edu), a comprehensive regional university, is one of the fastest growing of the 23 State University campuses with approximately 16,000 students, 450 full-time faculty, and 52 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.  The University consists of College of Business and Public Administration, Education, Arts and Letters, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences.  Off-campus programs are offered at the Coachella Valley Center in Palm Desert.  The University is situated 70 miles east of Los Angeles, offering easy access to beaches, mountain, and desert resorts.  The rapidly expanding metropolitan area offers a wide variety of cultural and recreational opportunities.  Housing costs average 30% below those of Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

The College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA), fully accredited by the AACSB and NASPAA, is the Inland Empire's leading school for both undergraduate and masters programs in business and public administration. The CBPA and Department of Management are home to the nationally recognized academic Entrepreneurship program and the Inland Empire Center for Entrepreneurship (IECE) which are ranked 4th in the US among graduate entrepreneurship programs by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine .

California State University, San Bernardino is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas.  In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of qualified people who are representative of the diversity in California, including individuals from culturally diverse backgrounds, women, individuals with disabilities, and Vietnam-era veterans.  California State University, San Bernardino hires only those individuals who are lawfully authorized to accept employment in the United States.