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The Department of Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas seeks applications from interested candidates for an Assistant Professor position in entrepreneurship. The expected start date for the position is August 2016. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Required Qualifications:  Candidates must have a doctorate (or expect to complete their Ph.D. by August 15, 2016) in management from a nationally or internationally AACSB accredited university.

Preferred Qualifications:  Preference will be given to candidates who possess strong research records or the potential to publish in top-tier journals and have the ability to provide an excellent learning environment in the classroom and value collegiality.

Our department prides itself on maintaining a collegial environment.  Our tenure track faculty currently include Alan Ellstrand (Chair), Vikas Anand, John Delery, Nina Gupta, Jon Johnson, Jennifer Kish-Gephart, Anne O'Leary-Kelly, Carol Reeves, Chris Rosen, and Dan Worrell. Our faculty have published in top journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science and Strategic Management Journal.  In addition, our faculty have received best paper awards from journals and conferences, have obtained large research grants from public and corporate sponsors, serve on editorial boards of numerous top journals, and hold leadership positions in the Academy of Management. Our faculty have also won a number of teaching awards including four campus-wide awards. Faculty have also received state-wide recognition as well as SEC-level awards. We have a strong doctoral program with approximately 12 full-time students. The Walton College offers new faculty a competitive teaching load and a very supportive environment for conducting research targeted at top tier journals. Information about the department is available at: http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/mgmt/.

The Sam M. Walton College of Business is one of the fastest growing colleges in the nation and has a current enrollment of over 5000 students. The University of Arkansas completed a recent fund raising campaign that raised over one billion dollars in private contributions, with the Walton College receiving two hundred and twenty million dollars in gifts and endowments. A new capital campaign is underway, and a School of Entrepreneurship and Innovation is one of the transformative gift ideas included in the campaign.  A donor has recently given $500,000 to establish a social entrepreneurship program, which will begin in Fall 2015. Funds from previous campaigns have been used to establish several scholarships, endowed professorships and chairs, summer research support, and to install state of the art classroom technology in the College.

The College is located on a four building business campus including the Walton College building, housing most undergraduate and PhD education, Willard Walker Hall, home of our graduate programs, the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development and the J.B. Hunt Transport Center for Academic Excellence, site of our state-of-the-art behavioral research lab.  In 2012 U.S. News and World Report recognized the University of Arkansas as one of its 10 "up and coming" public universities. The 2014 U.S. News and World Report ranked the Walton College's undergraduate program 29^th among all public universities, and our college is among the top 50 of all public and private undergraduate business schools in the US. Our full-time MBA program was ranked 30^th and our Executive MBA program was ranked 32^nd among all public universities in the 2014 U.S. News and World Report rankings. In 2013 our full-time MBA program was ranked 11^th nationally by Bloomberg Business Week in terms of ROI. Our department was tied for 31^st in the Texas A&M list of Management Department Productivity Rankings in 2014.

We are located in Fayetteville, which offers an idyllic rural/urban mixed environment and is nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains.  The area is part of the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas Region with a population of about 500,000. A 2014 Forbes study placed the Northwest Arkansas area as 37^th on its list of the top places for business and careers; a 2015 Milken Institute study of metropolitan areas placed our area as #49 among best performing cities.  Several other recent rankings have identified the area as among the best places to live in the US.  The Fayetteville region boasts an outstanding public school system, a low unemployment rate, and a low crime rate. Growth in the region has been propelled by the presence of large corporations such as Wal-Mart, J.B. Hunt, and Tyson Foods. In addition, the area has emerged as a major hub of Wal-Mart retail vendors, providing many job opportunities in the region. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport offers non-stop flights to 14 major US cities. The area features a variety of outdoor recreational activities with excellent hiking and canoeing opportunities. The area also features many cultural amenities including two symphony orchestras, an outstanding regional theater group, a comprehensive trail system, a botanical garden, and the world-class Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Where to apply? Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vita, and a sample of research by September 1, 2015, to receive full consideration. Doctoral students who expect to complete their Ph.D. by August 2016 should send a brief description of their dissertation and the expected timeline for completion. Completion of the doctoral degree is expected prior to employment for the position offered. All application materials must be submitted via our recruitment site: http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/7110.  Finalists will be required to submit three letters of reference. Note that we will be selecting applicants to participate in a limited number of interviews at the AOM meetings in Vancouver in August 2015.

The University of Arkansas is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive campus in which to work, study, teach and serve. Therefore, we are especially interested in applications from qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our college and programs.  All complete applications received by September 1, 2015 will receive full consideration.

For search related questions, please contact the Department Chair:

Dr. Alan Ellstrand, Department Chair

aellstrand@walton.uark.edu

Department of Management

Sam M. Walton College of Business

1 University of Arkansas, WCOB 402

Fayetteville, AR  72701

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution committed to achieving diversity in its faculty. Therefore, the University is especially interested in applications from qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our academic departments. The University welcomes applications without regard to age, race, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

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Carol Reeves, Ph.D.

Associate Vice-Provost for Entrepreneurship,

    University of Arkansas

Professor and Cupp Applied Professor of Entrepreneurship,

    Department of Management

521 Willard J. Walker Hall

1 University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201

479-575-6220

 creeves@uark.edu

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