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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Bantle Chair in Entrepreneurship & Public Policy

Syracuse University

Whitman School of Management

The Syracuse University Whitman School of Management invites nominations and applications for the Bantle Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship and Public Policy. The holder of the Bantle Chair will be an individual with a proven record of excellence in both academic scholarship and teaching with an emphasis on the effects of public policy and regulation on entrepreneurship. This individual will advance the Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprise (EEE) program's national and international reputation and provide leadership in research, teaching, and in the professional development of PhD candidates and junior faculty.  

Entrepreneurship is a core priority of the Whitman School of Management, as signified by an academic department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE). The department offers degree programs in entrepreneurship at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and is consistently ranked as one of the leading programs in entrepreneurship in the United States.  Specialty outreach and educational programs focused on putting entrepreneurship scholarship and teaching excellence into practice have also enhanced the program's national reputation.

The holder of the Bantle Chair will play a pivotal role guiding and shaping the future direction of the Whitman School and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises-particularly with regard to scholarship. This individual will assume the responsibility to pursue and promote a research agenda in entrepreneurship focused on premier-quality publications, while providing intellectual leadership for junior faculty members and doctoral students. The individual shall have as an important element of their research agenda the impact of government policy on venture creation and growth and enterprise development. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach distinctive courses in entrepreneurship and guide the establishment of interdisciplinary and collaborative programs across the University. The holder of the Bantle Chair will benefit from the enthusiastic and substantial support of a team of outstanding faculty, students, administrative colleagues, and alumni and friends of the Whitman School and Syracuse University.

We seek talented individuals with a strong record of academic achievement.  Candidates for the Bantle Chair must demonstrate the proven ability to publish at a high-level, and possess a research record that warrants tenure at the academic rank of full or associate professor.

Review of candidates for the Bantle Chair will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  

Please send written nominations and requests for additional information to:

Professor Tom Lumpkin

Witting Chair in Entrepreneurship

Chair, Bantle Chair Search Committee

Whitman School of Management

Syracuse University

Office of the Dean, Suite 415

721 University Avenue

Syracuse, NY  13244-2450

Email: lumpkin@syr.edu

To apply:

All applicants must apply online at www.sujobopps.com.  Application materials should include a letter describing the candidate's interest in and qualifications for the Bantle chair, curriculum vita, and the name and address of five references.