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Position Announcement-Northeastern University

  • 1.  Position Announcement-Northeastern University

    Posted 07-05-2011 16:36

    Faculty Position Announcement: Assistant or Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship.

     

     

    The Entrepreneurship and Innovation group, College of Business Administration (CBA), Northeastern University, invites applications from candidates for Assistant or Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship.  Start date: September 2012.

     

    Candidates must possess a doctoral degree in Business Administration with specialization in Entrepreneurship by September 2012.  Candidates with a doctoral degree in a related field will be considered.  Proven ability in teaching and research productivity is required.  A demonstrated record of professional affiliation and participation is required.  The Associate Professor position requires a robust record of excellence in scholarly research and teaching, and a strong commitment to working with a diverse student population. 

     

    Employment terms are competitive and negotiable depending on career progress and track record. Support for research is available.  Undergraduate teaching will be in the college's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program. Graduate teaching will be in the full-time and part-time MBA programs.

     

    Faculty members are expected to actively engage in high quality research and publishing. Support for faculty member's intellectual activities is broad and can be in the form of summer funding, teaching release time, data base acquisition, research travel funds, graduate research assistants, or travel stipends for presentations at academic conferences. Research fellowships for tenure-track professors and senior faculty are available on a competitive basis.

    A private institution with approximately 22,000 full and part-time students located on an attractive campus in the heart of Boston's cultural district, Northeastern is a nationally recognized research university that is committed to experiential learning, interdisciplinary and translational research, intellectual life and creative expression, urban engagement, and global opportunities.  It strives to provide a student centered, practice oriented education in a dynamic urban center.  A distinguishing feature of Northeastern's academic mission is its emphasis on practice in both education and research, and the University has long been recognized as a world leader in the integration of work and learning through its cooperative educational program and other practical learning opportunities for students.

    Northeastern University has recently announced a campus-wide Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiative.  This Initiative spans all nine colleges within the University and is supported by major donors.  The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group within CBA is a significant contributor to this Initiative.

     

    Northeastern University's College of Business Administration offers a wide variety of curricula through its undergraduate, graduate, and specialized educational programs.  The College is highly ranked by several prestigious publications.  BusinessWeek ranks the College 38th and #1 in internships in its "Best Undergraduate B-schools."  The College's Bachelor of Science in International Business program is ranked 13th by U.S. News & World Report.  The undergraduate program is also ranked by The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine as 14th of the U.S. top 25 entrepreneurship programs.  The Full-time MBA program is ranked 56th by both Business Week and U.S. News & World Report.  A recent publication ranked the College's faculty as among the top ten in publishing in leading international business journals.  CBA's online MBA program is listed by Financial Times as the second largest AACSB accredited online MBA.

     

    Review of applications will begin immediately, and it is expected that campus visits will be scheduled during Fall 2011. Applicants are requested to submit materials on-line via the College of Business Administration website at http://www/cba/neu/edu.  Click on Faculty; then Faculty Positions.  Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, references and a statement of current and future research interests.  Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Information regarding this position may be obtained by contacting Professor Frank Spital, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Ave, 209 Hayden Hall, Boston, MA 02115. Email: f.spital@neu.edu

     

     

    Cheryl Mitteness,  PhD
    209b Hayden Hall

    College of Business Admin

    Northeastern University
    Boston, MA 02115
    office: 617-373-3728

     

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