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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 to fill a clinical assistant professor position in organizational behavior, human resource management or strategic management. This is a non-tenure track position that is focused primarily on teaching both on-line and traditional classes. In addition, research contributions in refereed journals are also expected, as candidates will be required to maintain their scholarly academic or practice academic status under AACSB guidelines.

This clinical professor position has a four-course teaching requirement each semester. The expected start date for the position is August 2014, the appointment is renewable, and salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Required Qualifications:  Candidates must be classified as Scholarly Academic or Practice Academic under AACSB standards. Candidates must have a doctorate in management from a nationally or internationally accredited university and a demonstrated ability to publish in peer-reviewed management journals.

Preferred Qualifications:  Preference will be given to candidates who have experience and/or an interest in both face-to-face and online course delivery. 

Our department prides itself on maintaining a collegial environment.  Our tenure track faculty currently include Alan Ellstrand (Chair), Vikas Anand, Denise Breaux Soignet, Joanna Campbell, John Delery, Nina Gupta, Jon Johnson, Jennifer Kish-Gephart, Anne O'Leary-Kelly, Carol Reeves, Chris Rosen, and Dan Worrell.  Faculty have published in top journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, and Strategic Management Journal.  Our faculty members have received best paper awards from journals and conferences, have obtained large research grants from public and corporate sponsors, serve on editorial boards of top journals, and hold leadership positions in the Academy of Management. Our faculty have also won a number of teaching awards including three campus-wide awards. In addition, four of our faculty have been inducted into the University of Arkansas Teaching Academy-an organization dedicated to recognizing teaching excellence. We also have a strong doctoral program, with 12 extremely qualified (GMATs have averaged around 700) full time students. 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 region and has a current enrollment of nearly 5000 students. Recently the University of Arkansas completed a 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.  These funds have been used to establish several scholarships, endowed chairs, summer research funds, 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.  The recently released 2014 U.S. News and World Report ranked the Walton College's undergraduate program 27^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 37^th and our Executive MBA program was ranked 32^nd among all public universities in the 2014 U.S. News and World Report rankings. Our full-time MBA program also has the highest placement rate at graduation of any MBA program in the US.

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 over 400,000. A 2012 Forbes study placed the Northwest Arkansas area as 19^th on its list of the top places for business and careers; a 2012 Milken Institute study of metropolitan areas placed our area as #41 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 and the world-class Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Interested candidates should send a detailed CV, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching excellence as well as evidence of any on-line teaching experience and a copy of a recent research paper.  Doctoral students who expect to complete their Ph. D. by August 2014 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.  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. Applications received by February 28, 2014 will receive full consideration. 

You may e-mail your packet of information to: mgmtsearch2014@walton.uark.edu.

Reference letters may be e-mailed to the address noted above or they may be sent to the following postal address:

The Search Committee

Department of Management

Sam M. Walton College of Business

402 Business Building

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 72701

The University of Arkansas is an Affirmative Action/EOE institution committed to achieving a culturally diverse faculty and staff. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, especially individuals who contribute to the social, ethnic, and gender diversity of our faculty and academic community.  All applicants are subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and persons hired must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.