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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

The Jerry S. Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University invites applications and nominations for a tenure-track position as an Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, effective Fall 2015. We are interested in candidates with Entrepreneurship, Family Business, Organizational Theory, or other supporting specializations. Salary is competitive.

Requirements: Ph.D. in Management or a closely related discipline is required, with a research focus that emphasizes Strategic Management.  Additional expertise in entrepreneurship, family business, international strategy or international entrepreneurship, organizational theory, research methods, and/or technology & innovation is highly desirable. Other requirements include the demonstrated ability to pursue scholarly activities independently and collaboratively, evidence of teaching excellence, and the ability to contribute to the management curriculum. Responsibilities include publishing high-quality scholarly research, teaching undergraduate and graduate strategic management and complimentary management courses as needed, and participation in academic and professional activities. Experienced applicants that have the capacity to work with PhD students are preferable. Appointment will be as an assistant or, possibly, associate professor in the College's Area of Management, depending on qualifications.

We are proud of our energetic, committed and innovative faculty members who are recognized for their commitment to high-quality research and teaching excellence. Faculty members have a diversity of research specialties. Area faculty have published in top journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Family Business Review, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, The Leadership Quarterly, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Organizational Research Methods, Personnel Psychology, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Strategic Management Journal. Research and teaching are supported by the Institute for Leadership Research, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business, and the Texas Center for Innovative Organizations. Our faculty has received many teaching honors and awards from the college, university and professional organizations.

Submit application materials (Letter of application, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching ability, and sample of publication) through the Texas Tech University Employment Website: jobs.texastech.edu

Job Requisition # 1394BR

For questions about the position, contact:

Dr. Tyge Payne, Chair of Search Committee

Area of Management

Rawls College of Business

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX, 79409

E-mail: tyge.payne@ttu.edu

Application review will begin October 1, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled. 

Texas Tech is a research intensive, doctoral granting university.  It is a multi-purpose university located in Lubbock, on the South Plains of Texas. The student body is exceeding 30,000 students.  Texas Tech University is the only school in Texas in which the University, Medical School, and Law School are contained on the same campus. The Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE) recently placed Texas Tech among its national listing of Great Colleges to Work For: http://chronicle.com/article/Great-Colleges-To-Work-For/147387/#id=big-table

Lubbock, a city of almost 300,000, has a superior school system and big city amenities including a symphony, theatres, touring Broadway productions, college and semiprofessional sports teams, a variety of local entertainment, and excellent restaurants. Lubbock serves as a major medical, retailing, and service center for West Texas and Eastern New Mexico and is located approximately 5-6 hours driving or one-hour flight time from Dallas, Albuquerque, and Austin.  For more information about Texas Tech University, the Rawls College of Business, and the Area of Management please consult http://www.rawlsbusiness.ba.ttu.edu or the Texas Tech University's website at http://www.ttu.edu. 

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.