Discussion: View Thread

 

Position

 

The Department of Management of Tilburg University invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position with an emphasis on Strategy and/or Entrepreneurship. We are looking for a candidate with top research potential and a commitment to teaching excellence, whose work fits our orientation towards strategic and entrepreneurial scholarship from a managerial perspective. We are able to hire applicants to join the Department in any month during 2016; however, ABD applicants are expected to have completed their doctoral dissertation prior to taking up employment.

 

Department and Position Background

 

The Department of Management is part of the School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University. As a whole, the Department consists of 25 tenured or tenure-track faculty members and 6 lecturers. Within the Department, the Strategy and Organization section conducts research in the fields of strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, technology & innovation, and organization theory from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Its tenured or tenure-track members include Geert Duysters (also Vice-Dean for Research), Xavier Martin (Deputy Head of Department), Niels Noorderhaven (Head of Department), Tal Simons (PhD Track Coordinator), Jeroen Kuilman, Louis Mulotte, Aswin van Oijen, Nufer Ates, Shivaram Devarakonda, Elena Golokvo, Zilin He, Astrid Kramer, Gerwin van der Laan and Fons Naus. The Department also has a high-caliber set of emeritus (Jean-Francois Hennart and Bart Nooteboom) and affiliated faculty and fellows. Department members come from leading universities in North America, Asia and Europe. The Department also includes a section that focuses on information management/analytics and supply chain management/operations management; interested applicants in these areas should refer to our separate position announcement.

 

The Department has a very strong research orientation with a focus on high-quality publications. The Department is associated with several research institutes, including as co-leader of the Center for Innovation Research, and with several large-scale research initiatives.

 

Faculty of the Department mostly teach in two Bachelor programs, four Master's programs, two Research Master programs and two PhD tracks. All programs except one of the Bachelor programs are taught in English. Non-Dutch-speaking candidates will be asked to teach in English only. The working language of the Department and School is English. Further information about the Department is available at www.tilburguniversity.edu/mgt.

 

We aim to maximize the research time available to active faculty, and working conditions are otherwise comparable to major research universities in Europe and North America. The standard teaching load for tenure-track faculty is two courses plus guidance of Bachelor and Master's thesis projects, in total per year. Compensation is competitive with similar schools, and we provide support for conferences and other research related expenses. Faculty moving to the Netherlands may be eligible for a large tax abatement for a period of ten years.

 

Tilburg University and Area

 

Tilburg University is one of Europe's leading universities in the fields of business and economics – indeed, it regularly ranks among Europe's top three by research productivity. Tilburg is a dynamic university city located in the Southern Netherlands, within one of Europe's foremost high-tech regions, with excellent social and cultural facilities and varied housing options nearby. It is equidistant from Amsterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium) and the Dusseldorf/Cologne area (Germany).

 

Application Procedure

 

Complete applications are due on October 8, 2015 for full early consideration; although applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should submit (1) a motivation letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement and (as relevant) a dissertation summary, (4) a main (job market) paper and other examples of research, (5) a teaching statement, and (6) teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching ability. In addition, they should ask three referees to submit their letters of reference directly. Application documents should be uploaded via the online application system at: https://mystudy.uvt.nl/it10.jm_home (available from September 1).

 

We will NOT be conducting formal interviews at the Academy of Management meeting in Vancouver. Candidates with strong and specific interest in the position are encouraged to speak informally with members of our faculty attending the conference (in particular Xavier Martin, Tal Simons, and Shivaram Devarakonda).

 

Tilburg University has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and especially encourages applications from qualified women.

 

Any questions relating to the contents of this position can be directed to Xavier Martin at x.martin@tilburguniversity.edu. Questions about the application procedure may be addressed to Angelique van der Weijden at A.W.C.vdrWeijden@tilburguniversity.edu.

 

The Department of Management of Tilburg University invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position with an emphasis on Strategy and/or Entrepreneurship. We are looking for a candidate with top research potential and a commitment to teaching excellence, whose work fits our orientation towards strategic and entrepreneurial scholarship from a management perspective (i.e., strategic management and related entrepreneurship aspects). We are able to hire applicants to join the Department in any month during 2016; however, ABD applicants are expected to have completed their doctoral dissertation prior to taking up employment.

 

The Department of Management is part of the School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University. As a whole, the Department consists of 25 tenured or tenure-track faculty members and 6 lecturers. Within the Department, the Strategy and Organization section conducts research in the fields of strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, technology & innovation, and organization theory from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Its tenured or tenure-track members include Geert Duysters (also Vice-Dean for Research), Xavier Martin (Deputy Head of Department), Niels Noorderhaven (Head of Department), Tal Simons (PhD Track Coordinator), Jeroen Kuilman, Louis Mulotte, Aswin van Oijen, Nufer Ates, Shivaram Devarakonda, Elena Golokvo, Zilin He, Astrid Kramer, Gerwin van der Laan and Fons Naus. The Department also has a high-caliber set of emeritus (Jean-Francois Hennart and Bart Nooteboom) and affiliated faculty and fellows. Department members come from leading universities in North America, Asia and Europe. The Department also includes a section that focuses on information management/analytics and supply chain management/operations management; interested applicants in these areas should refer to our separate position announcement.

 

The Department has a very strong research orientation with a focus on high-quality publications. The Department is associated with several research institutes, among which the Tilburg Center of Entrepreneurship (TCE) and the Center for Innovation Research (CIR), and with several large-scale research initiatives.

 

Faculty of the Department mostly teach in two Bachelor programs, four Master's programs, two Research Master's programs and two PhD tracks. All programs except one of the Bachelor programs are taught in English. Non-Dutch-speaking candidates will be asked to teach in English only. The working language of the Department and School is English. Further information about the Department is available at www.tilburguniversity.edu/mgt.

 

We aim to maximize the research time available to active faculty, and working conditions are otherwise comparable to major research universities in Europe and North America. The standard teaching load for tenure-track faculty is two courses plus guidance of Bachelor and Master's thesis projects, in total per year. Compensation is competitive with similar schools, and we provide support for conferences and other research related expenses. Faculty moving to the Netherlands may be eligible for a large tax abatement for a period of ten years.

 

Tilburg University is one of Europe's leading universities in the fields of business and economics – indeed, it regularly ranks among Europe's top three by research productivity. Tilburg is a dynamic university city located in the Southern Netherlands, within one of Europe's foremost high-tech regions, with excellent social and cultural facilities and varied housing options nearby. It is equidistant from Amsterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium) and the Düsseldorf/Cologne area (Germany).

 

Complete applications are due on October 8, 2015 for full early consideration; although applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should submit (1) a motivation letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement and (as relevant) a dissertation summary, (4) a main (job market) paper and other examples of research, (5) a teaching statement, and (6) teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching ability. In addition, they should ask three referees to submit their letters of reference directly. Application documents should be uploaded via the online application system at: https://mystudy.uvt.nl/it10.jm_home.

Tilburg University has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and especially encourages applications from qualified women.

 

Any questions relating to the contents of this position can be directed to Xavier Martin at x.martin@tilburguniversity.edu. Questions about the application procedure may be addressed to the secretary of the recruiting committee, Angelique van der Weijden, at A.W.C.vdrWeijden@tilburguniversity.edu.

(Last reminder)

The Department of Management of Tilburg University invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position with an emphasis on Strategy and/or Entrepreneurship. We are looking for a candidate with top research potential and a commitment to teaching excellence, whose work fits our orientation towards strategic and entrepreneurial scholarship from a management perspective (i.e., strategic management and related entrepreneurship aspects). We are able to hire applicants to join the Department in any month during 2016; however, ABD applicants are expected to have completed their doctoral dissertation prior to taking up employment.

 

The Department of Management is part of the School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University. As a whole, the Department consists of 25 tenured or tenure-track faculty members and 6 lecturers. Within the Department, the Strategy and Organization section conducts research in the fields of strategy, international business, entrepreneurship, technology & innovation, and organization theory from a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Its tenured or tenure-track members include Geert Duysters (also Vice-Dean for Research), Xavier Martin (Deputy Head of Department), Niels Noorderhaven (Head of Department), Tal Simons (PhD Track Coordinator), Jeroen Kuilman, Louis Mulotte, Aswin van Oijen, Nufer Ates, Shivaram Devarakonda, Elena Golokvo, Zilin He, Astrid Kramer, Gerwin van der Laan and Fons Naus. The Department also has a high-caliber set of emeritus (Jean-Francois Hennart and Bart Nooteboom) and affiliated faculty and fellows. Department members come from leading universities in North America, Asia and Europe. The Department also includes a section that focuses on information management/analytics and supply chain management/operations management; interested applicants in these areas should refer to our separate position announcement.

 

The Department has a very strong research orientation with a focus on high-quality publications. The Department is associated with several research institutes, among which the Tilburg Center of Entrepreneurship (TCE) and the Center for Innovation Research (CIR), and with several large-scale research initiatives.

 

Faculty of the Department mostly teach in two Bachelor programs, four Master's programs, two Research Master's programs and two PhD tracks. These include the top-ranked undergraduate (International Business Administration) and Master's (Strategic Management) programs in the Netherlands in the areas this position covers (source: Elsevier Best Studies 2015). All programs except one of the Bachelor programs are taught in English. Non-Dutch-speaking candidates will be asked to teach in English only. The working language of the Department and School is English. Further information about the Department is available at www.tilburguniversity.edu/mgt.

 

We aim to maximize the research time available to active faculty, and working conditions are otherwise comparable to major research universities in Europe and North America. The teaching load for pre-tenure faculty is the equivalent of two courses plus guidance of Bachelor and Master's thesis projects, in total per year (40% teaching time). Compensation is competitive with similar schools, and we provide support for conferences and other research related expenses. Faculty moving to the Netherlands may be eligible for a large tax abatement for a period of ten years.

 

Tilburg University is one of Europe's leading universities in the fields of business and economics – indeed, it regularly ranks among Europe's top three by research productivity (e.g. UT Dallas Ranking 2015). Tilburg is a dynamic university city located in the Southern Netherlands, within one of Europe's foremost high-tech regions, with excellent social and cultural facilities and varied housing options nearby. It is equidistant from Amsterdam (Netherlands), Brussels (Belgium) and the Düsseldorf/Cologne area (Germany).

 

Complete applications are due on October 8, 2015 for full early consideration; although applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should submit (1) a motivation letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement and (as relevant) a dissertation summary, (4) a main (job market) paper and other examples of research, (5) a teaching statement, and (6) teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching ability. In addition, they should ask three referees to submit their letters of reference directly. Application documents should be uploaded via the online application system at: https://mystudy.uvt.nl/it10.jm_home.

Tilburg University has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and especially encourages applications from qualified women.

 

Any questions relating to the contents of this position can be directed to Xavier Martin at x.martin@tilburguniversity.edu. Questions about the application procedure may be addressed to the secretary of the recruiting committee, Angelique van der Weijden, at A.W.C.vdrWeijden@tilburguniversity.edu.