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Three Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

Carlson School of Management

The University of Minnesota

The Strategic Management and Organization Department (SMO) of the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, seeks candidates for full-time faculty at the untenured level for positions in (1) international business, (2) organizational behavior, and (3) strategy.  Candidates at the Assistant Professor level must be ABD or have completed a doctorate and must demonstrate a strong commitment to high quality research that contributes to the management discipline.  Candidates at the untenured Associate level must have a completed doctorate, an active research program, and demonstrated record of high quality publications.  All applicants should be able to effectively teach at undergraduate, MBA and doctoral levels. To apply submit the following documents: vita, a dissertation abstract, research paper(s), copies of any teaching ratings, and at least two letters of reference to the University of Minnesota's website at:  www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/index.html (requisition # 141030) by Tuesday, October 31, 2006.  Positions will remain open until filled.

The SMO department includes the academic areas of strategy, international management, entrepreneurship, organizational theory, and organizational behavior.  Recently ranked seventh nationally in research among business school management departments, SMO is comprised of faculty members Stuart Albert, Norm Bowie, Phil Bromiley, Michael DeVaughn, Daniel Forbes, Arik Lifschitz, Ian Maitland, Alfie Marcus, Tom Murtha, Mary Nichols, Harry Sapienza, Pri Shah, Myles Shaver, Andy Van de Ven, Aks Zaheer, Sri Zaheer, Shaker Zahra, and Mary Zellmer-Bruhn.  The department includes scholars with a wide variety of interests and backgrounds, and embraces a broad range of research approaches with a keen focus on quality scholarship. Many department members are also active in service to the profession, holding editorial appointments with leading journals and major elected offices at the Academy of Management and the Academy of International Business.  To learn more about us, please visit our website at www.csom.umn.edu. 

Both the University of Minnesota and the Carlson School of Management are highly ranking in research and teaching.  The University of Minnesota is ranked sixth nationally for research among all private and public universities and the Carlson School was ranked 13^th in research productivity (Academy of Management Journal, 2002). The Carlson School is also known for excellent teaching and innovative programs.  U.S. News and World Report ranks the Carlson School's full-time MBA program 23^rd in the nation, the part-time MBA program 9^th in the nation, and the Carlson Executive MBA 20^th in the nation, and the undergraduate business program tied for 7^th among public universities.  The Carlson School also has several acclaimed international programs including highly ranked executive programs in China, Poland, and Austria, providing international teaching and research options for faculty.

The Carlson School of Management is located in the dynamic Minnesota business community with an international reputation for innovation.  The state is home to 19 FORTUNE 500 companies and supports one of the nation's most vibrant and diversified economies. The area features thriving industrial clusters in high tech, medical devices, food and agriculture, and financial services, among others.  Many members of the faculty pursue research projects in local corporations, and strong partnerships exist between industry and the school for applied teaching programs in the school. 

Home to world-renowned theaters (numbering over 90 professional and community theaters), acclaimed museums, orchestras, professional sports franchises, a vibrant music scene, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are the arts and cultural center of the Upper Midwest.  In its annual survey based on 43 factors, the Morgan Quitno Press ranked Minnesota the "Most Livable State" for 6 consecutive years.

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