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Chris J. Witting Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship

Whitman School of Management

Syracuse University

Syracuse University's Whitman School of Management invites nominations and applications for the Chris J. Witting Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship. The holder of the Witting Chair will be an individual with a proven record of excellence in both academic scholarship and the teaching of entrepreneurship. This individual will advance the program's national and international reputation and provide leadership in research, teaching, entrepreneurial outreach, and in the professional development of PhD candidates and junior faculty.  

Entrepreneurship is a core priority of the Whitman School of Management, as signified by an academic department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises (EEE). The department offers degree programs in entrepreneurship at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and is consistently ranked as one of the leading programs in entrepreneurship in the United States.  Specialty outreach and educational programs focused on putting entrepreneurship scholarship and teaching excellence into practice have also enhanced the program's national reputation. Syracuse University's commitments to advancing excellence in entrepreneurship scholarship and teaching have resulted in our designation as a Kauffman campus.

The holder of the Witting Chair will play a pivotal role guiding and shaping the future direction of the Whitman School and the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises-particularly with regard to scholarship. This individual will assume the responsibility to pursue and promote a research agenda in entrepreneurship focused on premier-quality publications, while providing intellectual leadership for junior faculty members and doctoral students. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach distinctive courses in entrepreneurship and guide the establishment of interdisciplinary and collaborative programs across the University. The holder of the Witting Chair will benefit from the enthusiastic and substantial support of a team of outstanding faculty, students, administrative colleagues, and alumni and friends of the Whitman School and Syracuse University.

Candidates for the Witting Chair must demonstrate the proven ability to publish at a high-level, and must possess a research record that warrants both tenure and the academic rank of full professor. 

Review of candidates for the Witting Chair will begin on November 1 and continue until the position is filled. We expect the successful candidate to join the Whitman School for the 2009-2010 academic year.  Application materials should include a letter describing the candidate's interest in and qualifications for the Witting Chair, a curriculum vita, and the names and addresses of five references.

Please send written nominations, applications, and requests for additional information to:

Professor S. P. Raj

Chair, Witting Chair Search Committee

Whitman School of Management

Syracuse University

Office of the Dean, Suite 415

721 University Avenue

Syracuse, NY  13244-2450

Phone:  315-443-4421/Fax: 315-443-5389 Email:  wittingchairsearch@syr.edu

Syracuse University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer

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Johan Wiklund, PhD

Kauffman eProfessor and Associate Professor

Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises

Whitman School of Management, Suite 531

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY 13244-2450

Email: jwiklund@syr.edu

Phone: 315-443-3356

Fax: 315-442-1449

Website: http://whitman.syr.edu/eee

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