Faculty Search Announcement
Entrepreneurship
Department of Managerial Sciences
Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia
The Robinson College of Business seeks applications and nominations for a tenure track faculty position in the area of entrepreneurship. Although rank is open, we intend to hire at the more senior level (full or associate). This position carries with it the Herman J. Russell Distinguished Professorship in Entrepreneurship. This position is an exceptional opportunity in entrepreneurship due to a combination of unique and attractive resources. The successful candidate will provide leadership in the internationally-renowned H. J. Russell International Center for Entrepreneurship, working with an Administrative and Community Outreach Director of the Center, and will also play a role in the Robinson College Society of Entrepreneurs, an existing group of successful entrepreneurs from the Atlanta area who pay membership fees to participate in an educational roundtable. There are many outstanding faculty colleagues with interests in entrepreneurship and strategy in the Department of Managerial Sciences as well as in other units of the College, the University, and neighboring universities in the Atlanta area.
Candidates must have an earned doctorate in a relevant field. The individual selected for this position is expected to be an eminent scholar with an international scholarly reputation, who will take a leadership role in furthering the research and educational missions of the department and college. Collegiality and a demonstrated ability to develop and work with others to define and conduct research is important The position includes teaching at the graduate and/or undergraduate levels in the College’s academic programs. Interest and capability to contribute to executive programs is a plus. Salary, teaching loads, and other types of support are competitive with other research universities. The position is contingent upon final budget approval by the University.
Georgia State University is located in the heart of Atlanta. Georgia State’s business school, accredited by the AACSB, is one of the largest in the country, and strongly supports entrepreneurship as a discipline. . The College expects and supports faculty research leading to publication in top tier journals. Excellence in teaching is highly valued. In each of the last eleven years, our MBA program for working professionals has been ranked among the top ten part-time programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Georgia State has an extensive evening program and has strong ties with the Atlanta business community, many of whom are alumni of the College. The Robinson College has approximately 1,500 master’s students and 100 doctoral students.
Our preference is to fill this important position effective Fall 2007, but the search will remain open until the position is filled. Full consideration for Fall 2007 will be given to applications received by March 9, 2007 however, we will continue to review applications until the position is filled. To apply, email a letter of application and vita to:
Dr. Bennett J. Tepper, Search Committee Chair
E-mail:
btepper@gsu.edu
Or, if necessary, by mail to Dr. Tepper at the following address:
Department of Managerial Sciences
Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 4014
Atlanta, GA 30302-4014
Georgia State University is an equal opportunity educational institution and an affirmative action employer.
Ben Oviatt, Ph.D., Director
Herman J. Russell, Sr. International Center
for Entrepreneurship
P.O. Box 4014
J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia USA 30302-4014
Telephone: 404-651-3021
Fax: 404-651-2896
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