Open Rank Faculty Posting
Assistant or Associate Professor - Business Economics / Strategy
University of Maryland, College Park
Tenured or Tenure-track
The Logistics, Business and Public Policy (LBPP) department of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland at College Park, has an opening for a tenure track faculty member in business economics / strategy at the Assistant or Associate Professor level to begin in August 2016.
Current faculty members in business economics (which resides within the LBPP department) include Wilbur Chung, Cristian Dezso, Curt Grimm, Rachelle Sampson, Bob Windle, Peter Morici, and Bennet Zelner. The business economics faculty have strong ties to strategy faculty in other departments, including Rajshree Agarwal, Brent Goldfarb, David Kirsch and Dave Waguespack. Current business economics faculty research topics include environmental sustainability and firm strategy, firm location strategy, comparative capitalist systems and corporate governance, the effects of renewable energy policies on innovation, formal modeling in strategy, and the impact of managers on corporate policies and performance. New hires will be expected to teach courses, conduct research and perform service.
The University of Maryland is located in the greater Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area. The College Park campus is located nine miles from the U.S. Capitol, with convenient access to downtown DC via the Washington Metro subway system as well and also downtown Baltimore (which is 30 miles away). Compensation, teaching load, and research environment for the position are attractive.
Minimum Qualifications: Requirements include an earned or expected (by August 2016) Ph.D. in an appropriate area (e.g., economics, business economics, or strategy); a research program designed to generate significant publications; and demonstrated or potential effectiveness in the classroom. The ideal candidate will have teaching and research interests in economics-based strategy. Teaching will be at the MBA and/or undergraduate level, with the use of the case method and a strong emphasis on applications critical for business. Incumbent will be expected to teach courses, conduct research and perform service.
To apply, upload a PDF version of your curriculum vitae, publications or job paper, and evidence of teaching ability to the University of Maryland job application website, https://ejobs.umd.edu, for Position Number 120486. Please also include contact details for three reference providers. Priority will be given to applications submitted by November 3, 2015.
We will be conducting a limited number of informal interviews at the AOM conference in Vancouver this month. To inquire about arranging an informal interview at AOM, please send an email with a copy of your CV and the phrase "AOM interview" on the subject line to Prof. Rachelle Sampson at rsampson@rhsmith.umd.edu.
For more information about the University of Maryland, College Park, please visit http://www.umd.edu. For more information about the RH Smith School of Business, please visit http://www.rhsmith.edu.
The University of Maryland, College Park, actively subscribes to a policy of equal employment opportunity and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, age, gender, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry or national origin, marital status, genetic information or political affiliation. Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.