Assistant Professor of Management

Assistant Professor of Management

About Susquehanna:
Susquehanna University is the future-ready institution for today, invested in cultivating intellectual grounding, active learning and global citizenship for all students. Renowned as one of the finest U.S. national liberal arts colleges, Susquehanna inspires and challenges 2,200 enterprising, bright-minded students studying the arts, business, humanities and sciences. Our students seize opportunities through exceptional worldwide internships, expert-guided research and an acclaimed study-abroad program, leading to a transformative education that empowers each graduate to realize their unique potential and lead a successful and meaningful life.

The Sigmund Weis School of Business is one of a small number of programs accredited by AACSB-International that focus exclusively on undergraduate education; 25 faculty members serve approximately 600 majors. The school is one of nine, private, undergraduate-only schools with AACSB Accreditation and is unique in that it guarantees internships in a foreign country to students. Additional information may be obtained by visiting the School’s web page at https://www.susqu.edu/academics/schools-at-susquehanna/sigmund-weis-school-of-business.

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Position Summary:
Susquehanna University invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to start in August 2024.
Responsibilities primarily include teaching management classes with a specific focus on our senior capstone course, Business Policy and Strategy, which serves all majors in the Business School. The candidate will also need a secondary area of expertise in management such as human resource management, international business/ management, real estate management, sustainability management or negotiations.
Responsibilities will also include formal and informal advising of students, rigorous scholarship, along with school and university service.

Required Qualifications:
An earned doctorate (Ph.D.) in Management or a related field. Candidates who are ABD with expected completion by August 2024 will also be considered. A record that illustrates current (or suggests the potential for) excellent teaching in the area of Strategic Management (Business Policy) is also required. This candidate will also be expected to interact openly and inspire students through their teaching strategies which demonstrates a high level of organization and communication.
Candidates will need to meet the School’s definition of a Scholarly Academic and demonstrate they are an active academic scholar in a business (or related) discipline.To do this, a faculty must either have received his/her Ph.D. within the past 5 years or must have at least two publications within the prior 5 years of:· an article in a quality management, marketing, business, economics, or business-related refereed journal (academic, professional, pedagogical)· a scholarly book· a widely adopted, non-self-published textbook
Note: New Ph.D.’s are considered SA for five years after receiving their Ph.D. By the end of the fifth year, the faculty member must meet the general SA requirements.

Preferred Qualifications:
· Industry experience in a Management role· Expertise and the ability to teach courses, in one or more of the following areas:o Human resource managemento Sustainability managemento International Managemento Negotiationso Real estate management· Evidence of teaching at the upper division or graduate levelof teaching at the upper division or graduate level

Special Instructions to the Applicant:
Please submit curriculum vitae, statement of teaching objectives and research interests, statement of how the candidate will contribute to the university’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number of three references online at https://jobs.susqu.edu/. Any inquiries should be sent to Dr. Emma Fleck, flecke@susqu.edu, chair of the Management and Marketing Department or Dr. Matthew Rousu, rousu@susqu.edu, Dean of the Sigmund Weis School of Business. Review of applications will begin by October 2023.

Benefits Eligible: Yes
Number of Months: 9 months
Other Number of Months:
Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time
Work Schedule/Hours per Week:
Posting Date: 08/08/2023
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Anticipated Start Date:
Posting Number: F00163

To apply, visit https://jobs.susqu.edu/postings/3632