Assistant or Associate Professor of Strategic Management

Assistant or Associate Professor of Strategic Management

About Susquehanna:
As a living, learning and working community, Susquehanna University affirms its commitment to being an engaged, culturally inclusive campus. As we seek to embody the rich diversity of the human community, we commit ourselves to the full participation of persons who represent the breadth of human difference. The university encourages candidates from historically underrepresented groups to apply. Susquehanna University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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 ten, 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.

Susquehanna is a selective, residential, liberal arts institution of approximately 2,200 students. Its 220-acre campus, noted for its beauty, is located in Selinsgrove, PA, 50 miles north of Harrisburg in the scenic Susquehanna River Valley, about a three-hour drive from Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and New York City. For more information about the University please consult www.susqu.edu.

Position Summary:
Susquehanna University invites applications for a full-time tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to start in August 2022.

Responsibilities primarily include teaching Business Policy, the strategic management capstone course for all business majors within the Sigmund Weis School of Business. In addition, the person hired must have expertise in one or more of these core areas: human resource management, international business, or entrepreneurship. Responsibilities also include advising students, 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 2022 will also be considered. A record that illustrates current (or suggests the potential for) excellent teaching in the area of strategic management with an additional focus in human resource management, international business, or entrepreneurship is also required. This candidate will 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 member must

• Either have received their 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 Scholarly Academic 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
• Evidence of 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 on September 1, 2021.

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:
Closing Date: 2/4/2022
Open Until Filled: No
Anticipated Start Date:
Posting Number: F00121

To apply, visit https://jobs.susqu.edu/postings/2560