Associate/Full Professor of International Business
- Employer
- The Sonoco International Business Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Ca
- Location
- South Carolina, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jun 13, 2022
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Business & Management, Business Administration, Other Business & Management
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
FACULTY POSITIONS
All positions are subject to availability of funding
Associate/Full Professor of International Business
The Sonoco International Business Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina invites applications for a tenured or tenure track position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor of International Business (IB), to begin August 2023.
The primary mission of the Sonoco International Business Department is to be the leader in developing high-impact scholarship on global business. The department includes faculty with diverse functional and disciplinary backgrounds, including management, strategy, finance, marketing, economics, sociology, anthropology, international affairs, and political science, who share a passion for studying international business phenomena from multidisciplinary and multilevel perspectives. Faculty research spans a wide range of topics such as global strategy, MNC management and organization, institutional context and embeddedness, corruption, entrepreneurship and innovation, non-market strategy, globalization, the digital economy, and many others. Our faculty include three AIB Fellows, officers in AIB, AOM, SMS and other professional associations, editors in major academic journals, and other acclaimed researchers.
The Department offers a portfolio of innovative and top-ranked IB-focused academic programs at all levels. Our undergraduate IB major has been ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report for 23 consecutive years and includes collaborative degree programs with leading partner institutions worldwide. The flagship International MBA is ranked #1 in the nation for international business, and has been in the top three graduate IB programs for more than 30 consecutive years. Our newest graduate program - Masters in International Business is growing rapidly and offers dual degree partnerships with leading universities worldwide (e.g., Bocconi, Mannheim, ESCP, ESSEC, Aalto, Koc, and Shanghai Jiao Tong). Through our doctoral program, we train new scholars that impact the field and contribute to IB education and research in academic institutions around the country and the world.
Our ambitious research and educational agendas are supported by exceptional resources available to faculty to conduct research worldwide, as well as to continuously innovate our academic program offerings. We are one of the original Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) established by the U.S. Department of Education in 1988. In addition, we benefit from an endowment from the Sonoco Products Company, a successful South Carolina-based multinational.
The Darla Moore School of Business is home to a world-class faculty and 12 major research centers. Located in the heart of South Carolina’s capital city Columbia, the Moore School plays an integral role in the region. While its cosmopolitan downtown offers many of the amenities of larger cities, Columbia is also known for its livability. Traffic is light, housing is affordable, and people are friendly and welcoming. With a metropolitan area population of approximately 750,000, Columbia offers a wide variety of cultural and outdoor activities. Attractions in the area include the Columbia Museum of Art, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, the State Museum, Lake Murray, Congaree National Park, Riverwalk Park and Three Rivers Greenway. It is also a short drive to the Atlantic coast and the Blue Ridge Mountains.
In this search, we are looking for tomorrow’s thought leaders in international business. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. degree in business administration or closely related discipline, years of relevant teaching/research/mentoring experience consistent with academic policy, and demonstrated evidence of the following: teaching excellence at undergraduate and graduate levels, potential to train/supervisor doctoral students, and research excellence with a record of publications in leading journals in business administration, as well as a primary research focus on international business, whose expertise either complements our existing strengths or contributes new perspectives in studying relevant international business phenomena.
We will begin reviewing applications on July 1 and will continue
until the position is filled. We intend to interview at several
conferences, including the Academy of International Business Annual
Meeting in Miami (July 2022) and the Academy of Management Annual
Meeting in Seattle (August 2022). For additional information,
please contact the department administrator Beth Busby (beth.busby@moore.sc.edu) or
the Chair of the Faculty Search Committee, Professor Tatiana
Kostova (kostova@sc.edu).
Application Process: To be considered in our initial review,
candidates must submit applications to http://uscjobs.sc.edu/FAC00132PO22 to include cover
letter and vitae. Applications will be considered until the
position is filled.
The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor of International Business
The Sonoco International Business Department, Darla Moore School
of Business (DMSB), University of South Carolina invites
applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of
Assistant, Associate or Full Professor of International Finance, to
begin August 16, 2023.
The primary mission of the Sonoco International Business Department
is to lead in the development of high-impact theory and research on
global business. The department is unified by its interest in
understanding the multinational enterprise and the institutional
context within which it is embedded., and we approach issues from a
wide variety of disciplinary bases, including accounting, finance,
management, marketing, economics, sociology and political science.
Building on this diversity, we are particularly interested in
understanding international business phenomena from
multidisciplinary and multilevel perspectives. The department
faculty include Joao Albino-Pimentel, Elisa Alvarez-Garrido, Dirk
Brown, Nancy Buchan, Kenneth Erickson, Omrane Guedhami, David
Hudgens, Tatiana Kostova, Chuck Kwok, Sali Li,. Stanislav Markus,
Gerald McDermott, Wolfgang Messner, Michael Murphree, Dan
Ostergaard, Rob Rolfe, Kendall Roth, Andrew Spicer, Hildy Teegen.,
Christopher Yenkey, and Marc van Essen (Chair). All courses taught
by the department are international in content.
The Department offers an undergraduate international business major
that has been ranked #1 for 23 consecutive years by U.S. News and
World Report (USNWR) and collaborative undergraduate international
programs (some with specialization in finance) with Chinese
University of Hong Kong, Universidad de Chile (FEN), Paris Dauphine
University, American University in Cairo, and an undergraduate
education alliance with ESSEC, University of Mannheim,
and FGV-EBAPE. Our flagship International MBA has
been ranked in the top three international business programs in the
country for the last 30 years (USNWR). Our innovative Master in
International Business program offers dual degrees with other
prominent universities including Bocconi (Italy), ESCP-Paris
(France), University of Mannheim (Germany), Shanghai Jiao Tong
(China), ESSEC (France and Singapore), Aalto (Finland),
and Koc University (Turkey). In addition, our doctoral program in
International Business/Finance has dual degree partnerships with
Emlyon Business School (France), Sungkyunkwan University (South
Korea), American University of Sharjah
(UAE), EGADE Business School
(Mexico), IAE Business School (Argentina), among
others.
As leaders in International Business whose work definitionally
addresses distinctive populations in the global marketplace, we
value the importance of diverse faculty whose lived experience
distinctively enriches our ability to teach and mentor effectively
and to conduct relevant and compelling research. We take pride in
the unique composition of our outstanding faculty, and encourage
others of diverse backgrounds to join our globally-focused
department as we commit to a professional environment that supports
the flourishing of each member.
For over 30 years, the Sonoco International Business Department has
been ranked #1 or #2 in the world for international business
research by the Journal of International Business Studies, and as
such has one of the most prolific international business research
departments. Department members played a lead role in the Moore
School’s becoming one of the five original recipients of a major
grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Education to establish a
Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER).
Faculty members are extensively involved in CIBER-sponsored
international programs and research and continue to provide
leadership in the center. Our International Finance faculty engage
in close research collaboration with the Moore School’s
world-renowned faculty from the Finance Department and have access
to an extensive collection of databases, including
Compustat, CRSP, Institutional (13f) Holdings, TRACE,
among others.
DMSB is home to a world-class faculty and 12 major research
centers. Located in the heart of South Carolina’s capital city, the
Moore School plays an integral part of the region. While its
cosmopolitan downtown offers many of the amenities of larger
cities, Columbia is also known for its livability. Traffic is
light, housing is affordable, and people are friendly and
welcoming. With a metropolitan area population of approximately
750,000, Columbia offers a wide variety of cultural and outdoor
activities. Attractions in the area include the Columbia Museum of
Art, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, the State Museum, Lake Murray,
Congaree National Park, Riverwalk Park and Three Rivers
Greenway.
Applicants for the position must hold a Ph.D. degree in finance or a related field, and have a strong commitment to International Business. Candidates for the doctoral degree anticipating completion of degree requirements prior to August 16, 2023 are also encouraged to apply. Applicants for the rank of full Professor must have nine years of effective, relevant experience consistent with University policy. Excellence in research and teaching are the primary criteria for this position. Applicants must demonstrate potential for or evidence of publications in the leading finance, accounting, economics, and international business journals. Research areas of interest include: international corporate finance, comparative corporate governance, law and finance, embeddedness of financial systems, and capital markets development, among others. Applicants are expected to teach courses such as international financial management, international investments, and international corporate governance at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, and to contribute significantly to the training and supervision of international finance doctoral students.
Application Process: To be considered in our initial review, candidates must submit applications to http://uscjobs.sc.edu/FAC00119PO22 to include cover letter and vitae. Applications must include a cover letter, CV, names and contact information for three references, and representative research papers or publications. Questions may be sent to Beth Busby (beth.busby@moore.sc.edu). We intend to interview at several major conferences, including Academy of International Business (Miami) and FMA (Atlanta). Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities on the basis of race, sex, gender, gender identity, transgender status, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, protected veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions.
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