Please Post the following announcement. Thank you!
Nicholas Athanassiou, PhD
Associate Professor and Group Coordinator
International Business and Strategy
Academic Director BSIB and MIM
313 Hayden Hall
D'Amore-McKim School of Business
Northeastern University
Boston, MA 02115
PHILIP R. MCDONALD CHAIR
The D¹Amore-McKim School of Business (DMSB) is pleased to invite
applications for the Philip R. McDonald Chair at Northeastern University.
The Chair was endowed in the memory of former Dean McDonald by his many
friends and colleagues. The holder of the Philip R.McDonald Chair is
expected to strengthen and increase the visibility of the DMSB and be a
thought leader within the college, university, and academic and
business communities.
A private institution in Boston with 22,000 students, Northeastern is a
nationally recognized research university and a world leader in the
integration of work and learning through its signature cooperative
educational program. Since 2006 the university has made dramatic strides
across a broad range of priorities, including global experiential
education, student achievement, academic innovation, faculty strength, and
research. See:
The College of Business Administration, established in 1922, was recently
renamed the D¹Amore-McKim School of Business, following a generous gift
from two alumni. The DMSB has witnessed a rapid acceleration in the
quality of faculty and students as well as in the ranking of graduate and
undergraduate programs
and faculty research productivity.
The candidate selected as the Philip R McDonald Chair will be eligible for
appointment to the rank of full, tenured professor. He or she will be
expected to enhance the school¹s national and international reputation
through research, faculty development, and external outreach. The DMSB has
three strategic areas of focus‹corporate governance, innovation, and
international business‹but candidates from all disciplines of business are
encouraged to apply.
Candidates are expected to have the following qualifications:
1.An earned doctorate;
2.An outstanding international research reputation;
3.A demonstrated record of leadership in research activities;
4.Evidence of collegiality and collaboration in working with colleagues,
administrators,students, and the business community; and
5.A demonstrated record of effective teaching at various levels, which may
include executive education.
The Phillip R. McDonald Chair offers a competitive salary, a research
fund, summer support, and a reduced teaching load. Interested applicants
should send a vita, names of three professional references, and a personal
Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2013 and will be accepted
until the position is filled. Northeastern University is an Affirmative
Action/Equal Opportunity/Title IX Employer and welcomes applications from
minorities, women and disabled persons.