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Northeastern University--Assistant Professor Position 2010, International Business and Strategy

  • 1.  Northeastern University--Assistant Professor Position 2010, International Business and Strategy

    Posted 05-22-2009 15:42

    Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
    College of Business Administration
    International Business and Strategy Group

    International Business and Strategy Position (September 2010 Start)

    Qualifications and Responsibilities

    The College of Business Administration at Northeastern University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in International Business. We will consider an Associate Professor for this position as well. This position will be effective September 2010. Approval of the position is expected by August 2009.

    Candidates should possess the doctoral degree or be ABD with expectation of completion by time of start.  The degree will be in International Business, Strategic Management or a closely related field with an international orientation. The successful candidate will have demonstrated a strong commitment to excellence in scholarly research, teaching, and working with a diverse student population. Support for research is available.

    A concurrent capability and interest to conduct research and teach in the Strategic Management area is a plus. Specialization in emerging markets is of particular importance as is prior business experience.

    Undergraduate teaching will be in the college's nationally ranked Bachelor of Science in International Business program as well as in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program. Graduate teaching will be in the full-time and part-time MBA, programs. Employment terms are competitive and negotiable depending on career progress and track record. Support for research is available.

    Additional Information

    Research Opportunities: Faculty members are expected to actively engage in high quality research and publishing. Support for faculty members' intellectual activities is broad and can be in the form of summer funding, teaching release time, data base acquisition, research travel funds, graduate research assistants, or travel stipends for presentations at academic conferences. Research fellowships for tenure-track assistant professors and senior faculty are available on a competitive basis.

    The International Business and Strategy Group: There are eighteen tenured and tenure track members of the International Business and Strategy Group: Henry Lane, Edward F. McDonough III, Sheila Puffer, Ravi Ramamurti, Ravi Sarathy, Allan Bird, William Crittenden, James Dana, Nicholas Athanassiou, Ray Kinnunen, Carl Nelson, Christopher Robertson, Bert Spector, Todd Alessandri, Elitsa Banalieva, Irem Demirkan, Denise Dunlap-Hinkler, and Anna Lamin. The group also has two Academic Specialists and two full-time Lecturers. In addition, there are several faculty members in other functional groups with primary research interests in international business and strategy. The International Business and Strategy Group operates the college's Center for Emerging Markets Research (led by Ravi Ramamurti) and the Institute of Global Innovation Management (led by Harry Lane).

    The University: Northeastern (www.northeastern.edu) is located in the historic and culturally rich Fenway section of Boston. It is a national research university enrolling nearly 20,000 students. The university prides itself for being student-centered and is a global leader in the integration of classroom learning with work experience (cooperative education). Northeastern University embraces the wealth of diversity represented in our community and seeks to enhance it at all levels.

    The College of Business Administration is one of nine colleges within the University. The college offers the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bachelor of Science in International Business, Full-Time MBA, Part-Time MBA, Executive MBA, HiTech MBA, on line MBA, MS/MBA in Professional Accounting, MS Accounting, MS Tax, and MS in International Business Programs. Its Bachelor of Science in International Business program is ranked 13th in the country (U.S. News and World Report, 2008).

    How To Apply

    Interested faculty should send their Curriculum Vitae, copies of key publications and references to: Professor Nicholas Athanassiou, Search Committee Chair, International Business and Strategy Group, 313 Hayden Hall, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, (617) 373-4647. Please send documentation to the extent possible as email attachments to: n.athanassiou@neu.edu. Faculty members from the International Business and Strategy group will be conducting initial interviews at the 2009 meetings of the Academy of International Business, San Diego, CA, USA and of the Academy of Management, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

    Equal Employment Opportunity

    Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities.

    Nicholas Athanassiou, Ph. D.
    Associate Professor, International Business and Strategy
    International Business and Strategy Group Coordinator
    Academic Program Director,  Bachelor of Science in International Business
    313 Hayden Hall
    College of Business Administration
    Northeastern University
    Boston, MA 02115
    (617)373-5759
    n.athanassiou@neu.edu
    http://www.cba.neu.edu/