Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
College of Business Administration
International Business and Strategy Group
International Business Position (September 2009)
ResponsibilitiesThe College of Business Administration at Northeastern University invites applications for a Senior Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in International Business. This position will be effective September 2009. A concurrent capability and interest to conduct research and teach in a second area such as Strategic Management, Innovation, Social Responsibility, or International Management is desirable. Specialization in emerging markets is a plus 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.QualificationsCandidates must possess the doctoral degree and have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarly research and to working with a diverse student population. A robust publication record and a minimum of three years teaching experience are required. Business experience is valued. Additional InformationResearch 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 sixteen tenured and tenure track members of the International Business and Strategy Group: Henry Lane, Edward F. McDonough III, Sheila Puffer, Ravi Ramamurti, Ravi Sarathy, James Dana, William Crittenden, Nicholas Athanassiou, Ray Kinnunen, Carl Nelson, Christopher Robertson, Bert Spector, Elitsa Banalieva, Irem Demirkan, Denise Dunlap-Hinkler, and Anna Lamin. The group also has two Academic Specialists and two 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 Institute of Global Innovation Management and the Center for Emerging Markets Research. 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 15th in the country (U.S. News and World Report, 2007) and has been ranked in the top 20 for the past several years. How To ApplyInterested faculty should send their Curriculum Vitae, copies of key publications and references to: Professor Harry Lane, 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: ha.lane@neu.edu. Faculty members from the International Business and Strategy group will be conducting initial interviews at the meetings of the Academy of Management, Anaheim, California, USA. Equal Employment OpportunityNortheastern 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/