The Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland, College Park
invites applications and nominations for a tenured or tenure track
professor position in the strategy and entrepreneurship area. The rank for
the position is open. We seek candidates with a deep commitment to research
and teaching and invite applications from scholars interested in any
sub-domain within the strategy and entrepreneurship field, broadly
construed.
The Robert H. Smith School of Business (www.rhsmith.umd.edu) is recognized
as one of the world’s leading business schools for its strong track record
in both research and teaching. The school is also known for a highly
collaborative culture at the faculty as well as student levels. Within the
business school, the Management & Organization department is particularly
proud to be viewed as one of the strongest departments (please visit
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/management to learn more about the M&O faculty
and
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/strategy/ for information on the “Strategy
Research Group” which also includes faculty from other departments with a
core interest in the field of strategy). We expect our new hire to help
make an already strong M&O department and the broader strategy group even
stronger.
The Management & Organization (M&O) department at the Smith School of
Business, The University of Maryland, consists of 25 core faculty,
including tenure-track professors and Tyser Teaching Fellows. The group’s
interests and responsibilities cover the following areas: strategy,
entrepreneurship, globalization, organizational behavior, and human
resources.
Research excellence serves as the foundation of the M&O department. An
analysis of publications in the most prestigious strategy, OB, and HR
journals indicates that, on a worldwide basis, M&O has consistently ranked
among the top 5 departments in the world. Some other indicators of the
strength and scholarly reputation of M&O faculty include: (a) eight
Fellows, including past Dean of Fellows, of the Academy of Management; (b)
two Past Presidents as well as a forthcoming President of the Academy of
Management; (c) several past and present members of the board of governors
of the Academy of Management; (d) six University of Maryland Distinguished
Scholar-Teachers; (e) multiple editorships and editorial board memberships
on highly prestigious academic journals; and (f) multiple best paper awards
from prestigious journals and academies. M&O also has a vibrant PhD program
which is getting stronger each year. Some of the schools where PhD
graduates from the M&O department are currently serving as faculty include:
Harvard, Dartmouth, Connecticut, Cornell, Indiana, Rice, Virginia,
Wisconsin-Madison, UT-Austin, Minnesota-Twin Cities, Vanderbilt, Toronto,
Instituo di Empressa (Spain), and Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology.
M&O faculty also believe in excellence in teaching. Over the last several
years, as a department, M&O faculty have earned the highest average
teaching ratings across all departments every single semester. It is our
belief that, aside from having a group of excellent faculty, part of the
explanation for why M&O excels at both research and teaching has to do with
a culture of collaboration where colleagues are expected to foster
intellectual synergy. It is our hope that we will be able to continue this
cultural strength as we become a larger group.
The Smith School has leading edge MBA and undergraduate programs, a rapidly
expanding portfolio of executive education programs including EMBA programs
in both the US and China, as well as a strong doctoral program. In the most
recent surveys, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Smith Undergraduate
Program as #19 (Management as #10) while Financial Times ranked the Smith
MBA Program as #20 in the U.S.
Given the Smith School’s location in the Washington DC Metropolitan Area,
faculty and staff at Smith enjoy not only a strong institutional
environment but also the pleasures of living in a vibrant and leading
global city which is very cosmopolitan, rich in world-class museums and the
performing arts, architecturally delightful, full of greenery with the
beautiful Potomac River flowing right through the city, within one to two
hours of driving distance from not only beaches but also ski slopes, and
home to some of the country’s best public and private schools. For
additional information, please visit the department’s website at
http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/management.
We seek candidates with a deep commitment to research and teaching and
invite applications from scholars interested in any sub-domain within the
strategy field, broadly construed. We are particularly interested in
candidates who work at the intersections of different sub-domains within
the larger strategy field, such as scholars who take a strategic
orientation to entrepreneurship and/or globalization.
For full consideration, we encourage applicants to submit a complete set of
materials by Monday, October 15, 2012. Candidates should send a CV
(including three references) and a sample research paper together with a
brief cover letter highlighting their specific strengths relative to this
position. Nominations of qualified candidates will also be appreciated.
Please apply at
https://jobs.umd.edu (Refer to position # 118635 in the
faculty listing) In case you have questions, please direct them to Ms.
Erica Scarpulla (
escarpulla@rhsmith.umd.edu), who is administratively
assisting Professor Anil K. Gupta, Chair, Strategy Search Committee.
University of Maryland is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,
and encourages applications from women and minority candidates.