Assistant or Associate Professor of International Business, Tenure Track
Western Washington University
Beginning Date: September 2013
Search Chair: Tom Roehl
Email:
tom.roehl@wwu.edu<mailto:
tom.roehl@wwu.edu>; Phone: 360.650.4809
Department of Management, MS-9075, Western Washington Univ. Bellingham, WA 98225-9075
Tom Roehl and Steve Globerman will be Interviewing candidates at AIB
Tom Roehl and Jongwook Kim will be interviewing candidates at AOM.
Position Responsibilities: Teaching responsibilities will focus on the international business environment course, with additional courses dependent on the training of the new faculty member. Teaching areas that would be attractive include advanced courses in international business, courses in cross cultural management, courses in institutional economics. Some MBA teaching may be possible, but most teaching will be at the undergraduate level. The person selected should have a commitment to working with a four-person international business group to further develop a strong international business program. The candidate should be comfortable working with a wider group of teachers and researchers interested in international topics throughout the College of Business and Economics.
Required Qualifications:
* PhD or ABD or equivalent in an international business relevant field. ABD candidates must have degree completed by June 15, 2014.
* Demonstrated ability to be an effective teacher
* Commitment to International Business as a program of study
* Evidence of potential for high quality research in international business or related areas
* Scholarship record commensurate with years since completion of the PhD
* Ability to teach the international business environment class
* Commitment to the effective teaching of International Business principles
* For appointment at the Associate Professor level, demonstrated significant research and evidence of successful teaching
Preferred Qualifications
· PhD in International Business, Cross-Cultural Management or Institutional Economics
· Potential to do joint research with existing international business faculty and other international faculty in the College
· Ability to teach cross cultural management courses
· Ability to teach specialty international business courses at the advanced undergraduate level
· Ability to teach international courses with economics content
· Some Post-PhD teaching experience
About the Department: The College of Business and Economics is considered a leadership unit within the university. The College is AACSB accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has more than 65 full-time faculty. The College grants the MBA degree along with Bachelor of Arts degrees in Business Administration, Accounting, Manufacturing Management and Economics. The position is in the Department of Management. The College and the Department are committed to the University’s strategic goal of recruiting and retaining diverse faculty, and welcome diverse applicants.
Application Instructions and Requested Documents: To be considered for the position, application materials must be submitted via WWU's Electronic Application System for Employment (EASE). Please log in at
https://www.wwu.edu/jobs and use Internet Explorer to fully utilize the online application system.
Candidates should upload a letter of application addressing qualifications and whether application is for consideration at the assistant or associate professor level, resume, the names and addresses of three references, and summary evidence of ability to be an effective teacher and high promise of scholarship, and a writing sample, working paper or research publication. Finalists will be asked to provide copies of transcripts, evidence of scholarship, and teaching evaluations (if available).
Closing Date Notes: Application review begins October 30th, 2012; position is open until filled
WWU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply.