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TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN

STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT and

DIRECTOR, MBA SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM

DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

PALUMBO ■ DONAHUE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY

PITTSBURGH, PA

Application Deadline: August 31, 2010

The SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION at DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY invites applications for an Associate Professor position in Management specializing in Strategic Management, with the opportunity to be considered for the Director of the MBA Sustainability program beginning fall, 2011.  Applicants should have an earned Ph.D. in Business Administration (Strategy, Management, or a closely related area), or equivalent, with a record of established or emerging excellence in teaching, scholarship, and administration.

Responsibilities include a teaching load in Strategic Management of five to six classes per year at the undergraduate and graduate levels, reduced if assuming administrative duties.   Scholarship should target peer-reviewed publications in the Management or related fields, with preference for established scholarly performance in sustainability.  Previous administrative experience at the department, school or university levels is preferred.

Applicants must be willing to contribute actively to the mission and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University.  The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

The department and the business school provide collegial and financial support for high-quality research and teaching. The school subscribes to several research databases, and offers generous support for research activity that includes competitive summer grants, graduate assistants, and a reduced teaching load.  Salary range is competitive. The Department supports B.S.B.A., M.B.A., M.B.A. Sustainability and Masters of Leadership in Business Ethics programs of study and maintains strong ties with the business community.

 
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 and is the only university in the world established by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit of the Catholic Church.  Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit.  Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer. Duquesne is a comprehensive university with about 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The School of Business has approximately 1200 undergraduate and 400 graduate students. All programs are fully accredited by the AACSB International. The collegial and ecumenical environment at the University encourages the diverse group of faculty to pursue research and teaching across disciplines.

Selective interviews will be held at the Academy of Management meetings in Montreal this August with qualified applicants by Dr. Jim Weber and/or Dr. David Wasieleski, members of the faculty search committee.  Other Duquesne business school faculty will be available for informal discussions with prospective applicants during this meeting.  Position is pending administrative approval.

Candidates are encouraged to submit their detailed vitae, evidence of established or emerging excellence in teaching, scholarship and previous administrative experience, and the names of three references electronically by August 31, 2010, to:

Dr. Jim Weber

Chair, Department of Management

e-mail: weberj@duq.edu

Duquesne University is an Equal Opportunity Employer

To learn more about the School of Business at Duquesne University, visit our Web site at http://www.business.duq.edu.

Jim Weber

Jim Weber, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Ethics and Management

Chair, Department of Management

Senior Fellow, Beard Institute for Leadership and Ethics
Rockwell Hall 813, Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15282 USA
office: 412-396-5475
fax: 412-396-4764
www.business.duq.edu/faculty/Weber