<st1:city w:st="on">UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">FLORIDA</st1:state>, <st1:placetype w:st="on">COLLEGE</st1:placetype> OF <st1:placename w:st="on">BUSINESS</st1:placename>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">TAMPA</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">FLORIDA</st1:state>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">U.S.A.</st1:country-region></st1:place> Position: Assistant Professor of Management (Strategy), with a preferred emphasis on Social Issues in Management or Organizations and the Natural Environment, and exemplary empirical research skills. Salary and teaching load competitive with AACSB accredited, Ph.D. granting institutions.
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in management (or a closely related field) or reasonably be expected to earn one by the date of appointment to be appointed as Assistant Professor (ABDs appointed as Instructor); academic accomplishment commensurate with career stage. ABDs welcome, but preference given to experienced candidates. U.S.F. is an equal opportunity employer.
CONTACT: Applicants should send, by electronic mail, a cover letter, vita, up to three sample publications or working papers, and evidence of teaching effectiveness, to: strategy@coba.usf.edu. Applicants also should arrange to have three recommenders send letters of reference to this e-mail address.
Electronic mail is the preferred means of application. Should this not be possible, applicants may send materials by postal mail to: Michael L. Barnett, Search Committee Chair, Department of Management & Organization, University of South Florida, BSN 3403, 4202 E. Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5500. Questions and clarifications can be addressed to Michael L. Barnett by phone at (813) 974-1727, or by e-mail at mbarnett@coba.usf.edu.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: For fullest consideration, all applications should be received by November 1, 2008. However, we will review applications until the position is filled. Starting date: August 2009.
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The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">South Florida</st1:placename></st1:place> is one of the nation's largest universities and is increasing in national and international stature by the day. USF was recently named one of the top "up and coming universities" in the 2009 US News & World Report college rankings. USF is placing increasing emphasis on the study and practice of sustainability, including the establishment of a campus-wide sustainability steering committee (http://www.acad.usf.edu/Office/Strategic-Initiatives/Sustain-A-Bull-USF.htm), and the establishment of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Kiran</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">C.</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Patel</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> for Global Solutions (http://www.patelcenter.usf.edu). For more information, please see: http://www.usf.edu.
The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business</st1:placename></st1:place> offers a range of undergraduate, master's and PhD programs. It houses the Financial Management Association (http://www.fma.org/) and the nation's 5th ranked graduate entrepreneurship program, as judged by Princeton Review (http://www.entrepreneurship.usf.edu/). For more information, please see: http://www.coba.usf.edu.
In the past few years, faculty in the Department of Management & Organization have published their scholarly work in journals such as Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, and Industrial & Corporate Change. Faculty members serve on the editorial boards of several leading management journals. Walt Nord is a Fellow of the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Academy</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Management</st1:placename></st1:place>, and John Jermier is editor of Organization & Environment. For more information, please see: http://www.coba.usf.edu/departments/management/.