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Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor of Organizational Communication

Texas State University

McCoy College of Business Administration

Department of Management

Description:

Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate management courses in business communication and professional development at the main campus in San Marcos and the campus in Round Rock; serving as course coordinator for all Business Communication and Professional Development courses; conducting and publishing high-quality scholarly research in peer-reviewed management journals; and providing service to the profession, Texas State University, and the business community that is consistent with the college mission. Start date will be Spring or Fall 2018.

Required Qualifications:

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in management or a closely related area from an AACSB accredited school at the time of application. The successful applicant will receive the appropriate rank and title based on university and department established standards.

Preferred Qualifications:

Rank of Professor: Preference will be given to candidates who provide evidence of: sustained excellence in teaching management courses, especially business communication and professional development courses, and course coordinator experience; continuous scholarly research in management journals and an active research program; and prior mentoring of junior faculty research efforts.

Rank of Associate Professor: Preference will be given to candidates who provide evidence of: sustained excellence in teaching management courses, especially business communication and professional development courses, and course coordinator experience; continuous scholarly research in management journals and an active research program.

Rank of Assistant Professor: Preference will be given to candidates who provide evidence of: post graduation excellence in teaching management courses, especially business communication and professional development courses, and course coordinator experience; active and growing research program and publication record in management journals.

Application Procedures:

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered (https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/19729). To assure full consideration, please submit the following:

·         cover letter

·         current curriculum vitae

·         statement of teaching philosophy

·         statement of research interests

·         evidence of teaching experience/evaluations

·         contact information for three professional references (including phone numbers and email addresses).

All materials must arrive by August 31, 2017.

About Texas State University:

Texas State University is a doctoral-granting Emerging Research University located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor, the largest campus in The Texas State University System, and among the largest in the state.  Texas State's 38,808 students choose from 98 undergraduate, 90 master's and 12 doctoral programs offered by 10 colleges (Applied Arts, The Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Health Professions, Honors, Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, The Graduate College, and the University College).  With a diverse campus community including 50% of the student body from ethnic minorities, Texas State is one of the top 13 producers of Hispanic baccalaureate graduates in the nation.  In fall 2016, there were 1,361 full-time faculty and 2,234 full-time staff.  Research and creative activities have led to growing success in attracting external support.  For FY 2017, Texas State had an annual operating budget of over $667 million. Texas State's Research and Development expenditures for FY 2016 were more than $46 million.  The Alkek Library has more than 2.8 million titles in its collection.  Additional information about Texas State and its nationally recognized academic programs is available at www.txstate.edu.

The Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and is housed in a state of the art building that opened in 2006. For more information on the McCoy College of Business Administration, please visit: http://www.mccoy.txstate.edu.

The Department of Management offers courses at both the undergraduate and graduate level. The departmental faculty comprises over 24 full-time equivalent faculty members who have garnered impressive teaching, research, and service experiences across a wide variety of national, international, and global business contexts. For more information on the department, please visit: http://www.mgt.mccoy.txstate.edu.

About the Community:

San Marcos, a city of about 60,684 residents, is situated in the beautiful Central Texas Hill Country, 30 miles south of Austin and 48 miles north of San Antonio.  Metropolitan attractions plus outdoor recreational opportunities make the community an attractive place in which to live and work.  Other major metropolitan areas, including Houston and Dallas-Ft. Worth, are within four hours.  Round Rock, a city of 107,456 residents is located 15 miles north of Austin in the Central Texas hill country.