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OB Position at Boston University

  • 1.  OB Position at Boston University

    Posted 11-09-2010 11:09
    The Organization Behavior Department at the Boston University School of Management will be recruiting faculty for a position as a tenure-track professor. Applicants applying with research and teaching abilities in one of the following areas will be given priority in the review process.


    Leadership and Organizational Change - Managing complex change processes in organizations, leadership and followership, leading teams, HR leadership.

    Macro Organizational Behavior - Institutional and cultural perspectives; sustainability and environmental strategies; international management

    Health Sector Management - Health system change; leadership capacity development; innovation; bio-pharma or health service delivery expertise; organizing for quality and safety

    Nonprofit Management - Management of nonprofit organizations; sustainable social ventures; financing of social innovation; scaling social enterprise organizations; social entrepreneurship
    Positions in each area will be located in the Organization Behavior Department with links to various Institutes and Centers at the School of Management, for example, Human Resources Policy Institute, Executive Development Roundtable, Boston University Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy (BUILDE), Institute for Global Work, Institute for Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (ITEC) or Center for Nonprofit Management and Leadership. Each center is sponsored by corporations and government organizations and focuses research and application activities in their respective area. Those who join the faculty may be partially funded by and actively engaged in the activities of the centers, as well designing classes and instructional material in their respective areas.

    Applicants should be interested in research and application that help solve significant problems in their respective areas. Those interested should send their resume, research statement, references and a few selected publications by email or post to:

    Professor Bill Kahn, smgob@bu.edu
    Boston University School of Management
    595 Commonwealth Avenue
    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215.

    Deadline for receipt of applications is Monday, November 29, 2010. Questions about the status of applications should be directed to Mary Pereira at smgob@bu.edu.

    Colin M. Fisher
    Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior
    School of Management, Office 654
    Boston University
    595 Commonwealth Ave.
    Boston, MA 02215