Position: Assistant/Associate Professor in Human Resource Management
/Organizational Behavior
Institution: Texas Tech University
Location: Texas
Date posted: July 29, 2011
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT/ORGANIZATIONAL
BEHAVIOR
The Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University invites applications
and nominations for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Human Resource
Management/Organizational Behavior, effective Fall 2012. The rank of the
appointment is open to assistant and associate professors, with qualified
applicants at the associate professor level eligible for a Rawls Endowed
Professorship. Appointment as a Rawls Professor requires an academically
qualified scholar of national stature with credentials and experience
sufficient to qualify for the rank of associate professor. Salary is
competitive.
Requirements: Ph.D. in Management or a closely related discipline (e.g., I/O
Psychology) is required, with a focus that emphasizes human resource
management and/or organizational behavior, with additional expertise in
strategy and/or research methods. Additional requirements include the
demonstrated ability to pursue scholarly activities independently and
collaboratively, evidence of teaching excellence, and the ability to
contribute to the human resource management and/or organizational behavior
curriculum. Responsibilities include teaching courses in the undergraduate
and graduate programs, publishing high-quality scholarly research, and
participation in academic and professional activities. The appointee is
encouraged to apply for external funding to support research endeavors.
Appointment will be as an assistant or associate professor in the Colleges
Area of Management, depending on qualifications.
We are proud of our energetic, committed and innovative faculty members who
are recognized for their commitment to high quality research and teaching
excellence. Faculty members have a diversity of research specialties. Area
faculty have published in top management journals including the Academy of
Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Administrative Science
Quarterly, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Journal of Business
Venturing, Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior,
Journal of Management Inquiry, The Leadership Quarterly, Organization
Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Personnel
Psychology, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, and Strategic Management
Journal. Research and teaching are supported by the Institute for Leadership
Research, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business, and the Texas
Center for Innovative Organizations. Our faculty has received many teaching
honors and awards from the college, university and professional organizations.
Submit application materials (cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of
teaching ability, and contact information for three references) to
jack.walker@ttu.edu.
For questions about the position, contact:
Dr. Jack Walker, Chair of Search Committee
Area of Management
Rawls College of Business
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX, 79409
E-mail:
jack.walker@ttu.edu
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. To be
considered for an interview at the Academy of Management annual meeting in
San Antonio, submit materials by August 5, 2011.
Texas Tech is a research intensive, doctoral granting university. It is a
multi-purpose university located in Lubbock, on the South Plains of Texas.
The student body is exceeding 30,000 students. Texas Tech University is the
only school in Texas in which the University, Medical School, and Law School
are contained on the same campus.
Lubbock, a city of almost 300,000, has a superior school system and big city
amenities including a symphony, theatres, touring Broadway productions,
college and semiprofessional sports teams, a variety of local entertainment,
and excellent restaurants. Lubbock serves as a major medical, retailing, and
service center for West Texas and Eastern New Mexico and is located
approximately 5-6 hours driving or one-hour flight time from Dallas,
Albuquerque, and Austin. For more information about Texas Tech University,
the Rawls College of Business, and the Area of Management please consult
http://www.rawlsbusiness.ba.ttu.edu or the Texas Tech University's website
at
http://www.ttu.edu. Texas Tech University is sensitive to the needs of
dual-career couples and is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity
Employer; Women, Veterans and Minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
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H. Jack Walker, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
Area of Management
(806) 742-3950