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The Management Department in the School of Business at the University of Connecticut invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to begin in Fall 2018.

The University of Connecticut (UConn) is entering a transformational period of growth supported by the $1.7B Next Generation Connecticut (http://nextgenct.uconn.edu/) and the $1B Bioscience Connecticut (http://biosciencect.uchc.edu/) investments and a bold new Academic Plan: Path to Excellence (http://issuu.com/uconnprovost/docs/academic-plan-single-hi-optimized_1). As part of these initiatives, we are pleased to continue these investments by inviting applications for faculty positions in the Management Department.

The faculty of the UConn Management Department are a group of scholars, teachers, and people that find professional and personal fulfillment in working with each other and making a difference through research, working with students, and engaging the business community. Our small size (11 tenure track, 4 In-residence) makes for a cohesive yet multidisciplinary program with collaborative efforts across management areas. Our per capita research productivity in premier journals (e.g., Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Strategic Management Journal, Organizational Science, Management Science, and Journal of Management) ranks among the top management departments worldwide.

The successful candidate will be expected to share a deep commitment to publishing high quality research in premier management journals, to effective instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels, to the development of innovative courses, and to the mentoring of students in their professional development. In addition, individuals will be expected to contribute to scholarship and outreach targeted at the professional community so as to maintain faculty qualifications under AACSB guidelines Successful candidates will also be expected to assist the University in its efforts to broaden participation among members of under-represented groups; demonstrate through their research, teaching, and/or public engagement the richness of diversity in the learning experience; integrate multicultural experiences into relevant course content; contribute to the development of pedagogical techniques designed to meet the needs of diverse learning styles and intellectual interests.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

•   For Assistant Professor Rank: Completed Ph.D. in management or related field, or expected by August 2018. Equivalent foreign degrees are acceptable.

•   For Associate Professor Rank: Completed Ph.D. in management or related field and a record of scholarly productivity that would support appointment to the rank of tenured Associate Professor (with developing national reputation) of Management.

•   Publications, or potential to publish, in premier management journals.

•   Demonstrated teaching excellence in higher education.

•   A deep commitment to promoting diversity through their academic and research programs.

•   Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated collegiality.

•   Evidence of pipeline for excellence in research.

•   Experience in undergraduate and MBA teaching.

•   Ability to contribute through research, teaching and/or service and community engagement to the diversity and excellence of the

  Department's mission.

•   Demonstrated interest in training doctoral students.

APPOINTMENT TERMS

The position is a full-time, nine-month appointment that will be located primarily at the Storrs campus with the possibility of work at UConn's regional campuses across the state. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

TO APPLY

Select "Apply" to complete your application via Academic Jobs Online. Please submit the following and include your last name as well as search #2017652 in the document title for each document submitted:

•   A cover letter specifically addressing your credentials relative to the minimum and preferred qualifications listed above.

•   Curriculum vitae

•   A one-page teaching statement with attached teaching evaluations.

•   A one-page research and scholarship statement (innovative concepts that will form the basis of academic career, experience

  in proposal development, mentorship of graduate students, etc.)

•   A one-page commitment to diversity statement (as related to broadening participation, integrating multicultural experiences

  in instruction and research and pedagogical techniques to meet the needs of diverse learning styles, etc.)

•   Additionally, please follow the instructions in Academic Jobs Online to direct three reference writers to submit letters of reference on your behalf.