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Area Director - Management
Position Overview
The School of Business at the University of Kansas is searching for an Area Director for the Management Area beginning academic year 2022-2023. The search is open at the Associate or Full Professor level. Appointment at a particular level will be based on an applicant's scholarly and teaching record. This is a full-time, 9-month, academic year, tenured appointment, to begin July 14, 2022. The administrative portion is a three-year renewable appointment that includes summer administrative responsibilities and administrative compensation.
Director responsibilities include leading, administering, and coordinating activities within the area, and representing the area to the school and university. The director has decision making authority over the area budget, participates in all faculty hiring, evaluations and salary decisions, is responsible for coordinating curricula and faculty development within the area, and communicates area accomplishments, needs, and opportunities. Associate or Full Professor responsibilities include teaching two courses each year, mentoring junior faculty and students, and maintaining a limited research agenda. This position reports directly to the Executive Associate Dean, and indirectly to the Dean.
Candidates with prior experience in an administrative or managerial position, in academia or industry, are encouraged to apply.
In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the university actively encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups in higher education.
The University of Kansas, School of Business has been educating students and creating business leaders since 1924. In May 2016, the school moved into the $70.5 million, 166,500-square-foot Capitol Federal Hall. The main campus is located in Lawrence, Kansas, 45 minutes west of Kansas City. For information about the University of Kansas, School of Business and living in Lawrence, see http://business.ku.edu/ and www.ku.edu/about-lawrence.
Job Description
60% Administration of the Management Area; engage in school, university, and professional service activities as needed.
20% Teach a combination of required and elective courses in a management discipline. Courses may be leadership, strategic management, human resources, organizational behavior, international business, etc. at the undergraduate, MBA and doctoral levels.
20% Conduct and publish research in leading academic journals.
Required Qualifications
Evaluation of these requirements will be made through application materials. Appointment at a particular level will be based on an applicant's scholarly and teaching record.
For appointment at the rank of Associate Professor:
- A Ph.D. in a discipline relevant or related to the Management area (e.g., Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, etc.)
- Record of teaching excellence in strategic management, organizational behavior, human resource management, international business, leadership or entrepreneurship.
- Demonstrated excellent scholarship as shown through publications that have enabled the candidate to be successfully promoted to Associate Professor at a research-oriented university of a similar or higher research profile as the University of Kansas.
- Evidence of potential to serve in a managerial capacity within a business school at a research-oriented university of a similar research profile as the University of Kansas.
For appointment at the rank of Full Professor:
- A Ph.D. in a discipline relevant or related to the Management area (e.g., Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, International Business, Entrepreneurship, etc.
- Established record of teaching excellence in strategic management, organizational behavior, human resource management, international business, leadership or entrepreneurship, as well as experience directing doctoral students.
- Sustained record of excellent scholarship as shown through publications that have enabled the candidate to be successfully promoted to Full Professor at research-oriented university of a similar or higher research profile as the University of Kansas.
- Evidence of potential to serve in a managerial capacity within a business school at a research-oriented university of a similar research profile as the University of Kansas.
Additional Candidate Instructions
To be considered, candidates must submit an online application at www.employment.ku.edu/academic/21437BR. A complete application will include a:
- Letter of application describing experience and accomplishments,
- Record of productivity in teaching, research and service as noted in CV,
- Research statement and supplemental materials, (e.g., publications), and
- Teaching statement and supplemental materials (e.g., teaching portfolio, sample syllabi, teaching evaluations),
Letters of recommendation will be requested from selected applicants as the search process moves beyond the initial screening round. Only complete application packages submitted online will be considered. First review of applications will begin on March 31, 2022 and will continue until the position has been filled.
In addition to the materials above, learning about each applicant's contribution and engagement in areas of diversity is an important part of KU's mission. As a result, applicants will be presented the following question at the time of application, "Describe your experiences working with people from diverse backgrounds and explain how those experiences reflect your commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion." The response must be within 4,000 characters or less.
Contact Information to Applicants
Rosalyn Lucas, Rosalyn.lucas@ku.edu
Application Review Begins
Thursday, March 31, 2022
Anticipated Start Date
Thursday, July 14, 2022
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Patricia Dahm
University of Kansas
Lawrence KS
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