OB POSITION VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Assistant or Associate, Tenure-track
Department of Management
McCoy College of Business Administration
Texas State University
RESPONSIBILITIES
Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate organizational
behavior courses (with a supporting area in human
resources, entrepreneurship, international, or ethics)
at the main campus and the Round Rock Higher Education
Center; conducting and publishing high-quality
scholarly research; and providing service to the
profession, the University, and the business community
that is consistent with the college mission.
QUALIFICATION STANDARDS
Applicants for the assistant rank must have a Ph.D. in
Management or closely related field; ABDs will be
considered depending on their completion date.
Preference will be given to candidates who provide
evidence of excellence in teaching and scholarly
activities. Applicants for the associate rank must
have a Ph.D. in Management or closely related field
and must be academically qualified with an
established research record as well as demonstrated
teaching and service accomplishments.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Please send:
A completed Faculty Employment Application available
at:
http://www.txstate.edu/academicaffairs/faculty%20employment%20application.doc
A Curriculum Vitae
Contact information for three references (including a
phone number and email address)
A letter describing your teaching philosophy,
interests, and accomplishments, research interests and
accomplishments, and any other pertinent information
Please include Attn: Search Committee in the address
and send all materials to:
Dr. Susan L. Kirby, Search Chair
Attn: Search Committee
Department of Management
McCoy College of Business Administration
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666
Applications will be accepted until October 1, 2007.
Preferred starting date is fall 2008.
While we are not holding formal interviews at the 2007
Academy of Management meeting several members of the
faculty will be attending. Please do not hesitate to
contact me (
sk10@txstate.edu) or the following faculty
members to arrange a meeting to talk about the
position informally in Philadelphia:
Paula Rechner (
prechner@txstate.edu) Department
Chair
Kay Nicols (
kay.nicols@txstate.edu) Search Committee
Member
Bob Hill (
bobhill@txstate.edu) Search Committee
Member
Eric Kirby(
ek10@txstate.edu)
Brian Miller (
bkmiller@txstate.edu)
University Information:
Texas State University-San Marcos (Texas State) was
founded in 1899, and has since grown into a
doctoral-granting institution nationally recognized in
many areas. The Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of
Business Administration is accredited by AACSB
International (The Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business) and is housed in a new, state of
the art building opened in 2006.
For more information on Texas State or the McCoy CBA,
please visit:
http://www.txstate.edu/
The Department of Management offers courses at both
the undergraduate and graduate (MBA) level and confers
a BBA in Management. Students enjoy excellent
professional development opportunities through
internships with area enterprises, the Society for
Human Resource Management, Collegiate Entrepreneurship
Organization, The Hispanic Business Student
Association, Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE), the
Study Abroad Program, and other applied learning
approaches. There are 16 full time
tenured/tenure-track faculty members who are excellent
teachers and active scholars with publications in such
journals as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal
of Applied Psychology, Group and Organizational
Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Thunderbird
International Review, the Journal of Management, and
the Journal of Management Education. Management
faculty members also regularly participate in the
Academy of Management annual meeting.
For more information on the department, please visit:
http://www.business.txstate.edu/mgt
Texas State University-San Marcos
Texas State University-San Marcos is a doctoral
granting university located in the burgeoning
Austin-San Antonio corridor, the largest campus in the
Texas State University System, and the 6th largest in
the state. Texas States 26,783 students choose from
115 undergraduate and 84 masters and 6 Ph.D. programs
offered by seven colleges (Applied Arts, The Emmett
and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration,
Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Health
Professions, Liberal Arts, and Science), the
University College, and The Graduate College. With a
diverse campus community including over 27% of the
student body from ethnic minorities, Texas State is
one of the top 20 producers of Hispanic baccalaureate
graduates in the nation. In the fall of 2004, there
are 745 full-time faculty and 1,614 full-time staff.
Research and creative activities have led to growing
success in attracting external support. Texas State
recently completed a successful $74 million capital
campaign that provided additional resources to enrich
the academic environment. For FY 2004, Texas State
had estimated total revenues of nearly $271,000,000
and research and public service expenditures of more
than $20,000,000. The Alkek Library has over 3.4
million pieces in its collection, including more than
1.3 million titles. Texas State is also the lead
institution of a multi-institution teaching center
offering several programs in the greater north Austin
area.
Additional information about the university and its
nationally recognized academic programs is available
at
http://www.txstate.edu
Personnel Policies:
Faculty members are eligible for life, disability,
health and dental insurance programs. A variety of
retirement plans are available depending on
eligibility. Participation in a retirement plan is
mandatory. The State contributes toward the insurance
programs and all retirement plans.
The Community:
San Marcos, a city of about 45,000 residents
(including students), is situated in the beautiful
Central Texas Hill Country, 48 miles north of San
Antonio and 25 miles south of Austin, the State
Capital of Texas. 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.
Texas State University-San Marcos is an equal
opportunity educational institution and as such does
not discriminate on grounds of race, color, sex,
national origin, age, sexual orientation or status as
a disabled or Vietnam era veteran. Texas State is
committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty
and senior administrative positions. Texas State
University-San Marcos is a member of the Texas State
University System.
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