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Faculty Position at Northeastern University

  • 1.  Faculty Position at Northeastern University

    Posted 06-25-2009 22:06

    The College of Business Administration at Northeastern University invites applications for an Assistant Professor position in its Management and Organizational Development Group effective September 2010. The primary teaching area is in Organizational Behavior though teaching interest and experience in skills development would be a plus. Candidates who are starting their academic career with a completed Ph.D. or who have an established record are invited to apply. Undergraduate teaching will be in the college's nationally ranked Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in International Business programs. Graduate teaching will be in the full-time and part-time MBA, programs. Salary is competitive and negotiable, depending on doctoral status, rank and experience. Support for research is available. Northeastern's Undergraduate degree program is ranked 27th in the USA (Business Week, 2009). Its Bachelor of Science in International Business program is ranked 13th in the country (U.S. News and World Report, November, 2008) and has been ranked in the top 20 for the past several years.  The part-time MBA program has also been ranked in the top 20 by U.S. and World Reports (2007).

    The University: Northeastern (www.northeastern.edu) is a global leader in cooperative education located in the historic and culturally rich Fenway section of Boston. It is a national research university enrolling over 20,000 students in a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs The university prides itself for being student-centered and is a leader in the integration of classroom learning with work experience. Northeastern University embraces the wealth of diversity represented in our community and seeks to enhance it at all levels.  The College of Business Administration: One of nine colleges within the University, CBA offers the following degrees: BSBA, BSIB, MBA, Part-Time MBA, Executive MBA, Hi-Tech MBA, MS in Finance, MS in Accounting, and MS in Taxation. Further information can be obtained at http://www.cba.neu.edu/

    Qualifications: Candidates must possess a doctoral degree and have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarly research and to working with a diverse student population. Candidates with established records or who expect to have a completed Ph.D. by the summer of 2010 are encouraged to apply. Demonstrated teaching experience and scholarly productivity are valued, as is previous business experience, particularly in a managerial capacity.

    Research Support: Faculty members are expected to be active in research and publishing. Support is available in the form of summer funding, release time from teaching, graduate research assistants, and travel stipends for presentations at academic conferences. Research fellowships for tenure-track assistant professors are available on a competitive basis.

    The Faculty: Organizational Behavior is a required and important course for all undergraduate and graduate business programs taught by a nationally known faculty possessing wide industry and academic experience as well as high quality research productivity. As the home of many world-class organizations and Northeastern University, Boston provides many opportunities for faculty and students to research management theories and practices with the cooperation and support of leading local, regional, national and international for-profit firms and non-profit institutions.   The Management and Organizational Development Group's faculty members include Brendan Bannister (Group Coordinator), Rae Andre,  David Boyd, Paul Croke, Leonard Glick, Jamie Ladge, Cynthia Lee, Joseph Raelin, Marla Baskerville Watkins, and Edward Wertheim.

    How To Apply: We will be conducting initial interviews at the Academy of Management Annual meeting in Chicago.  If you would like to be considered for an interview at the meeting, please email only your CV and letter of interest by July 22, 2009 to Professor Ed Wertheim, Search Committee Co-chair, at e.wertheim@neu.edu. Once we conduct a thorough screening, we will contact prospective candidates to arrange interviews. No phone calls please. The deadline for complete submissions is September 15, 2009.

    Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Title IX Employer.