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Position: Trinity Professor in Management and Area Coordinator (i.e., Department Chair)
Institution: Texas Tech University
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Date posted: February 6, 2014
TRINITY PROFESSOR IN MANAGEMENT AND AREA COORDINATOR
Description
Contributes to the university's mission through teaching, research and service, some variation by academic unit.
Major/Essential Functions
The Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University seeks associate and full professor candidates for the Trinity Professor in Management to serve as the Area Coordinator (a role equivalent to Department Chair) beginning Fall 2014. Qualified applicants must have a Ph.D. in Management or a closely related discipline, with a record that merits appointment at the full professor level, and previous experience or other evidence of administrative ability to direct the activities of an academic Area.
The successful applicant will be an academically qualified scholar of international stature, and is expected to: provide leadership and strategic direction to achieve Area goals and objectives; teach undergraduate and graduate courses; provide service to the department, college, university and community; establish a research program with the capacity to generate external funding and; be active in professional societies. Salary is competitive. Support for the Area Coordinator role is provided in the form of course releases, a salary stipend, summer funding, and administrative support.
Submit application materials (Letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, evidence of teaching ability) through the Texas Tech University Employment Website: https://jobs.texastech.edu/postings/60323
Job Requisition #: 90620
For questions about the position, contact:
Dr. William Gardner, Chair of Search Committee
Area of Management
Rawls College of Business
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX, 79409
E-mail: william.gardner@ttu.edu
Application review will begin February 24, 2014, and applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Texas Tech University (http://www.ttu.edu/) is located in Lubbock, Texas, a city with a population of over 275,000. It is a comprehensive public research university committed to teaching and the advancement of knowledge with more than 32,000 students in 11 colleges, the Graduate School and the School of Law.
As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.
Academic degree as defined by the academic unit and as appropriate for the position held. Demonstrated record of effectiveness as a teacher, a record of peer reviewed publication and/or peer-reviewed creative activity which has contributed to the discipline or field of study, to the candidate's intellectual and artistic development, and to the quality of the academic enterprise; a record of professional service appropriate to the discipline; promise of growth in teaching and research or artistic and creative activity. This position will be classified as Security Sensitive and require a criminal background check if selected for employment.
Regards,
Darlene
Darlene J. Alexander-Houle
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