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Open rank positions with a focus on Energy and Sustainability - Africa Business School

  • 1.  Open rank positions with a focus on Energy and Sustainability - Africa Business School

    Posted 08-04-2022 21:51
    Edited by Hussain Rammal 08-05-2022 01:32


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    Open Rank Professor
    with a focus on Energy and Sustainability

     

     

    The Africa Business School (ABS), located in Rabat, Morocco, a part of Mohammed IV Polytechnic University (UM6P, Morocco),  is recruiting professors who are focused on research around energy and sustainability.

     

    The Africa Business School is dedicated to creating a rigorous and inclusive center for developing research and learning in the African continent. Drawing on strong private and public support and in partnership with Columbia University, HEC Paris, and Ecole Polytechnique, ABS aims to become a trendsetter for shaping Africa's social and business landscape and beyond.

     

    Africa Business School seeks candidates with ambitious research agendas, preferably with direct relevance in the African continent. Strong quantitative skills and a readiness to advise Ph.D. candidates are essential.

     

    ABS is looking for faculty members in the following significant clusters: 

    • Organizational Behavior and Leadership
    • Entrepreneurship and Innovation
    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Economics
    • Strategic Management

     

    With a potential focus on energy and sustainability topics such as:

    • Renewable and Energy Transition at the Corporate Level
    • Sustainability and Social Acceptance
    • Innovation of New Business Solutions
    • Decarbonization, Carbon Storage, Off-Grid Distribution Network, Electric Transportation, Carbon Footprint
    • Public vs. Private Partnerships
    • Technological Innovation
    • Customer-Centric Sustainable
    • Corporate Social Responsibility

     

    The position offers:

    • A significant emphasis on research, with variable teaching requirements
    • Initial research seed-funding of $250,000, distributed over the first three years
    • A highly motivated and rigorously selected international student body
    • A world-class competitive salary plus a generous benefits package that includes:
      • Housing supplement
      • Child Tuition Fees
      • Insurance: including medical, hospitalization, and life insurance
      • Pension: to include the national CNSS Plan and complimentary
      • 30 Days of Annually Paid Leave
      • Maternity Leave
      • Sabbatical Leave
    • Partnerships that include:
      • Top business schools such as Columbia Business School and HEC Paris
      • Top engineering schools such as Ecole Polytechnique
      • Potential for unique corporate and public entities enabling applied research, especially within the African Context

     

    Competitive candidates will exhibit a desire to contribute to the development of an emerging school. Priority will be given to candidates with a demonstrated ability to design innovative, relevant, and ambitious research and pedagogical projects. The ideal candidate will also have a proven track record of working at the intersection of multiple academic disciplines. Interdisciplinarity is a value of our research within UM6P.

     

    The position offers substantial autonomy and support for building a state-of-the-art Department in one of the specified clusters listed above that contributes to the region's development of leadership and scientific capacity.

     

    The philosophy of ABS is to alleviate many of the typical constraints that limit academic research, particularly in developing country contexts. The school values deliberate, significant, and rigorous research. Substantial financial resources and personnel support will be provided for successful candidates. Specifically, ABS offers unique opportunities for in-depth, collaborative partnerships with prestigious international universities and the largest corporation in Morocco (OCP).

     

     

    To be considered your application must contain all the following elements below:

    1. A Cover Letter
    2. Detailed Curriculum Vitae

     

    In the profile of the application, upload the remaining required documents:

    1. A Research Statement
    2. Two Representative Publications
    3. A Teaching Statement (with emphasis on work with Ph.D. students)

     

    AND CANDIDATES FOR ASSISTANT PROFESSOR POSITIONS MUST ALSO PROVIDE:

    1. Two Academic References (complete with Name, Title. Email, and Phone Number)


    APPLY:
    https://career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=5402

    INQUIRIES:
    abs_faculty_hiring@um6p.ma

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    Dirk Boehe
    Professor
    L'Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, ICE 000189568000063, Benguerir, Maroc
    Rabat
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