Assistant Professor of Business - Management

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Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number:	0600302
Recruitment Type:	Open to All Applicants
Position Title:	Assistant Professor of Business - Management
Position Type:	Faculty
Position Status:	Regular Full-time
Benefits Status:	Benefits Eligible
FLSA:	Exempt
Hiring Range:	Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience + benefits package
Department:	Business, School of
Posting Date:	07/20/2011
Closing Date	Review of application materials will begin October 15, 2011, but the position will remain open until filled.
Work Schedule:	Full-time, tenure-track position available September 1, 2012.
General Description:	The Pacific Lutheran University School of Business invites applications for a tenure-track position in management starting September 2012. Primary responsibilities are teaching in and coordinating the entry level undergraduate business course, and in area of expertise. Education: Ph.D. in a Management discipline. We seek a dynamic teacher.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:	Teach and coordinate the entry level undergraduate business course, and in area of expertise (preference for one of the following — entrepreneurship, strategy, organizations and human behavior, or international business). The School’s BBA and MBA programs have been continuously accredited by AACSB-International since 1971. The faculty and staff seek to advance the University’s vision of academic distinction through enhanced global focus, student-faculty collaboration in research and service projects, and by helping students find their own paths to meaningful as well as successful lives. The School has an explicit teaching mission with the goal of producing graduates with both the character and competence to be leaders in the enterprises they serve as well as in the greater community we all share. Faculty are expected to engage in service that benefits the university, their profession, and the community through lives of thoughtful inquiry, work, leadership, and care.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:	We seek collegial faculty who view themselves foremost as educators and possess a commitment to scholarship. Only candidates who would be deemed academically or professionally qualified in accordance with our AACSB International accreditation will be considered.
Required Qualifications:	Ph.D. in a Management discipline required. ABD will be considered, but Ph.D. must be in hand by September 1, 2012.
Preferred Qualifications:	There is a preference for corporate and international experience as well as candidates with a Ph.D. from an AACSB International accredited institution.
Work Conditions:
Physical Requirements:
Special Instructions to Applicants:	Please submit your application including cover letter and vitae online by clicking on the “Apply” link above. Materials should be addressed to Dr. Kory Brown, Assistant Professor, School of Business, Pacific Lutheran University. For more information, please e-mail mgmtsrch@plu.edu, call Dr. Brown at 253-538-6257, or visit www.plu.edu/busa.
Other Information:	Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) is a comprehensive university with an enrollment of about 3,500 students, including international students from two dozen countries. Located in a uniquely scenic region on the Pacific Rim, the university’s campus is 40 miles south of Seattle in suburban Tacoma, Washington. PLU’s academic program is an integration of the liberal arts and professional programs, and the university’s mission is to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership, and care. PLU enjoys a healthy and progressive relationship with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). The university is committed to exploring, affirming and enriching dignity and diversity in the campus community and endorses the goals of equal opportunity and affirmative action. PLU actively seeks applications from women and persons of color.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1. * Will you have a Ph.D. or equivalent in hand by September 1, 2012?
   • Yes
   • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae

Optional Documents

1. Letter of Reference 1
2. Letter of Reference 2
3. Teaching Philosophy
4. Research Agenda