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Assistant Professor in Strategy/Entrepreneurship


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School / Campus / College: Foster School of Business

Organization: Management & Organization

Title: Assistant Professor in Strategy/Entrepreneurship


Position Details


Position Description

The Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington consistently ranks among the top business schools in the United States—for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Foster School serves a diverse, multicultural population of more than 2,500 students. With one-in-four UW freshman applicants requesting business majors, demand for Foster School business education is significant and growing. 

We are driven by our purpose of fostering leaders, insights, and progress to better humanity. The Department of Management and Organization (M&O), the largest department within the Foster School of Business, is consistently ranked among the top 10 most productive management departments in the world in terms of research output in premier journals. In 2017, the department was ranked #1 in North America for research productivity according to an annual ranking compiled other universities. As a business school, the Foster School is a global thought leader in numerous areas and the University of Washington is ranked 8th among the world’s best public universities by US News and World Report. In accordance with our commitment to excellence and equity, the Foster School values contributions in research, teaching, and service that address diversity and equal opportunity. We are currently engaged in several searches for faculty to join the Foster School with the aim of increasing thought leadership in these areas. For more information visit https://foster.uw.edu.

The Department of Management & Organization invites applications for two full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors for the 2023-2024 academic year, with an anticipated start date of September 16, 2023.  Assistant Professors have an annual service period of nine months. University of Washington faculty members engage in research, teaching, and service.

The successful candidates will perform research in macro subject areas, which may include strategy and/or entrepreneurship. Teaching responsibilities will focus on entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation. 

Qualifications

Candidates must have or be nearing completion of a PhD or foreign equivalent in Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, Management Science, Business Administration, Economics, Sociology, or other related field.  A qualified candidate may be considered for temporary appointment as an Acting Assistant Professor, pending PhD, with conversion to appointment Assistant Professor after degree conferral if the terminal degree has not been conferred by the position start date.

Instructions

Please include in your application:

  • A cover letter highlighting your research interests 
  • Curriculum vita 
  • Evidence of teaching experience, including evaluations (if applicable)
  • The names of three confidential letter of recommendation writers or three confidential letters of recommendation 
  • Up to three examples of research
  • A statement detailing how your teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in your academic field. Applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further the Foster School’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.

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A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found at https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/benefits-orientation/benefit-summary-pdfs/. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Commitment to Diversity

The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).

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Disability Services

To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact the Disability Services Office at 206-543-6450 or dso@uw.edu.

COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information

Under University of Washington (UW) Policy, University-compensated personnel must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.

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