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OPPORTUNITIES FOR BUSINESS PROFESSORS
The Bissett School of Business at Mount Royal University (MRU) invites
applications for five open positions; all of them will commence August 15,
2012 and some are subject to final budgetary approval. The open
opportunities are:
1. Business Law, Tenure Track ? Assistant Professor (competition #: 9736VH)
2. Marketing, Tenure Track ? Assistant Professor (competition #: 9737VH)
3. Marketing, Tenured ? Open Rank (competition #: 9728VH)
4. Organizational Behaviour, Tenure Track ? Assistant Professor (competition
#: 9738VH)
5. Organization Theory, Tenure Track ? Assistant Professor (competition #:
8382VH)
Mount Royal University (MRU) has evolved to be Canada?s foremost undergrad
university over its 100-year history. MRU is focused on instruction,
informed by scholarship, and it prides itself on its commitment to students,
emphasis on teaching and learning, development of scholarship, and
collaboration with its communities.
The Bissett School of Business is a primary destination for undergrad
students seeking high quality business education. The school employs 50
full-time faculty and a number of part-time instructors. The faculty is
comprised of a highly motivated group of scholars, who are passionate about
teaching while engaged in innovative scholarship. In order to support its
objectives, the Bissett School of Business benefits from the associated
Institute for Nonprofit Studies and the Centre for Innovation and
Entrepreneurship ? making the school unique among Canadian undergraduate
business schools.
The Bissett School of Business offers a four-year Bachelor of Business
Administration degree. Students can pursue majors in accounting, general
management, human resources, or marketing. In addition to the four majors,
the Bissett School of Business offers minors in; business and society,
entrepreneurship, financial services, insurance, international business,
nonprofit studies, and supply chain management; and a diploma in aviation.
Approximately 2,000 students are enrolled in the school?s programs.
MRU is located in Calgary, AB; a city that is less than a one hour drive to
the majestic Canadian Rocky Mountains. Calgary brings a mix of dynamic big-
city energy, cheerful western hospitality, and wondrous natural beauty. The
city was recently ranked by The Economist as one of the top five liveable
cities in the world.
Duties: New faculty are hired into one of two work patterns. The
teaching/scholarship/service (TSS) pattern has a focus on teaching with the
requirement that the faculty member be involved in a research program as
well as service to the community. The teaching/service (TS) pattern has a
focus on teaching and service only. Work-pattern selection is based on
faculty choice.
The successful applicant must be qualified to teach introductory and senior
level courses. Faculty in the TSS pattern are expected to establish a high
quality research program. In addition, the individual should be prepared to
maintain active liaison with industry partners or professional associations
and be involved with course and program development.
Beyond the duties above, a new faculty member is expected to positively
contribute to our organizational culture, which is characteristically
supportive and collaborative.
Qualifications: Qualifications and detailed information about each of the
five positions are posted on MRU?s career opportunities web pages: A
complete dossier including curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching
excellence, sample of scholarship outcomes, and the names and contact
information for three (3) references should be submitted, quoting the
related competition. Job interviews will be conducted in November and
December, 2011; only those shortlisted will be contacted.
MRU is dedicated to diversity and encourages applications from members of
visible minority groups, Aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities.
Candidates must be able to legally work in Canada.
For further information, contact Paul Varella, Chair at 403.440.5099 or
PVarella@mtroyal.ca
Closing Date: 13 November 2011
Reply, citing the specific competition number to:
MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
http://www.mtroyal.ca/HR/postings/index.php?category=1
(please, if applying to more than one competition, send one application to
each one of them)
4825 MOUNT ROYAL GATE S.W. - CALGARY, AB T3E 6K6
FAX: 403.440.6629 - E-mail:
webapply@mtroyal.ca