QUEEN'S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario CANADA) invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Strategy and Business Policy/Innovation, with preference for entry (Assistant Professor) level. Our faculty members in the strategy and organization area are acknowledged leaders in areas of research such as alliance networks, business ethics, competitive dynamics, culture and institutions, diffusion of management models and practices, founding teams and firm resources, governance and public policy, hyper-competition, legitimacy threats, management of change, networks and clusters, social entrepreneurship, and strategy development and deployment. For information about our faculty see www.business.queensu.ca/faculty.
Candidates must have a PhD, or be near completion. The successful candidate will exhibit strong potential for innovative and high quality scholarly research leading to peer assessed publications, as well as for outstanding teaching contributions and an ongoing commitment to academic and pedagogical excellence, in support of the School's various public and private programs. The successful candidate will also be expected to make substantive contributions through service to the School, to the University, and/or the broader community.
INSTITUTION: Queen's University has a long and rich tradition of academic excellence, dating back to a royal charter granted by Queen Victoria in 1841. Queen's School of Business is one of the world's premier business schools, with an outstanding reputation for innovation and quality. Our MSc and PhD programs in Management attract highly qualified research-oriented students in different fields of study. Our undergraduate Commerce program has among the highest entrance standards in Canada and is widely viewed as the country's best undergraduate business program. Queen's has gained international recognition for its MBA and executive education programs. BusinessWeek ranks the full-time Queen's MBA #1 in Canada and #4 outside the US., and Queen's Executive MBA #1 in Canada and #29 in the world. Queen's School of Business is also home to Centres focused on business venturing, leadership, business research in healthcare and corporate governance. The School is fully accredited by AACSB and EQUIS (the accrediting arm of EFMD – the European Foundation for Management Development) s. The learning environment at Queen's is supported by outstanding library and computing facilities. More information is at: business.queensu.ca.
THE CITY: Kingston, Ontario is a unique Canadian city of 125,000 with a distinct blend of history, recreation, industry and learning. Situated on the shores of Lake Ontario, it is within a two-and-a-half hour drive of Toronto, Montreal, and the nation's capital, Ottawa. Kingston is a 30 minute drive from the international bridge linking Ontario and upstate New York, and another 90 minutes from Syracuse.
This is an international search, open to candidates of all nationalities. However, in accordance with Canadian Immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Queen's University is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, visible minorities, aboriginal people, persons with disabilities, and persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity. The academic staff at Queen's University are governed by a Collective Agreement between the Queen's University Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University, which is posted at: http://www.queensu.ca/provost/faculty/facultyrelations/qufa/collectiveagreement.html.
The effective date of the appointment will be July 1st, 2014, but is flexible. Applicants should submit a cover letter, current CV, three letters of recommendation, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching interests and experience (including teaching evaluations if available), and at least one sample publication (which could be the applicant's thesis proposal or completed thesis), electronically to: strategyrecruiting@business.queensu.ca , Dr. Teri Shearer, Associate Dean, Faculty. The submission deadline for applications is October 1st, 2013.