Faculty Search – Chair of the Department of Management
The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is seeking applications from individuals to serve as the Chair of the Department of Management. The major content areas of this department are: Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, and Strategic Management. The department seeks a collegial scholar who possesses a strong research record in any of the above areas that will be commensurate with appointment to a Full Professor.
The administrative component of the department chair role will include the maintenance of a conducive research environment, and in stewarding the departmental resources. The department chair is also responsible for leading the faculty in managing curriculum relating to the management major and oversees the scheduling of classes. In the latter part of his/her role the department chair receives support from the Assistant Department Chair. The Chair also serves on the College's Executive Committee and supports the Dean in evaluating and supporting college initiatives. The department chair position is a 50% administrative position. The teaching load is typically one course per year.
Minimum Qualifications: Associate Professor rank or higher with tenure; Ph.D. in Management or a closely related field; demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, service, and research; and active research program
Preferred Qualifications: Research record commensurate with that of a Full Professor, Previous administrative faculty experience; commitment to continuous improvement and innovation; an ability to lead the engagement activities of the department; demonstrated excellence in research; commitment to advancing diversity in the College; excellent written and verbal communication skills; desire to work closely with the executive leadership of the college; and ability to be responsible for all administrative, budgetary, curricular and engagement activities of the department
The Management Department prides itself on maintaining a collegial environment. Our tenure track faculty currently include: Vikas Anand, Michael Cummings, John Delery, Alan Ellstrand, Nina Gupta, Jon Johnson, Jennifer Kish‐Gephart, Anne O'Leary‐Kelly, Carol Reeves, Jason Ridge, Chris Rosen, Lauren Simon, Adam Stoverink, and Dan Worrell. Our clinical faculty include Anna Gousevskaia, Sarah Lueke, and Denise Soignet. Our faculty regularly publish in top journals including the Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Personnel Psychology, Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. In addition, our faculty have received best paper awards from journals and conferences, have obtained large research grants from public and corporate sponsors, serve on editorial boards of numerous top journals, and hold leadership positions in the Academy of Management. Our faculty have also won a number of teaching awards, including four campus‐wide teaching awards as well as state‐wide and SEC‐ level awards. We have a strong doctoral program with 12 full‐time students currently. Information about the department is available at: http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/mgmt/.
The Sam M. Walton College of Business is one of the fastest growing colleges in the nation and has a current enrollment over 6,000 students. In the last 20 years the University of Arkansas completed fund raising campaigns that raised over one billion dollars in private contributions, with the Walton College receiving almost a quarter of those amounts in gifts and endowments. A new capital campaign is underway, with a number of transformational gift ideas in place that will benefit the Walton College. Funds from previous campaigns have been used to establish scholarships, endowed professorships and chairs, summer research support, and to install state of the art classroom technology in the College.
The College is located on a four building business campus including the Walton College building, housing most undergraduate and PhD education, Willard Walker Hall, home of our graduate programs, the Donald W. Reynolds Center for Enterprise Development and the J.B. Hunt Transport Center for Academic Excellence, site of our state‐of‐the‐art behavioral research lab. In 2018 U.S. News and World Report recognized the University of Arkansas as one of its 10 "up and coming" public universities. The 2016 U.S. News and World Report ranked the Walton College's undergraduate program 27th among all public universities, and our college is among the top 50 of all public and private undergraduate business schools in the US. Our full‐time MBA program was ranked 30th and our Executive MBA program was ranked 32nd among all public universities in the 2014 U.S. News and World Report rankings. In 2013 our full‐time MBA program was ranked 11th nationally by Bloomberg Business Week in terms of ROI.
We are located in Fayetteville, which offers an idyllic rural/urban mixed environment and is nestled in the beautiful Ozark Mountains. The area is part of the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas Region with a population of about 500,000. U.S. News & World Report ranked Northwest Arkansas at No. 1 in its May 2016 ranking of the 20 Best Affordable Places to Live while Forbes listed the Northwest Arkansas area as 2nd on its list of Best Midsized Cities for Jobs in 2016. Several other recent rankings have identified the area as among the best places to live in the US. The Fayetteville region boasts an outstanding public school system, a low unemployment rate, and a low crime rate. Growth in the region has been propelled by the presence of large corporations such as Wal‐Mart, J.B. Hunt, and Tyson Foods. In addition, the area has emerged as a major hub of Wal‐Mart retail vendors, providing many job opportunities in the region. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport offers non‐stop flights to 14 major US cities. The area features a variety of outdoor recreational activities, including excellent cycling, hiking and canoeing opportunities. The area also features many cultural amenities including two symphony orchestras, an outstanding regional theater group, a comprehensive trail system, a botanical garden, and the world‐class Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.
Application Process: Applicants should submit a letter of interest and a curriculum vita by Sept 1, 2018 to receive full consideration. All application materials must be submitted via our recruitment site:
http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/27095. Applicants will be required to submit the names of at least three referees who will be contacted to submit letters of reference. Note that members of the search committee will be available at the AOM meetings in Chicago for informal conversations about this position. The search process is being coordinated by a search committee comprising: Vikas Anand (Chair), Jennifer Kish‐Gephart, Jason Ridge, Chris Rosen, and Lauren Simon.
The University of Arkansas is committed to creating a more diverse and inclusive campus in which to work, study, teach and serve.
Therefore, we are especially interested in applications from qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our college and programs. All complete applications received by September 1, 2016 will receive full consideration.
Search related questions may be directed toward:
Lisa Frye, Administrative Assistant for Management
LFrye@Walton.uark.edu