Organization and Management Theory OMT

Leadership Position at Boston College

  • 1.  Leadership Position at Boston College

    Posted 10-01-2006 15:46
    Senior Position (Associate or Full Professor)

    The Organization Studies department of the Carroll School of Management at
    Boston College invites applications from qualified individuals for a senior
    faculty position as the Research Director for the new, funded Winston Center
    for Leadership and Ethics. The primary scholarly emphasis of the person
    hired should be in leadership, broadly defined, with scholarly interests in
    ethics a plus.

    The activities of the center include directing, energizing, and sponsoring
    scholarly research related to the mission of the center, and developing
    activities that support research such as colloquia, workshops, conferences,
    and publications. As Research Director the candidate will be expected to
    provide scholarly leadership for the center and will have an opportunity to
    shape the center’s mission, especially its research agenda. The Center also
    has a Program Director who arranges teaching activities and colloquia and an
    Assistant Director who is responsible for its day to day operations.

    Some key domains of scholarly inquiry for the Winston Center include:

    o The process by which leadership creates meaning, infuses value, and
    directs principled, ethical action in institutions.

    o The structures and networks by which leadership influences ethically
    grounded thinking and action in organizations.

    o The relational and emotional activities by which leaders communicate
    and influence others.

    o The dynamics of leadership in creating communities around
    ideologies, identities and change.

    o The potency of leadership ethics and values under ambiguity and in
    dealing with moral or other dilemmas


    Additional information about the center can be found on the web at
    www.bc.edu/schools/csom/leadership.

    Candidates must have a PhD or related degree and must be at the associate or
    full professor level. They must have a proven record of top tier scholarly
    publications, and must also demonstrate competence at teaching. The person
    hired will be a member of the Organizational Studies Department and teach a
    reduced course load.

    The Organization Studies department at Boston College is a vibrant
    intellectual community of 11 full time faculty offering MBA and
    undergraduate concentrations as well as a Ph.D. program.

    The department is affiliated with two independent centers: the Center for
    Corporate Citizenship, and the Center for Work and Family.

    The Carroll School of Management is consistently ranked in the top 50
    business schools nationally and internationally in terms of its
    undergraduate and graduate programs. It also hosts the Chief Executives
    Club of Boston, which is consistently named the nation's No. 1 CEO speaking
    forum.

    Boston College is a private Jesuit university with an enrollment of 9,000
    undergraduates and 4,700 graduate and professional students representing
    every state and more than 99 countries. US News and World Report ranks
    Boston College 34th among national universities. Additional Information
    about the University, the Organization Studies Department, and the Carroll
    School of Management can be found at www.bc.edu.

    Applicants should send a cover letter declaring their interest in this
    position, a full scholarly vita, and a list of at least three references to:

    William B. Stevenson
    Department of Organization Studies
    Boston College
    140 Commonwealth Ave.
    Chestnut Hill, MA 02467-3808
    phone: 617-552-0458
    email: stevenw@bc.edu

    All applications are due by November 15, 2006

    To discuss this position informally, contact William B. Stevenson (email:
    stevenw@bc.edu), chair of the search committee.

    Boston College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
    Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.