SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
POSITIONS IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES– RANK OPEN
Dear Colleagues,
Singapore Management University is a 6-year-old university, with a charter to become a world-class research and teaching institution. Our new, US$250 million city campus opened in downtown Singapore in June 2005. This year we hope to add several faculty members in the areas of Organizational Behavior and Human Resources. Please see below for details about Singapore Management University, living in Singapore, and application procedures.
SINGAPORE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY
Singapore Management University's vision is to be a premier university, internationally recognized for its world-class research and distinguished teaching. Incorporated in January 2000, SMU is a young, vibrant, US-style research university. Our faculty publish in the top international journals in their field, and SMU provides them with ample support to do so. As a new university, our present teaching focus is on undergraduates, however it is expected that graduate programs will be added in the next few years. Our teaching has already been recognized as distinctive within Asia, owing to our relatively small class sizes, our emphasis on experiential learning across the entire curriculum, and our emphasis on the building of leadership and organizational skills in addition to more technical skills.
In the last two years, the School of Business increased its faculty size by 68% (from 56 to 94), and we expect continued growth over the next several years. The School of Business recently received a grant of US$120 million from the Lee Kong Chian foundation, and accordingly has been renamed the Lee Kong Chian School of Business.
Our OBHR faculty comprise Graham Brown (UBC, 2005), David Day (Akron, 1989), Don Ferrin (Minnesota, 2000), Gary Greguras (Bowling Green, 1998), Wei Hua (UCLA, 2005), Thomas Menkhoff (Bielefeld, 1990), Jochen Reb (Arizona, 2005), and Tan Hwee Hoon (Purdue, 1996). All of us are active researchers, whose interests include organizational trust, leadership, cross-cultural and intercultural management, territoriality within organizations, social networks, organizational deviance, performance appraisal, knowledge management, emotions, personnel selection, and decision making. Our research has appeared in Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, Leadership Quarterly, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Personnel Psychology, among others. See http://www.smu.edu.sg/research/orgbehavior.asp for further details.
We seek to hire talented faculty at any level, ranging from junior to very senior appointments. We invite applications for tenured/tenure-track positions, or contract positions.
- Successful candidates for tenured or tenure-track appointments will be engaged in interesting and rigorous research, and will have established, high-quality publishing records (for experienced candidates) or will possess demonstrated abilities to publish in top-tier journals (for junior candidates). The teaching load for tenured and tenure-track positions is 3 or 4 courses per year.
- Successful candidates for contract positions will be scholars who, in addition to having a Ph.D. or D.B.A., are actively involved in practitioner-oriented research and/or consulting. Initial contracts are for 3 years and are renewable. The teaching load for contract positions is 6 courses per year.
The starting date is flexible. SMU offers an internationally competitive compensation package including relocation benefits and child education funding. Further information about the University can be viewed at www.smu.edu.sg.
LIVING IN SINGAPORE
Singapore is a vibrant, safe, modern, and cosmopolitan city-state with a multiethnic population of four million. Although it has four official languages, English is the main language in government, education, and industry. It is host to 5,000 multinational companies, and many of the Global 500 companies have located their Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore. Singapore is also considered a very family-friendly city, with excellent private and public schools. Being at a crossroads within Asia, Singapore offers a broad range of regional recreation and travel opportunities. Finally, and notably, Singapore is a culinary delight! More information on living and working in Singapore can be found at www.contactsingapore.org.sg.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Review of applications will begin on 15 September 2006, and will continue until the positions are filled. We will also be interviewing at the annual conference of the Academy of Management in Atlanta. If you wish to be considered for an interview during the AoM conference, please submit your application before 4 August 2006. Interested candidates should send a full set of application materials (cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, sample publications, reference letters) to Gary Greguras. Candidates should also indicate whether they are applying for a tenured/tenure-track position, or a contract position.
Applications can be sent electronically to garygreguras@smu.edu.sg or in hard copy to:
Associate Professor Gary Greguras
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Singapore Management University
50 Stamford Road
Singapore 178899
Tel: (65) 6828-0747