Associate Professor or Professor, Management

Department: Costello College of Business

Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty

Job Category: Instructional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: On Site Required

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University is one of the largest business schools in Virginia, and is located near Washington, D.C., in Arlington and Fairfax, and at George Mason?s global campus in Incheon, South Korea. The college?s AACSB-accredited business and accounting curricula prepare undergraduate and graduate students from the U.S. and across the globe for career success in business and government. Its research-based faculty and focus on multi-disciplinary academic programs, inclusive entrepreneurship, modular education, experiential learning, and corporate partner engagement are transforming the landscape of business education and workforce development.?Learn more at?business.gmu.edu.

Management is one of the six areas of the Costello College of Business. With 10 tenure-line faculty and 5 term faculty, the Management area has faculty with expertise in many different business topics, with a focus on Organizational Behavior, Strategy, and Entrepreneurship. Organizational behavioral researchers study topics such as individual cognition, creativity, decision-making and identity, team dynamics, conflict and negotiations, leadership, change management, and global/cultural issues. Strategy and entrepreneurship researchers explore topics of strategic management and analysis, international strategy, competitive strategy, and global business issues. Faculty publish in top management journals including Administrative Science Quarterly and Strategic Management Journal. The management area offers courses in relevant areas (e.g., the College?s capstone strategy course), minors in several areas including entrepreneurship and international business, and will be starting a PhD program in Strategic Management.

George Mason has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason?s academic and culturally inclusive environment. Mason is highly ranked for its campus diversity and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2024 as the top-performing public university in Virginia for social mobility.

About the Position:

The Associate Professor or Professor of Management teaches management courses (with a focus in strategy and entrepreneurship) in undergraduate and graduate programs. Conducts high quality research, teaches effectively, and positively contributes to the academic environment. The Associate Professor or Professor provides service to the Management Area, the Costello College of Business, the university, the profession, and interfaces with the business community.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts high-quality research for publication in top-tier academic journals;
• Teaches strategic management and/or entrepreneurship courses in undergraduate and/or graduate programs. The teaching load for this position is determined according to the college?s workload policy; and
• Additional responsibilities include service to the Management Area, the Costello College of Business, the university, and the profession, such as journal reviewing/editing, academic community engagement, student mentoring, committee membership, and interfacing with the business community.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Management, or related discipline;
• Collegiality and ability to work well with colleagues;
• Record of scholarly and professional accomplishments in the strategy or entrepreneurship disciplines consistent with an appointment for the appropriate rank, including evidence of publishing in top-tier journals;
• Evidence of recent significant published or "in press" research in top-tier journals; and
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching in strategy or entrepreneurship courses at either the graduate or undergraduate level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in conducting qualitative and/or mixed-methods research;
• Experience teaching Executive Education;
• Experience teaching online and face-to-face courses; and
• Prior experience teaching and mentoring PhD students.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Associate Professor or Professor, Management at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a Cover Letter/Letter of Intent, CV, research statement, and a teaching statement for review.

Posting Open Date: September 30, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  October 21, 2024

Open Until Filled:  Yes