Martha and Spencer Love School of Business

Tenure-track Opening in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business (LSB) is seeking applicants for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management starting in fall 2022.  We seek candidates who are effective teachers, scholars, and mentors to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in management, organizational behavior, human resource management, and Elon’s Core Curriculum. Successful candidates will embody the following characteristics:

·        Is passionate about teaching organizational behavior and human resource management courses to undergraduates and Masters students, and has a proven record in teaching excellence.

·        Has a vibrant research stream that is interesting to both academics and practitioners, and a proven ability to publish peer-reviewed academic journal articles (articles for practitioner audience, peer-reviewed books, teaching cases, and other teaching materials are also valued).

·        Has an earned doctorate from an AACSB-accredited university in the field of management, organizational behavior, human resource management, or a related field.  ABD will be considered with assurances of completion before the position start date.

·        Will be an engaging and helpful colleague who is committed to the success of Elon University.

Typical teaching loads for junior faculty are five courses per year with class sizes ranging from about 20 to 33 students and two to three preparations per year. To support our teacher/scholar mission, we provide extensive teaching and research development programs, including pre-tenure sabbaticals to support research, summer and academic year research grants, course releases, and teaching development workshops.

    

About the School: The AACSB-accredited Martha and Spencer Love School of Business has emerged from a time of dramatic growth to become a leader in business education. Our faculty are both dynamic teachers who promote engaged learning and leading scholars who publish their work in top journals. The LSB is housed in the Koury Business Center and Sankey Hall, which feature state-of-the-art classrooms, multiple student engagement areas, the LaRose Digital Theatre, the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center, the Reed Finance Center, the Doherty Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Organizational Analytics, the Center for Financial Literacy, and the Porter Family Professional Development Center.  We offer graduate classes on the Elon campus and in the fast-growing Research Triangle Park (RTP) area.  In 2021, Poets and Quants ranked the school’s undergraduate program #45 in the nation and, in 2016, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the part-time MBA program #1 in the state and #17 in the nation.

About the University: Elon University has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered liberal arts university that values strong relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon's 6,700 students prepare to become the ethical leaders the world needs, putting their knowledge into action on campus, in the community and around the globe. Elon is known for academic excellence across the curriculum, and for experiential learning programs in study abroad, undergraduate research, leadership, interfaith dialogue, civic engagement and community service. Elon is ranked the nation's #1 master's-level university for study abroad and is a top-producer of Fulbright Student Scholars and Peace Corps volunteers. U.S. News & World Report recognizes Elon more than any other university in the nation for academic programs that "Focus on Student Success." More than 425 full-time faculty members teach in six academic units: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law. Elon's four-year graduation rate of 78 percent ranks in the top 10 percent of U.S. private universities. The student-faculty ratio is 12-1, and the average class size is 20. The university's 636-acre residential campus in the Town of Elon, N.C., is consistently recognized as one of the nation's finest environments for learning. The Elon Phoenix NCAA Division I athletic program is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association.

To Apply: Please send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, teaching and research statements, information on teaching evaluations, and a list of three references to buschair@elon.edu (subject line: Management Opening).  Review of candidates will begin August 23, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled.  Elon University is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and welcomes all applicants.