University of Utah
Eccles School of Business
Salt Lake City, Utah
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR/PROFESSOR POSITION (tenure-track) in Organizational Behavior: The Department of Management at the Eccles School of Business of the University of Utah (eccles.utah.edu/) seeks to fill one tenure-track faculty position in organizational behavior at the associate professor or professor rank starting August 2017. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. in organizational behavior or a related field. We are seeking a scholar with a strong research record, teaching excellence, and a history of professional service. For truly outstanding candidates, there is the possibility of an endowed chair position.
The Management Department faculty includes Bryan Bonner, Arthur Brief (emeritus), Jack Brittain, Kristina Diekmann, Tamar Kreps, Harris Sondak, Flannery Stevens, David Tannenbaum, and Elizabeth Tenney. With a shared interest in the dynamics of organizational life, this group of scholars conducts research in a broad range of topics that include ethical decision making in organizations, prejudice at work, negotiations, organizational justice, individual and group decision making processes, and intra-group conflict, among others. This work is published in various top-tier outlets.
The Eccles School of Business faculty is recognized for its research, teaching, and scholarship. The school offers degree programs at the undergraduate, masters, executive, and doctoral levels, and teaching opportunities are available in each program.
The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. This location offers excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation, including easy access to the Rocky Mountains, the red rock country of the Colorado Plateau, and eight national parks including Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Parks. Salt Lake City is the center of a metropolitan area with a population of approximately one million residents, has extensive arts and cultural activities, and has a major international airport that is a Delta Airlines hub with direct flights to most U.S. cities and direct international flights to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Mexico City.
Interested individuals should apply via http://utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/54845 and submit (1) a letter indicating interest, (2) a CV, (3) three letters of recommendation, (4) a research statement, (5) writing samples (up to 3 published or working papers), and (6) a teaching statement including evidence of teaching effectiveness. Please direct any questions to Dr. Kristina Diekmann, Chair, Department of Management, mgtkd@business.utah.edu.
Review will begin October 1, 2016 and continue until the position is filled.
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The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). To be eligible for retirement contributions, you must be hired into a benefit-eligible position. Certain new hires are automatically assigned to the URS retirement plan and other employees with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS within 30 days of hire. Regardless of whether they are hired into a benefit-eligible position or not, individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS must notify the Benefits Department upon hire. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or the University's Benefits Department at (801) 581-7447 for information.
Kristina A. Diekmann, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Management
David Eccles Professor of Business Ethics
(801) 581-8524