Assistant or Associate Professor of Strategic Management

Assistant or Associate Professor of Strategic Management - (FAC001707) 

Department Name: D0089 Mgmt & Insurance Risk Mgmt 

 

Description

The Department of Management and Insurance & Risk Management (MGTI) of the Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB), at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) invites applicants for a tenure track position in Management with a focus in strategic management, at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, to begin in August 2021.

 

The selected candidate will have teaching responsibilities including but not limited to combinations of the following courses at the undergraduate level – MGT 4302 (Strategic Management), MGT 3301 (Principles of Management), or graduate-level – MBA 6340 (Supporting the Business Strategy), MBA 6202 (Strategic Management), and/or MBA 6216 (Capstone). Given the needs of MDCOB students, successful candidates must be willing to teach a variety of days, times, and modalities (i.e., face-to-face, online, and hybrid formats). The position requires someone who is conscientious, and the candidate should desire to work in an innovative department. We seek a collaborator who is both intelligent and hard working. Reliability is valued. Faculty are expected to teach courses offered at the primary campus located in downtown Houston, as well as off-campus locations located in suburban, northwest Houston.

 

UHD serves a diverse student body and seeks to enhance the diversity of its faculty ranks. The MDCOB seeks candidates for this position who have experience working with students from a diverse background and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for disadvantaged students. More specifically, UHD and the MDCOB value diversity, equity, and inclusion and are committed to hiring faculty who share these values. UHD is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) as well as a Minority-Serving Institution (MSI) with a high proportion of first-generation college students. In order to enact our values and support our mission as an HSI / MSI, we encourage and actively seek candidates who are able to demonstrate an understanding of the barriers facing individuals representing diverse social identities in business and management. We also desire candidates who are able to articulate and support their experience and future plans to promote equity and inclusion in teaching, mentoring, and research in the management discipline.

 

The MDCOB – home of the largest MBA program in Texas – is accredited by AACSB and enrolls 2,500+ undergraduate and more than 1,100 graduate students. The MGTI Department houses 20 faculty members, 14 of whom are tenure track. Currently, the department offers majors in Management as well as Insurance and Risk Management, in addition to minors in Human Resource Management, Management, and Operations Management.

 

Qualifications

Candidates for the position should have a terminal degree in management with a focus in strategy (ABDs will be considered at the Assistant level, with Ph.D. completed by August 2021).

 

For additional information and to apply, please visit our site.

 

The University of Houston-Downtown is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.