Position Announcement: Strategic Management and Leadership
Department of Management
C.T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
Position:
The Department of Management in the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the
University of Houston is recruiting for a full-time tenure-track faculty
position in the area of Strategic Management beginning in August 2002. Rank
for this position is open, and includes the potential of an endowed position
for senior faculty. Along with teaching strategy courses at the graduate
level, the ideal candidate would also have the capability to teach courses
in international business. Senior faculty would be expected to contribute to
the newly funded Bauer Center for Business Leadership and in executive
education programs. The standard teaching load is two courses per semester.
Summer support is available for the first two years, and salary is
competitive.
Qualifications:
We are seeking outstanding individuals who are assured of completing their
dissertation from an AACSB-accredited institution prior to starting in the
position, and who possess strong research capabilities, excellent teaching
skills, and the willingness to be a supportive colleague.
General Information:
The City of Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States, and its
wide range of racial and ethnic groups makes it richly diverse and
cosmopolitan. This diversity extends to the economic environment as well, as
the emphasis on energy-related businesses has expanded due to tremendous
growth in high technology industries, medicine and health care, and
professional services. Houston also is home to the corporate headquarters of
many firms, including 15 of the Fortune 500 companies. The University of
Houston is the largest and only doctoral-degree granting university in the
University of Houston System. The university serves over 30,000 students in
14 colleges, with over 40 research centers and institutes, and sponsors more
than 300 partnerships with corporate, civic and governmental entities. The
College of Business Administration has the largest enrollment of the 14
colleges, with more than 4,000 undergraduates, over 1,000 MBAs (200+ in
executive programs), and more than 50 Ph.D. students. The College is
AACSB-accredited and offers degrees in management, marketing, accounting,
finance, and decision and information sciences. For more information, please
refer to the websites of the College (www.cba.uh.edu) and the Department of
Management (mana.cba.uh.edu).
Application Procedure:
This search will remain open until the position is filled; however, the
Search Committee will begin reviewing applications on October 15, 2001.
Please send a letter of application outlining your research and teaching
interests, a curriculum vitae and the names of three references to Dr.
Richard S. DeFrank, Department of Management, C.T. Bauer College of
Business, 334 Melcher Hall, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-6021.
Phone: 713-743-4678; FAX: 713-743-4652; e-mail:
rdefrank@uh.edu. The
University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
Richard S. DeFrank, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Management
C.T. Bauer College of Business
University of Houston
334 Melcher Hall
Houston, TX 77204-6021
(713) 743-4678 (voice)
(713) 743-4652 (fax)
rdefrank@uh.edu (e-mail)