Assistant Professor, Strategy

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.

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 the 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.

About the Position:

The Assistant Professor, Strategy, teaches Management courses in undergraduate and graduate programs. Conducts high quality research, teaches effectively, and positively contributes to the academic environment. The Assistant Professor provides service to the Management Area, the Costello College of Business, the University, the profession, and interfaces with the business community. Management is one of the six areas of the Costello College of Business.

Responsibilities:

• Conducts high-quality research for publication in top-tier academic journals and teaches Management 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 division board leadership, student mentoring, committee membership, and interfacing with the business community.

Required Qualifications:

• Terminal degree in a related field;
• Ph.D. or equivalent in an appropriate discipline prior to the start date. For doctoral students, there must be clear evidence of the ability to complete degree by the start date;
• Experience teaching, and willingness to teach, at either the graduate or undergraduate level (including online);
• Record of scholarly and professional accomplishments consistent with an appointment for the appropriate rank, including evidence of potential for publishing significant research in top-tier journals;
• Evidence of potential to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels; and
• Evidence of significant published or “in press” research in top-tier journals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise in conducting qualitative and/or mixed-methods research;
• Experience teaching PhD Courses; and
• Evidence of good citizenship and the ability to work well with colleagues.

Instructions to Applicants: 

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Assistant Professor, Strategy at https://jobs.gmu.edu/. Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide a cover letter, CV, Philosophy of Teaching and a research statement.

Posting Open Date: August 29, 2024

For Full Consideration, Apply by:  September 19, 2024

Open Until Filled?:  Yes