The Department of Management in the Robert C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is seeking applicants for three positions in Organizational Behavior/Human Resource Management starting Fall 2024. One is an open rank position with preference for applications from faculty who qualify as Associate or Full Professor. The other two are tenure-track Assistant Professor positions.
The qualified candidates must have a doctoral degree in management from an AACSB accredited program or a related area (e.g., I/O Psychology) by the start of the Fall 2024 semester. Preferences will be given to 1) candidates who have a secondary interest in international management, research methods or entrepreneurship and who can teach relevant PhD courses, 2) candidates who have a strong research record or have demonstrated potential in research excellence, 3) candidates who can mentor and work with doctoral students, and 4) candidates who will be collegial and actively involved in department college, and university activities.
Our normal teaching load is 2 courses per semester. For research active tenured/tenured-track faculty, the teaching load can be reduced to 2-1 in an academic year. We offer courses in different formats, including traditional in-classroom teaching, hybrid, and synchronous and asynchronous online courses. Faculty members have opportunities to teach, mentor, and work with our doctoral students.
UTRGV is a leading Hispanic-serving institution recently promoted to R2 Carnegie research classification and has the goal to become an R1 institution. As such, the successful applicant will benefit from college and university initiatives aligned with this goal. The Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship (VCOBE) commenced operations in Fall 2015. VCOBE and is the result of the combination of two successful legacy business schools (at UT Pan American and UT Brownsville). The College and University are committed to perpetuating advancement of the Rio Grande Valley by pursuing a mission, objectives, and strategies consistent with the guiding principles adopted by the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System, and that reflect the faculty's and staff's commitment to continuous improvement in the areas of teaching, research, and service.
The Rio Grande Valley is located at the southernmost point of Texas. At the meeting point of Mexico and the USA, the 4-county region called the Valley is one of the fastest growing areas of the United States. The Valley is one of the richest places in the country in history and tradition. The Valley also enjoys a vigorous and growing economy with a high standard of living that has one of the lowest costs of living in the country. The region offers a wonderful subtropical climate, with sunny weather and warm-to-hot temperatures prevailing all year long, including excellent facilities for sport, leisure and shopping. What Winter Texans, Spring Breakers and families looking for fun in the sun most associate with our area is one of the best beaches of not just the Gulf of Mexico but the USA: South Padre Island.
Application Procedures
The positions are pending on budget approval. The job posts are expected to be available at http://careers.utrgv.edu before Sep 1, 2023. The required documents include a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, list of 3 references and Unofficial Transcripts. The application must be submitted to the application system at http://careers.utrgv.edu before it is reviewed. Any inquiries and questions can be directed to the committee co-chairs: Pingshu Li and Jennifer Welbourne at DepartmentofManagement@utrgv.edu. You are also welcome to talk with our faculty members attending the AOM conference in Boston for more information.
About Department of Management:
The Department of Management is dedicated to providing high quality management education that prepares students to become leaders for the region, the state and the world. We provide excellent educational opportunities in our academic programs including our undergraduate degree (BBA) in Management with an optional concentration in either Human Resources Management or Sustainable Supply Chain Management. Our Ph.D. program in Business Administration with a concentration in Management is a growing and vibrant program with special faculty expertise in Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Operations Management, and International Management.
We promise to deliver outstanding education in that we have the best professors for both traditional and online teaching. The Department of Management boasts winners of UT System Regents' Outstanding Teaching, College Excellence for Teaching, and Best Online Teaching Practice awards. Our faculty members are knowledge creators and active researchers who have published in top tier management journals including Academy of Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Operations Management, Organization Science, Personnel Psychology, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, and Organization Studies. Our professors also serve on various editorial boards and as associate editors for premier journals.
Our Ph.D. program in Business Administration with a concentration in Management is a growing and vibrant program with special faculty expertise in Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, Operations Management, and International Management.
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Pingshu Li
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg TX
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