Department of Business Administration
Seeks Assistant/Associate/Full Professors
The Department of Business Administration at Abdullah Gul University (AGU) invites applications for several full-time faculty positions. Successful candidates can start September, 2015. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. degree in a related field, and will be considered for positions at all academic ranks (Assistant, Associate or Full Professor). International candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Review of applications will start immediately and continue until all positions are filled.
Candidates are expected to have expertise in one
or more of the following areas: Business management, marketing, accounting, finance,
production and operations management, entrepreneurship, business law, business
communications, and international management; however, candidates in other
areas will also be considered.
Successful candidates are expected
to initiate and maintain externally funded research programs. All positions
require a strong commitment to teaching excellence and student mentorship at
both undergraduate and graduate levels, and service to the university and
profession is expected from all candidates at all ranks. For hire at the
Assistant Professor level, individuals must demonstrate exceptional academic
credentials and a strong promise for a distinctive career in research. At
higher ranks, evidence of research accomplishments, including successful
research funding, is expected. A particularly attractive candidate
characteristic is the demonstrable ability or interest to initiate
interdisciplinary research and university-industry collaborations.
AGU is
a recently established state university in Kayseri, Turkey with
a strong foundation support that significantly supplements the state-provided
resources. The university aspires to stimulate innovation and creativity in addressing
global problems and to provide added value to society through focused
cooperation projects that involve students, faculty, and for- and non-profit
organizations. To this end, the university places great emphasis on
interdisciplinary research, university-industry collaboration, and innovative
teaching. The benefits of working at AGU also
include eligibility for state pension and other advantages that accrue from
being an employee of the state. The university
offers internationally competitive salaries and benefit packages thanks
to the support of the AGU Foundation.
AGU is
located in Kayseri, an education
center with four universities and an industrialized city in central Turkey with
a population of about 1.3 million. In addition to its rapidly growing vibrant
economy, the city is a transportation hub offering
easy access to centers in Europe and Turkey. In addition to its renowned
culinary specialties, and close proximity to Cappadocia,
skiing, trekking and alpinism in Mt. Erciyes,
and historical points of interest in and around
the city makes Kayseri a center of attraction for many domestic and
international visitors.
Applicants should submit a cover
letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching philosophy, and
the names and contact information of three references. Application materials
should be collated into a single PDF file and e-mailed to Prof.
Ayhan Altintas at [log in to unmask].
Best,