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Position Announcement: Department Chair Re: Department Chair- Associate or Full Professor - Department of Management, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, Kent State University Description The Department of Management in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University invites applications for the position of Department Chair at the rank of Associate or Full Professor starting July 2023. Kent State University is the largest university in Northern Ohio and is recognized as a Very High Research Activity (R1) institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Kent State University serves approximately 33,000 students across eight campuses, with 25,000 students on the Kent campus. In addition, the university operates an academic center in Florence, Italy. With enrollment of 3,500 students, the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship offers a wide variety of undergraduate majors and graduate programs including the PhD in Business Administration. The college maintains dual AACSB accreditation in both business and accounting, as it pursues its mission to generate societal impact through top-tier research, innovative education and meaningful engagement with the business community. In Fall 2024, the college will move to Crawford Hall, a new state-of-the art facility currently under construction. For more information regarding Crawford Hall, please visit https://www.kent.edu/crawford-hall. The successful candidate will be the inaugural chairperson of the Department of Management. Beginning in Fall 2023, the department will operate as an independent unit separate from the existing Department of Management and Information Systems, https://www.kent.edu/business/mis. In addition to the chairperson, the Management department is home to nine tenure-track faculty and five full-time non-tenure track faculty, including four faculty members with appointment on regional campuses. The department offers the BBA in Business Management, General Business (both in-person and online) and Human Resource Management, delivers multiple courses in the MBA programs (in-person, online and Executive MBA), and offers a concentration in the PhD program. The department chair reports to the Dean, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. Required Qualifications: Candidates must have earned a doctorate in management or a closely related field, six or more years of relevant experience and faculty rank as a tenured associate professor or be qualified for such rank within the department. In particular, candidates should have a demonstrated ability to publish in premier journals in strategy, management, or a closely related field; and to teach effectively at the undergraduate or graduate level. Preferred Qualifications: Candidates will have (i) an earned doctorate in strategic management or a closely related field, (ii) faculty rank as a tenured, full professor or be qualified for such rank within the department and (iii) leadership experience, consistent with rank, in internal service roles where high-quality research and teaching are the focus or significant contributions to the profession and experience mentoring doctoral students. Application Instructions: To be considered for the position, candidates must submit their application using https://jobslist.kent.edu, including (i) a letter of interest, (ii) an up-to-date curriculum vitae, (iii) a list of three references. The application deadline is January 15, 2023, 11:59 pm EST. Candidates in all areas of management will be considered. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2023. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience and level of appointment. For inquiries about the position please contact the search committee chair Dr. Ilgaz Arikan at([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>). Kent State University is an Equal Opportunity - Affirmative Action employer. ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] --- You must be an active AIB member to post to AIB-L . AIB-L has a moderator which checks messages for basic relevance. However, AIB does not edit or screen messages for accuracy or reliability of content. All subscribers are recommended to perform their own due-diligence before responding to any requests or calls. AIB accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.