Dear Colleagues
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BABSON COLLEGE invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position
in the Technology and Operations Management area beginning the fall 2013.
College Summary:
Babson College, located 14 miles west of Boston, is an independent school
of management that takes a unique approach to preparing undergraduates,
graduate students, and working professionals for the challenges of the
modern business world. Babson's dynamic curriculum focuses on developing
skills that transcend business so that students gain multidimensional
abilities and can make important contributions to business and society.
Our students understand that economic and social value creation are not
mutually exclusive, but instead are integral to each other. The
fundamental business skills and entrepreneurial mindset they cultivate at
Babson equip them to make a difference on campus and around the world.
Babson has nearly 2,000 full-time undergraduate students and more than
1,300 full and part-time graduate students. Our highly diverse student
body hails from 45 U.S. states and 57 countries. Non-U.S. students
comprise more than 20% of undergraduate students and more than 40% of our
full time graduate students. Babson offers a Bachelor of Science degree,
MS and MBA programs, and executive education programs worldwide.
We seek faculty who are aligned with our values of teaching excellence,
collaboration, diversity and inclusiveness, and those who embrace our
mission to educate leaders who create great economic and social value
everywhere. We seek candidates who are eager to engage as educators among
a diverse student community.
College-wide Faculty Requirements:
We are looking for an accomplished teacher/scholar who:
* Is passionate about teaching and who has a proven track record of
teaching excellence and innovative curriculum development
* Brings depth in scholarly or practical expertise that will add to
the intellectual community of the College.
* Is a team player, willing to lead and collaborate with faculty
from multiple disciplines to design and teach courses in an integrated,
cross-disciplinary context.
* Is curious about and comfortable with technology and the
possibility of teaching in a blended/online environment.
* Has the ability to navigate and embrace complexity, ambiguity, and
change.
* Is experienced in teaching, service, and scholarship in ways that
will enhance the college's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
* Will be a fun, engaging, helpful colleague who is committed to the
success of Babson College.
Job Description:
Our preference is for candidates with a few years of experience, but the
search is open to Assistant and Associate Levels. A Ph.D. in Operations
Management or closely related field is required. Candidates must be
committed to excellence in teaching, research and service, and be willing
to teach in integrative programs.
The candidate should be engaged in rigorous research that is practically
relevant to business managers. We are especially interested in candidates
who are involved, or are willing to be involved, with innovative teaching
approaches and materials. Responsibilities include teaching graduate and
undergraduate classes in core operations management with the potential to
teach upper level electives in an area of expertise.
We are interested in all strong candidates who would be a good fit with
Babson and have a preference for candidates who are involved in
Innovation/Technology Management (business model, product, process, or
service design) in both research and teaching
Application Procedure:
Screening of applications will begin on September 1, 2012 and will
continue until the position is filled. We plan to interview at the AoM,
INFORMS and DSI conferences.
Interested candidates should send a cover, curriculum vita and teaching
evaluations, if available, via email to Professor McKone-Sweet, whose
contact information follows. At a later date, finalists will be asked to
send three letters of recommendation, teaching reviews and samples of
research or publications.
Professor Kate McKone-Sweet
Chair, Technology, Operations, and Information Management Division Babson
College Babson Park, MA 02457-0310 phone 781 239-4245
e-mail:
TOM@babson.edu