The Melbourne Business School (MBS) seeks to fill Assistant/Associate Professor positions in Strategy. Applicants must have or on track to complete a Ph.D. in Strategy or a related field and must demonstrate strong potential for publishing in top academic journals and potential for achieving excellence in teaching. Applications are open to all areas of Strategy and would be particularly welcome in the areas of innovation & entrepreneurship, sustainability, or international strategy.
Melbourne Business School, affiliated with the University of Melbourne, is a leading graduate business school in Australia and the Asia-Pacific Region. MBS offers MBA, Executive MBA, Master of Marketing, and Master of Business Analytics programs, as well as a suite of Executive Education offerings. The School's full-time MBA program has consistently featured in the Financial Times rankings and was ranked 1st in Australia by The Economist in 2021. The School's Master of Business Analytics program was ranked 15th globally and is ranked top in the Asia/Pacific region in the QS Business Masters Rankings: Business Analytics in 2021.
The position is in the Strategy cluster, which currently has seven full-time academic faculty. Members of the cluster have active research interests in corporate finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, networks and alliances, strategic decision making and sustainability. More information about the current research areas of the school can be found on the faculty and research page at https://mbs.edu/faculty-and-research.
The position is located at the school's main building, which is part of the University of Melbourne's Carlton campus in inner Melbourne. Flexible working arrangements are available to all staff. The occupant will have an employment contract with Melbourne Business School Limited, and an internationally competitive package will be negotiated with the successful applicant. Employee benefits include a subsidised School gym; health and wellbeing programs; year-round social events; NFP salary packaging; and access to world class learning and development programs.
Applications should be submitted via the MBS careers site and should include the following items: full CV, a list of publications, a summary of recent teaching, including teaching evaluations, and contact information for three referees. Please address Selection Criteria in your Cover Letter. Closing date for applications is August 31st 2024.
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Selection Criteria
Essential
- Are on track to complete (or has recently completed) their PhD in Strategy or related area in 2024 with a strong research capability
- Willingness to work collaboratively and constructively within an academic community, making a range of contributions to the intellectual life of the school
Desirable
- Keen interest in cross-disciplinary business research
- Willingness to supervise research students and apply for competitive research funding
- Experience in technologically enabled and/or online teaching
Key Responsibilities
Successful candidates will be expected to pursue excellence in teaching and a highly active research agenda. They will be expected to teach into the school's post-experience MBA degrees and-either immediately or in the future-to help develop and teach content to audiences in the school's executive education program (short courses and custom solutions).
The school stresses quality rather than quantity of research. Therefore, preference is for faculty to publish in internationally recognised top tier journals. MBS has low administration expectations from its junior faculty.
Inquiries
Several members of the MBS strategy faculty will be available for informal meetings at the 2024 Academy of Management Annual Meeting in Chicago. Please email David Keith at d.keith@mbs.edu to arrange a meeting or contact Geoff Martin via email to G.Martin@mbs.edu with other general inquiries about the position.
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David R. Keith, PhD
Associate Professor of Strategy
Associate Director - Innovation and Sustainability
Melbourne Business School
Melbourne, Australia
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