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Institution
Simon Fraser UniversityRank
Tenure Track Assistant, Associate ProfessorArea(s)
Strategy and International BusinessLocation
Burnaby, British Columbia, CanadaStart Date
OpenDeadline
March 31, 2014Job Description
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia seeks outstanding candidates for our tenure- track position at the intersection of Strategy and International Business (Rank: assistant or associate professor), specifically to work with the newly established Canadian International Institute for Extractive Industries and Development (CIIEID).
The successful candidate will have a strong research and publication record and should demonstrate a willingness to develop a program focused on sustainable development strategies, applied to extractive sectors in developing countries. Additionally, the candidate must have demonstrated teaching competence at the undergraduate, graduate, and/or executive education levels.
In particular the candidate will have the ability to offer courses in the broad areas of emerging markets and international business and/or public policy in our existing programs, and develop and offer executive training in resource governance in developing countries. Included in this training will be the need to develop relevant case studies for use as classroom material. A Ph.D. is required. It is also preferable that the candidate have relevant experience in the extractive industries in developing countries.
The Beedie School of Business is recognized as a top 100 ranked research school, is accredited by both AACSB and EQUIS, and is signatory to Principles for Responsible Management Education. We have programs at the Undergraduate, Masters, Ph.D., and Executive levels, including Canada’s first Executive MBA program.
The school is the recent recipient of a record-setting $22 million gift from alumnus Ryan Beedie and his father Keith. The donation will bolster the faculty's already strong position as a global leader in research.
With three award-winning British Columbia campuses located in Burnaby, Surrey and downtown Vancouver, Simon Fraser University offers a strong research environment in a dynamic Pacific Rim setting that is ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit as one of the world’s most livable cities. Check here for further details about the Beedie School of Business.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and Permanent Residents will be given priority. Simon Fraser University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified women and men, including visible minorities, aboriginal people, and persons with disabilities. All positions are subject to budgetary approval.
Under the authority of the University Act, personal information required by the University for academic appointment competitions will be collected. For further details see the Collection Notice.
For further details regarding this tenure-track position see the following web site: http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/faculty_openings/Beedie_School_of_Business.html
Send cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching and research statements, and recent teaching evaluations (in separate electronic files, pdf preferred) to chair_busappts@sfu.ca (please use only this email address) and three signed letters of reference to:
Chair of the Appointments Committee
Beedie School of Business
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, British Columbia Canada V5A 1S6
Search closes March 31, 2014 or when the position is filled. Interviews will commence as soon as qualified candidates have been identified.