Illinois State University

The Department of Management and Quantitative Methods (MQM) has a tenure-track opening at the rank of Associate/Full Professor in International Business (pending budget approval). The preferred start date is August 16, 2011. Doctorate in International Business or related discipline, teaching experience, and a strong research record of publications in international business are required. Administrative experience in leading or directing programs is preferred. We offer competitive compensation and benefits package.

Expansion Management ranked the twin cities, Bloomington-Normal as 1 of 72 metro areas with a five-star quality of life, giving the community high rankings in standard of living, quality of schools and traffic and commute. Forbes Magazine ranked Bloomington-Normal as No. 20 on its list of the Smartest Cities in America.

International Business Program: ISU is the only public university in the state of Illinois that offers a major in IB at the undergraduate level. The IB program is a well-established program and it is affiliated with the Consortium for Undergraduate International Business Education (CUIBE). The program provides opportunities to study abroad at institutions, such as the University of the West of England (Bristol, England), ESSCA (Angers, France), ESIDEC (Metz, France), ITESM (Quertaro, Mexico), Chuo University (Tokyo, Japan), University of Paderborn (Paderborn, Germany), ESSCA (Budapest, Hungary) and Nebrija University (Madrid, Spain).

Position Description: The candidate will be expected to teach one or more IB courses, engage in quality research and serve as the Director of the International Business Institute (IBI). As the Director of IBI, the candidate will be responsible for coordinating internships, managing summer and semester Study Abroad programs, and developing new initiatives to enhance the reputation of the Institute.

To assure full consideration, please send letter of application, curriculum vita, samples of teaching evaluations, one or two writing samples, and list of three references (or reference letters) by Friday, August 20, 2010 to: Professor Jim Jawahar, Chair, Department of Management & Quantitative Methods, Campus Box 5580, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-5580. Inquiries may be directed to Jim Jawahar at jimoham@ilstu.edu. Illinois State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action university encouraging diversity.