Saint Mary's College of California

Assistant/Associate Professor of Strategy, Tenure Track Position School of Economics & Business Administration Saint Mary’s College anticipates an opening of a full-time tenure track Assistant or Associate Professor of Strategy position, beginning fall 2011, pending on budgetary approval.

Founded in 1863, Saint Mary’s College of California is situated in the economically vibrant, culturally rich, and scenic San Francisco Bay Area and at the gateway to the fast growing Asian economies. As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education.

Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence, innovation and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value inquiry, learning and student interaction bring these traditions to life. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity. Built upon the Catholic values and 350 years of Lasallian tradition in education, Saint Mary’s College emphasizes social justice and global perspectives in its scholarly research, curricular and co-curricular programming.

Thus, we are particularly interested in faculty candidates whose research and teaching interests investigate business strategy and its interactions with society and environment (sustainable business; triple bottom lines) or examine strategy questions in an international context with an explicit focus on Asia business issues.

Responsibilities:

The new faculty member will be able to teach required and elective strategy courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Teaching assignments at Saint Mary’s College of California include courses at off-site locations in San Francisco, Silicon Valley and San Ramon. Research responsibilities include developing an active research program on cutting-edge business strategy issues and their relationships with society, environment or Asia business. In addition to teaching and research, all faculty members have responsibilities for advising students and serving on committees and are expected to contribute to the mission of the College, which is informed, animated and expressed through its Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have an earned doctorate in strategic management or a closely related field, before commencing his or her academic appointment. Candidates must demonstrate a track record or potential for teaching excellence, scholarly research and publication in the field; ability to teach, advise and mentor a culturally and educationally diverse student body; appreciation of and deep respect for the learning/teaching environment and for the students, staff, and faculty who comprise it and the willingness to become a stakeholder in the Lasallian commitment to that environment; demonstrated commitment and success working in a diverse and multicultural community.

Salary & Benefits:

Salary is competitive with other non-profit higher education institutions and commensurate with qualifications, experience, budget and internal equity considerations. Rank and placement will be determined by demonstrated evidence of teaching, research, and scholarship. Excellent benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance; tuition remission available to eligible faculty and their dependents; including a variety of leave programs and a generous TIAA/CREF retirement program.

To Apply:

Candidates should submit a letter of application; a complete and current vita; and as available, graduate transcripts; student evaluations, copies of publications; and four academic references. Candidates who submit names of references should expect that references will be contacted, in confidence, by the College and that credentials will be confirmed prior to hire. Candidates who become finalists will be expected to sign a consent authorizing a broader inquiry.

Please submit application materials, nomination and inquiries to: Professor Berna Polat Aksu, Chair of Search Committee at bp4@stmarys-ca.edu. All applicants shall also submit their applications online at http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/. Deadline Consideration and review of applications will begin on August 15, 2010 and continue until filled. Application materials, nominations and inquiries will be held in strictest confidence.

For more information about Saint Mary’s mission and history go to: http://www.stmarys-ca.edu/about-smc/index.html