Stetson University

The School of Business Administration invites applications for a tenure-track position in the Department of Management and International Business at the assistant or associate level for undergraduate and MBA instruction beginning August 2011. The successful candidate will have expertise in international business, with secondary expertise in strategic management and entrepreneurship. Teaching assignments will include all of Stetson’s Florida campuses (DeLand, Celebration, and Gulfport). The successful candidate will have appropriate academic credentials for appointment to the suitable rank, including an earned PhD by May 2011. The School of Business Administration seeks candidates with an interest in quality teaching, an active research agenda, and meaningful service.

THE SCHOOL
The School of Business Administration offers Bachelor’s degrees and Master’s degrees in Business Administration (MBA) as well as Accountancy (MACC). The MBA program offers classes in both DeLand and Celebration, and the joint MBA/JD program is offered at the College of Law campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. Stetson’s undergraduate and graduate Business Administration and Accounting programs are accredited by the AACSB. Stetson also enjoys several distinctive programs such as the Joseph C. Prince Program in Entrepreneurship, the Roland and Sarah George Investments Institute, the M.E. Rinker Institute of Tax and Accountancy, and the summer Study Abroad Program in Innsbruck, Austria. OUR VISION Stetson's vision has remained constant - provide an inspired education by engaging students with challenging academics and instilling civic values for life. Virtues that include the ability to explore deeper and wider, think critically, reason empirically, express clearly and connect ideas creatively across many challenges. Our commitment is to engage students in every aspect of their academic and campus life and nurture the skills necessary to rise above personal challenge and shape the future. We are committed to academic excellence in a community of inspired learning. Faculty and staff dedication enables teaching and learning to take place at the highest possible level, as does the involvement and support of our extraordinarily loyal parents, alumni and friends. We engage students from among the most capable and desiring in the country and select them for the academic and personal attributes they can contribute to Stetson, in every aspect of life.

THE UNIVERSITY 
Founded in 1883 by New York businessman Henry A. DeLand, the university was named for John B. Stetson, the hat manufacturer and philanthropist who gave generously to the school. Today Stetson is an independent comprehensive university with 243 faculty serving 3,500 students from coast to coast in Florida. From the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Music and the School of Business Administration in DeLand to the Stetson University Center at Celebration, the Tampa Law Center and the College of Law in Gulfport, Stetson is truly one university from coast to coast. The university is poised to address the challenges of private higher education in Florida, the nation and the world.

THE COMMUNITY
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 25,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 40 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities. APPLICATIONS Applicants should supply a detailed current vita, teaching evaluation summaries, and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references.

All information should be sent to

Dr. Bill Andrews,
Chair, Search Committee,
Stetson University School of Business Administration,
Unit 8398,
421 North Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Florida 32723,
wandrews@stetson.edu.

All correspondence will be held in the strictest confidence. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled. This position is contingent on available funding. Stetson University, an equal opportunity employer, affirms the values and goals of diversity and strongly encourages the applications of women and candidates from historically under-represented groups.