Moore School of Business - University of South Carolina

Assistant/Associate Professor of International Business The Sonoco International Business Department, Darla Moore School of Business, at the University of South Carolina is conducting a search to fill a tenure-track position. Although rank is open preference is for an experienced assistant/associate candidate. The start date is August 2012. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. A completed doctoral degree with a specialization in international business is required. A strong disciplinary base is also expected and a specific geographic area of expertise is desirable. We are interested in exceptional scholars, with demonstrated outstanding research and teaching in the area of international business.

Please send/e-mail a CV, brief research and teaching statement, recent publications, and the names of three references to: Sara Easler, Sonoco International Business Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 (sara.easler@moore.sc.edu).

See Careers@Moore website: http://moore.sc.edu/careers.aspx for information regarding this and other positions. The primary vision for the international business department is to take a leading role in the development of high impact theory and research on global business. The department is unified by its interest in understanding the multinational enterprise (MNE) and the institutional context within which the MNE operates. The department includes faculty with diverse disciplinary backgrounds. This combination, a shared focus on the MNE and diverse perspectives, facilitates collaborative efforts to support multidisciplinary, cross-functional, and/or multilevel perspectives.

The current faculty in the department are: Nancy Buchan (Wharton), Randy Folks (Harvard), Omrane Guedhami (Laval), Tatiana Kostova (Minn.), Chuck Kwok (UT-Austin), Gerald McDermott (MIT), Lite Nartey (Wharton), Robert Rolfe (OU), Kendall Roth (USC), Martin Roth (Pitt), and Andrew Spicer (Wharton). The Darla Moore School of Business is recognized for its innovative international business programs, including an undergraduate international business major, joint undergraduate international business program with the Chinese University of Hong Kong, international master in business administration, master of international business, a global executive program in Guadalajara, Mexico, and an international business major at the doctoral level. The undergraduate international business program has been ranked No. 1 for the fourteenth consecutive year. For the past 20 years the graduate program in international business has been ranked in the top 3 nationally.

The University of South Carolina is located in the city of Columbia, a rapidly growing metropolitan area of more than 650,000 people that offers excellent quality of life including outstanding schools, various entertainment opportunities, and strong support for the arts. The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.