Moore School of Business - University of South Carolina

Sonoco Distinguished Visiting Professorship in International Business The Sonoco Distinguished Visiting Professorship in International Business brings to the University of South Carolina a renowned senior scholar, or other suitably qualified individual, who has achieved prominence and recognition in the area of international business. Suitably qualified experience would include positions such as: senior executive in business, senior executive in an international institution (e.g. World Bank, OECD), or high ranking government official. Applicants from outside the U.S. are encouraged.

The Sonoco Distinguished Visiting Professorship is supported by an endowment fund created by Sonoco Products Company, a global leader in the manufacturer of consumer and industrial packaging products and provider of packaging services, with approximately 300 operations in 35 countries, serving customers in 85 nations. The endowment will support a professorial stipend, housing, travel, and/or a research budget based on the nature and duration of the proposed activities. The scheduling horizon is 2012-2016 and the appointment time period is flexible but is normally for one semester.

The activities and responsibilities of the individual during the visiting professorship appointment may include: developing joint international research activities with USC faculty, giving research seminars, teaching or guest lecturing on selected international topics, participating in executive education activities, and advising local business executives.

Please send/e-mail a CV, statement of interest and proposed activities, 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 professorship resides within the Sonoco International Business Department of the Darla Moore School of Business. The current faculty in the department are: Nancy Buchan (Wharton), Randy Folks (Harvard), Omrane Guedhami (Laval), Tatiana Kostova (Minn.), Chuck Kwok (UT), Gerald McDermott (MIT), Lite Nartey (Wharton), Robert Rolfe (OU), Kendall Roth (USC), Martin Roth (Pitt), Andrew Spicer (Wharton). The department is recognized for its contributions in innovative international business programs at USC, 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 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.