University of South Carolina Moore School of Business

The Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina invites nominations and applications for the recently endowed Innovation Chair affiliated with the Center for Economic Excellence in the Hydrogen Economy. We are seeking leading scholars in areas relating to commercialization, intellectual property, entrepreneurship and new ventures, and innovation. The position requires both impressive scholarly credentials and significant applied expertise.

The Innovation Chair was established as part of the South Carolina SmartState Program. This program authorizes use of state funds provided by the South Carolina Education Lottery (when matched by private giving) to create Centers of Economic Excellence that will advance the South Carolina economy. To date, over fifteen such centers have been created at the University of South Carolina. The Center of Economic Excellence for the Hydrogen Economy was created with the support of Fluor Corporation and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions. It will support both the Innovation Chair in the Darla Moore School of Business and the Discovery Chair in the College of Engineering and Computing.

The Innovation Chair will be expected to conduct scholarly research, teach at the undergraduate and graduate level, and interface with Discovery Chair as well as the Chairs affiliated with the other Centers of Economic Excellence. Working with clinical faculty within Darla Moore School of Business, the Innovation Chair is expected to provide guidance to Chairs affiliated with Centers for Economic Excellence as well as other faculty on matters relating to commercialization, intellectual property, new ventures, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

The Innovation Chair should have a Ph.D. in Economics or a Business-related discipline, a distinguished scholarly record, significant applied expertise, and the ability to collaborate across diverse units within USC. The Innovation Chair’s tenure home will be in an academic department in the Moore School of Business. We will begin reviewing credentials for candidates on January 20 and will continue until the position is filled. Nominations and applications should be submitted to: innovation@moore.sc.edu.

The desired start date is August 2012, but later start dates will be considered as appropriate. 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. The University of South Carolina is an AA/EEO employer. Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.