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Assistant / Associate Professor (Organization Theory / Strategic Management), Department of Mana...

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville • Knoxville, TN, US

20 days ago

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Full-time

Job description

Overview

Assistant / Associate Professor (Organization Theory / Strategic Management), Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Fall 2026

Location : University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Open Date : Jun 13, 2025

Description : Position announcement and description for multiple tenure-track faculty positions in Organization Theory / Strategic Management at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The effective date of employment is August 1, 2026, or when filled. Compensation will be competitive.

Haslam College of Business and Department Background

The Haslam College of Business is AACSB accredited with over 200 full-time faculty serving over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The college is expanding facilities, with a new 240,000 square foot College of Business building opening in 2027. The department offers two undergraduate degrees, a master's degree in management and human resources, two minors, and a Ph.D. in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Organizations. Current faculty include Brian Bergman, Melissa Cardon, Russell Crook (Department Head), David Gras, Joseph Harrison, Christina Hymer, Tom Lumpkin (visiting), Alex Miller, Tim Munyon, Tim Pollock, Codou Samba, Anne Smith, Ruixiang Song, Sherry Thatcher, and Dave Williams. Our faculty have published in top journals including AMJ, AMR, ASQ, JAP, JBV, JIBS, JOM, Org Science, PPsych, and SMJ.

The Knoxville Area

Knoxville is located in east Tennessee with a metro area over 900,000. It offers a mild climate, walkable downtown, varied nightlife, and proximity to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Nearby cities include Asheville, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville. The Knoxville airport offers direct flights to more than 30 destinations.

Qualifications

Required :

Candidates must hold a Ph.D. from an accredited institution and demonstrate evidence of quality scholarship and teaching effectiveness in Organization Theory / Strategic Management or a related discipline. The Ph.D. must be earned by August 1, 2026.
Candidates for Assistant Professor should show promise in developing a program in disciplinary research and scholarship that is gaining external recognition.
Candidates for Associate Professor should be targeting leading journals, producing scholarly output enhancing their professional reputations, and being widely recognized contributors to their disciplines.

Preferred :

An ongoing program of research in premier refereed journals.

A desire to work with doctoral students.

The ability to overlap with and extend the faculty's research interests.

An identifiable methodological skillset.

A record of demonstrated teaching success at an accredited institution.

For Associate Professor : ability and desire to teach and / or develop programming in graduate and executive education programs (e.g., MS in Management and Human Resources, MBA, Executive MBA, Physicians Executive MBA, or Aerospace and Defense MBA).

For Assistant Professor : if there is future interest in teaching and / or developing programming in GEE programs, please include relevant background in application materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Engage in organization theory and / or strategic management research that results in premier publications.

Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in strategic management.

Participate in professional and university service activities commensurate with faculty rank.

Application Instructions

Application Procedure :

Applications received by August 1, 2025 will receive complete credential review. Preliminary interviews may be conducted via videoconference (e.g., Zoom) and finalists may be invited to campus. Applications will be reviewed until positions are filled. No interviews will be conducted at academic conferences.

Please apply to only one of the positions and specify the rank at which you are applying.

Applicants should submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references via Interfolio. In the cover letter, explain fit for the position and rank; at the end of the CV, list three references. Reference letters are not needed at the time of application.

Apply here : Organization Theory / Strategic Management : apply.interfolio.com / 169085

Contact : Dr. Dave Williams, Search Committee Chair, Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Haslam College of Business, 412A Stokely Management Center, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0545

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and the ADA, the University of Tennessee affirms that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, including employment.

Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to eoa@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-2498. Inquiries and charges of discrimination should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building, E J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to investigations@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-0717.

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