The Donahue Graduate School of Business at Duquesne University invites applications for a tenure-track opening with rank fitting the candidate’s background for the position of Murrin Chair in Global Competitiveness effective July 1, 2007.
The Graduate School is launching a Sustainable Enterprise MBA in the fall of 2007, and we seek to attract a candidate who will help us to achieve international prominence.
We seek applicants who have established themselves as productive scholars or have demonstrated the potential to do so in any area of research appropriate to sustainable enterprise, and have secondary interest in leadership, organizational behavior, ethics, economics, international business, finance, accounting, supply chain, or marketing.
Duties include: teaching graduate courses in sustainable enterprise, plus a course in the incumbent’s secondary area of expertise; conducting quality research; service on faculty committees, and advising the faculty and administration on sustainability in our graduate curriculum and other university initiatives. The normal teaching load is two courses per semester.
The business school provides collegial and financial support for high-quality research and teaching. We subscribe to several research databases and offer generous support for research activity that includes competitive summer grants, graduate assistants, and a reduced teaching load. Salary range is competitive. The Business Schools (both Graduate and Undergraduate) offers B.S. and MBA programs of study (including specialized MBA degrees) and maintains strong ties with the business community. The Beard Center for Leadership and Ethics offers additional opportunities to pursue research in the intersection of corporate social responsibility, strategy and ethics. In addition, Pittsburgh provides numerous cultural and recreational amenities that enhance the quality of life for area residents.
Duquesne University is the only university in the world established by the Spiritan order of the Catholic Church. Duquesne is a comprehensive university with about 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The School of Business has approximately 1300 undergraduate and 400 graduate students. All programs are fully accredited by the AACSB. The collegial and ecumenical environment at the University encourages the diverse group of faculty to pursue research and teaching across disciplines. Applicants must be willing to contribute actively to the mission and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.
To assure full consideration, send letter of application, three references and full curriculum vitae by Feb 1, 2007 to:
Lance Kurke, Ph.D.
Director, MBA Programs
John F. Donahue Graduate School of Business
Duquesne University
600 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15282
kurke@duq.edu
412-396-6248
To learn more about the Schools of Business at Duquesne University, visit our Web site at
http://www.business.duq.edu
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.
