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California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for a tenure track faculty ASSISTANT PROFESSOR position in the Management and Human Resources Department in an area related to the study and/or promotion of Organizational Behavior, Management, or other strongly related field from an accredited university.

The College of Business Administration: The College of Business Administration offers comprehensive undergraduate programs as well as MBA and MS in Business Administration.  The college is located in a $30 million, state-of-the-art, three-building complex that houses over 100 faculty and staff, classrooms, lecture halls, labs, conference rooms, and student club rooms among others. The College is accredited at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by AACSB International.

The MHR Department: MHR is one of six departments in the College of Business Administration, which serves almost 5,000 students. Our students are highly diverse with many first-generation students, a high number of Latinx students, as well as African-American students and students from other minoritized groups. The MHR Department has 15 tenure-track faculty members and more than 1,000 majors. The faculty holds Ph.D. degrees from some of the top research universities in the U.S. The faculty is conscientious about the teacher-scholar model embraced at Cal Poly Pomona, and strives to integrate research into teaching in a highly collegial working environment. http://www.cpp.edu/~cba/

Position Description: The MHR Department seeks a candidate who strives for excellence in both teaching and research in a highly collegial working environment. The new faculty is expected to:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in organizational behavior, principles of management, and aligned higher level electives.
• Maintain a well-defined stream of quality management research.
• Advise students and participate in department, college, university, and professional service.
• Applicants whose work incorporates a commitment to diversity in higher education are particularly encouraged to apply.

Minimum Requirements Include:

• An earned doctorate in Organizational Behavior, Management, or other strongly related field from an accredited university. ABD candidates may also apply, but degree must be conferred by the start date of the position.
• Candidates must have taught commensurate with experience and must provide evidence of working effectively with a diverse student body.
• Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to publishing in quality peer-reviewed journals in their area of expertise.
• A commitment and a record of contributions to student success through applicant’s teaching, scholarship, and service. This will be described in the Student Success Statement, please see application process section for more details.

Preferred/Desired Qualifications:

• A PhD from a AACSB International accredited business school (or its international equivalent)
• Experience teaching core management courses, such as Organizational Behavior and Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Experience teaching upper-level elective management courses, such as Leadership, Negotiation and Conflict Management, Organizational Change and Development, International Management, Ethics, and Diversity Management
• Evidence of teaching excellence or demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence

• Experience as an advisor with management student organizations or student case study competitions and/or desire and potential to do so
• Relevant professional industry experience and/or willingness to develop relationships with the business community
• Experience in or demonstrated potential to direct a center in a business school
• Experience in grant writing or understanding of the grant writing application process

Application Process:
A complete application package will include an electronic copy of the following:

• A cover letter that addresses the duties and qualifications articulated in the position description
• A current curriculum vitae
• A list of five references, with contact information
• A statement of teaching philosophy
• A research statement explaining the candidate’s research agenda
• If available, course syllabi and student evaluations and/or other evidence of demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence
• An unofficial transcript showing all doctoral course work.
• A Student Success Statement (up to 2 pages, single-spaced) about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population. Please address at least two of the following inclusive excellence criteria: 1) Integrates the values of equity and inclusivity into their teaching, scholarship and/or service contributions with diverse student populations; 2) Incorporates the contributions and struggles of historic ethnic minority groups and communities into their teaching, scholarly work, and/or service contributions; 3) Adopts teaching strategies that supports the learning and success of students from diverse student populations; 4) Mentors and engages diverse student populations in discovery, scholarship, and creative activities; 5) Engages students in problem-based projects and learning that address the needs of diverse communities; 6) Possesses knowledge of challenges and barriers for underrepresented students and faculty within the discipline; 7) Mentors and assists diverse student populations interested in pursuing graduate education; 8) Engages in community-responsive action research or service with diverse student populations and communities; 9) Has experience in or demonstrates a commitment to adopting experiential learning activities and pedagogy with diverse student populations and communities; and 10) Has expertise in or demonstrated commitment to teaching, scholarship and/or service that contributes to access, diversity, and equal opportunity in higher education.

Finalists for the position will:
• Be required to provide official transcripts for highest degree before the on-campus interview
• Make a research presentation
• Make a teaching presentation
• Provide a research writing sample in form of a publication or working paper

The position is open until filled. First consideration will be given to completed applications received no later than August 24, 2022.

Please direct inquiries and nominations to Dr. Chantal van Esch at mhrsearch@cpp.edu