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The Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Management Department, beginning fall 2024 and subject to budget approval. Candidates must have completed a PhD or doctoral degree in Management. Candidates should have primary foci on entrepreneurship and strategic management. Those with demonstrated interest in non-profits are of particular interest. Candidates must have a strong commitment to teaching, preferably with experience and verified excellence at the undergraduate level. Candidates must also have a demonstrated ability to publish quality research in peer-reviewed journals. Strong applicants will be committed to: cross-disciplinary collaboration and collegiality; the development of innovative and creative classroom educational experience; a commitment to innovation and demonstrated excellence in using technology in the classroom; service to the department, school of business, university, community and profession. A faculty member may teach at the Fairfield and/or Bridgeport campus. The salary and benefits for the position are competitive.

Fairfield University is a Jesuit, Catholic institution, located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT, one hour from New York City along Long Island Sound. Fairfield University earned the #29 spot among national universities ranked for Best Undergraduate Teaching and is the highest-ranked institution among the 60 schools moving into U.S. News & World Report’s Best National Universities ranking for the first time. The Dolan School of Business at Fairfield University is AACSB International accredited and is ranked among US News and Princeton Review’s best undergraduate and graduate on-campus business schools. The University’s 200-acre campus includes five College and Professional Schools that enroll 4,757 undergraduate students and 1,262 graduate students. The Dolan School of Business educates approximately 40% of the University’s undergraduate students and one-fifth of the University’s graduate students.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, Jesuits and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

Application Instructions:  Review of applications will begin on September 17, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. Please submit the following materials to Dr. Regina Kim at rkim@fairfield.edu:

• a curriculum vitae
• a letter of application 
• research and scholarship statement  
• teaching philosophy and evaluations
• a list of three references
• research sample (optional)

About Fairfield University

Fairfield University, founded in 1942, is an independent Jesuit comprehensive university with an active, collegial, and pluralistic faculty. We are located on the Connecticut coast about an hour from New York City and thirty minutes from New Haven. The Dolan School of Business, housed in one of the newest state-of-the-art buildings on campus, is AACSB International accredited and ranked among Bloomberg Business Week’s and US News & World Report’s best business schools. Fairfield University is ranked #3 in the Northern Region by U.S. News & World Report, Best Colleges 2021, among other accolades including #3 for Most Innovative School and #3 for Best Undergraduate Teaching.

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