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The Management Department at Appalachian State University invites applications for a nine-month full-time tenure-track faculty position in Organizational Behavior and Human Resources Management at the rank of Assistant/Associate beginning Fall, 2024.

A Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, or a closely related field is required. Candidates who are ABD will be considered, but the position requires completion of all doctoral requirements by the effective date of the appointment. Instructional duties and responsibilities include three classes per semester with an instructional interest in undergraduate-level organizational behavior and human resource management. Faculty members are expected to maintain an active program of scholarship as well as participate in service activities. The ideal candidate would have a strong interest in developing connections between student programming and the business community. 

Candidates must have potential to be excellent teachers dedicated to student learning, active researchers publishing in refereed journals, and participating members of the university, professional, and local communities. Candidates for Associate Professor must have an established record of excellence in teaching, engagement in service, as well as scholarly activity. Applicants must send a complete application, consisting of a cover letter, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching and scholarship effectiveness, and contact information for three references.  Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

The Department of Management is the largest department within the Walker College of Business, an AACSB-accredited business school with the largest enrollment in the UNC system (approximately 4,000 students). The college was included in Princeton Review's 2023 edition of Best Business Schools. The Department of Management offers undergraduate degree programs with majors in Management and Hospitality & Tourism Management; minors in Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management, and Sustainable Business; and a Masters program in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management.

Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University does not discriminate in access to its educational programs and activities, or with respect to hiring or the terms and conditions of employment, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and expression, political affiliation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or sexual orientation.

Individuals with disabilities may request accommodations in the application process by contacting Maranda Maxey, Director & ADA/504 Coordinator, at 828-262-3056 or maxeymr@appstate.edu.

Proper documentation of identity and employability will be required before the hiring process can be finalized.

Any offer of employment to a successful candidate will be conditioned upon the University's receipt of a satisfactory criminal background report.

To review posting and apply, go to https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/42721

Evaluation of Applications begins: 11/15/23. AppState is an AA/EOE/Vets/Disabled.

About Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls about 19,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors. The Department of Management offers undergraduate degree programs with majors in Management and Hospitality & Tourism Management and minors in Sustainable Business, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and Human Resource Management. It supports a Master’s in Business Administration program and a Master’s in Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Human Resource Management program. With more than twenty diverse faculty members, the department enjoys a collegial and collaborative work environment. The Department of M...anagement is housed in the Walker College of Business, an AACSB-accredited business school with enrollment of more than 2,800 students. The college is consistently named one of “The Best Business Schools” by The Princeton Review.

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