Job: Baylor University
Introduction
A tenure-track position at Assistant or Associate levels and position as Chair of the Marketing Department
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The Marketing Faculty of the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University is conducting a national search for two outstanding colleagues to join the department. The Hankamer School of Business, ranked #38 by Business Week, continues its efforts to achieve the University’s "Vision 2012" goals to assume a leadership position in higher education while maintaining a strong Christian mission. The marketing department has been successful in attracting outstanding new faculty, due in part to an endowed research center and nationally-recognized specialty programs in Sports Sponsorship & Sales, Professional Selling, and a newly developed program in Music & Entertainment Marketing.
Providing excellent service and teaching to Baylor’s exceptional students, faculty produce substantive scholarly output-including frequent, current publications from multiple faculty in leading outlets such as the Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Retailing, Journal of Consumer Psychology, Journal of Advertising and leading field journals as fitting with the faculty’s research stream (e.g., Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, etc.). The school and the department actively encourage a global perspective, providing faculty with opportunities to teach in France and lead cross-cultural educational trips abroad. The Hankamer School of Business has a clear strategy-Leadership With Integrity-capitalizing on strengths in ethics (ranked #3 among Business Schools by Business Week), scholarly productivity, experiential learning, and state-of-the-art professional education for its students.
For all positions at Baylor University, candidates will evidence an active Christian faith.
Description of Positions
1. Faculty. The department seeks one tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor level. Candidates should have obtained an appropriate terminal degree from an AACSB-accredited institution by the time of appointment. Excellence in teaching and service is expected. Successful candidates will demonstrate clear evidence of an ability to produce highly regarded scholarly output. Areas of expertise are open, with some preference given to those with interests in consumer research, marketing research/modeling, or strategy.
2. Chair. The Chair of the Marketing Department is expected to demonstrate a servant leadership style, which implies a calling, willingness to listen, empathy, stewardship, and commitment to community, while at the same time exhibiting the persuasion, conceptualization, foresight and determination to grow the department and achieve unit goals. Viable candidates with appropriate terminal degrees from AACSB-accredited institutions should model excellence in research, teaching, and service. Prior administrative experience is advantageous, but not necessary. Candidates with outstanding research records may be considered for an open endowed chair position within the marketing department.
Interested applicants should send a letter of interest and vita to Lisa_Tyus@Baylor.edu, addressed to either the Faculty Search Committee or Chair Search Committee. Applications will be reviewed following final administrative approval of positions (July 2007). Interviews will be scheduled for the ÂÜÀòÉç¹ÙÍø 2007 Summer Meetings in Washington, D.C. The positions are open until filled. Questions regarding the position may be addressed to Kirk_Wakefield@Baylor.edu. Visit the department’s website at .
Baylor University is a Baptist university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, Baylor University encourages minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities to apply.