Santa Clara University

 Job Posting: Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara University

The Management Department of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University invites candidates to apply for a tenure-track position in Entrepreneurship at the Assistant Professor level. The position start date is Fall, 2010. Santa Clara University requires a serious commitment to scholarly research, so candidates should be actively involved in scholarship. Candidates should also be prepared to show effective teaching at the MBA and/or undergraduate level. The position will remain open until filled. The Management Department includes scholars with a wide variety of interests and backgrounds, and embraces a broad range of research approaches with a focus on quality scholarship. Please see
http://scu.edu/business/management/faculty/index.cfm for details.

The Leavey School of Business serves approximately 1,100 undergraduate and 1,100 graduate students. U.S. News & World Report recently ranked the school’s Executive MBA program as 15th in the nation and the school’s Evening MBA program as one of the top 10 programs for working professionals. Leavey’s undergraduate business program was ranked 32nd in the nation in Business Week’s 2009 rankings. Located in “Silicon Valley,” the Leavey School is in the midst of the world’s greatest concentration of technological and scientific talent, within one of the most dynamic economic climates and competitive marketplaces in the world. Two Centers, the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (CIE) and the Center for Science, Technology & Society (STS), support the professional development of faculty in the areas of innovation and entrepreneurship. The CIE, guided by an alumni entrepreneur and a distinguished advisory board from Silicon Valley’s innovation ecosystem, coordinates undergraduate, graduate and executive entrepreneurship programs and supports the launch of new ventures. The STS Center is actively engaged in social entrepreneurship via their Global Social Benefit Incubator Program.

Interested candidates should send a cover letter, CV, three letters of recommendation, sample(s) of research, and evidence of teaching ability to: Prof. Tammy L. Madsen c/o Mary Correia; Management Department; Santa Clara University; 500 El Camino Real; Santa Clara, CA 95053. Candidates also should send, via email attachment, a copy of their CV and cover letter to: strategy@scu.edu. Applicants interested in being considered for interviews at the Academy of Management Meetings in Chicago should send their CV and cover letter by July 22. The fall deadline for applications is Oct. 1; however, we will continue to review applications until the position is filled.

Santa Clara 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, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.