Description

The Department of Management in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University (Kent campus), seeks qualified applications for one tenure-track position with a focus on Strategic Management or the closely related field of International Business (IB). The position is for an Assistant Professor, to start in August 2026, and is subject to final budgetary approval.  Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience and level of appointment. Summer support is available for the initial three summers, subject to budget restrictions.

Responsibilities: The successful candidate will engage in high-quality research, teach Strategy and/or IB courses, and engage in service to the institution and their academic field. Research will be publishable in top-tier Management, Strategy, or IB journals (e.g., FT50 and UT Dallas journal rankings). Teaching will occur at the graduate or undergraduate levels and will involve strategy or IB courses. The teaching load is 2/2 for the entire probationary period of a new faculty member. 

Qualifications: Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. from an AACSB accredited university in business administration or management with concentration in Strategic Management or IB. ABD candidates on track to defend in 2025-2026 academic year or ideally by Spring 2026 are encouraged to apply. Candidates must have demonstrable research interest and activity in strategic management and/or international business by the time of employment, with evidence of on-going and future research accomplishments including publications and presentations, and evidence of effective teaching. The ideal candidate will have a productive research portfolio, focusing on the top journals in management, strategy, and IB and be qualified to teach at the Undergraduate, Master's and Doctoral levels. Additional qualifications include:

-       evidence (or aptitude) of a strong research record (or agenda) in Strategy or IB areas.

-       recent publications and active research pipeline in top journals preferred

-       teaching experience in strategy or IB courses at the undergraduate level.

Application Instructions: Review of applications will be ongoing and continue until the position is filled; To be actively considered for this position, interested candidates must submit the following materials:

(1) a letter of intent 

(2) academic curriculum vitae

(3) statement of research with descriptions of recent publications and working papers

(4) an unpublished manuscript, preferably your job market paper (designate in the file name)

(4) evidence of teaching (statement of teaching, teaching evaluations, etc.) 

(5) three references.

To apply, please visit https://jobs.kent.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-management-faculty-tenure-track-9-mo-kent-campus-kent-ohio-united-states. Applications will be accepted until December 15th, 2025, but some initial discussions with interested applicants may be held at the Strategic Management Society Conference in San Francisco. 

For inquiries about the position please contact Prof. Asli Arikan, at [email protected] or Prof. Ilgaz Arikan [email protected] who will be attending the listed conferences 

About the Department: The Department of Management, established in 2023 with organizational behavior, human resource management, strategic management and international business areas, currently has 6 tenure-track faculty and 3 full time non-tenure track faculty on the Kent Campus. There are two tenure-track full professors in the strategy/IB areas of the department who are active in the field and publish in Strategic Management Journal, Journal of International Business Studies, Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, and Journal of Management, among other journals. The strategy/IB areas in the management department are not currently committed to any particular topic of research, theory, or methodological approach and the department is open to applications from any scholar asking research questions that are currently at the core of the strategic management field. We are interested in colleagues who are driven by curiosity and passion for their research and target top journals. 

About the College and University: Kent State University is classified as an R1 institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, with about 25,000 student on main campus in Kent, and 34,000 students system wide. It is the highest-ranked northern Ohio university on top public schools list in 2022-2023 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings. 
The Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship holds dual accreditation in both Business and Accounting by AACSB-International.  The College moved to our brand new, state-of-the-art Crawford Hall in 2024, supporting innovative instruction, leading research, and student support services.  In 2024, the College was ranked among the top 50 Online MBA Programs by Princeton Review. The College is also recognized by U.S. News & World Report among the 2024 Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the nation.

Kent State University is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Value Statement: Kent State University is committed to creating a community that is culturally and intellectually diverse and to attracting and retaining a diverse staff. We strive to create and maintain working and learning environments that respect differences, and are inclusive, welcoming, respectful and kind.

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