Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior

University of Wisconsin

Madison, WI

ID: 7270166
Posted: August 5, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Job Description

Job Summary:
The Management and Human Resources (MHR) Department in the Wisconsin School of Business seeks a full-time, nine-month, tenure track appointment to begin August 18, 2025. We especially seek candidates with a strong record of research in the fields of organizational behavior, social psychology, or Sociology. The position would be responsible for teaching graduate and undergraduate students in management and related fields, conducting scholarly research and performing university service.

MHR's undergraduate and Masters programs prepare students for careers in human resources, leadership, and/or entrepreneurship. Our progressive curriculum based on current research is taught by award winning faculty. Degree programs are designed to create superior educational experiences for undergraduate, masters, and PhD students. Faculty expertise includes research on organizational behavior, human resource management, diversity, entrepreneurship, strategy, and innovation. The department houses the Strategic Human Resource Management Center, the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, and the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship.

We are also proud to be part of a great university with excellent resources available to both faculty and students. The Wisconsin School of Business offers degrees in Management, Human Resources, and Entrepreneurship, at the undergraduate, masters, and PhD level. The School currently enrolls approximately 2,800 undergraduates, 400 masters, and 80 PhD students.

Responsibilities:
- Create and maintain a strong program of research
- Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in the Wisconsin School of Business
- Provide classroom and individual instruction for undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students
- Contribute to the intellectual and academic life of the department. University and community service will be expected as appropriate.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:
Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:
Required
PhD in Management or related field required by start date.

Qualifications:
Required:
Candidates will have a research program under way that is likely to result in publications in top tier journals as well as demonstrable skills that suggest future excellence in teaching.