Lehigh University’s Department of Management seeks to fill one open-rank tenure-track position beginning August 2023. The candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Business Administration or a related area from an AACSB accredited institution by the time of employment. The successful candidate should have developed or demonstrate potential for a high-quality program of research in the area of strategic management and demonstrate potential for teaching courses in strategic management and related areas at the undergraduate and masters level.

Lehigh University offers excellent conditions for research and teaching. The successful candidate will be joining faculty in the department who publish in top-ranked journals such as Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Journal of Business Venturing. We are a research-focused university and we also pride ourselves on providing high-quality teaching. Teaching responsibilities with this position may include undergraduate classes in the Management major, and graduate classes in the MBA and MS programs. The typical teaching load is competitive and conducive to research.

Our undergraduate business program was ranked 24th in the Poets and Quants 2021 rankings for the best business programs for undergraduates. In 2022 our Part-Time MBA program was ranked 41st in national universities in the US News and World Report. Our Flex MBA program is ranked in the top 10 nationally for online MBA programs by Poets and Quants and by U.S. and World Report in 2022 and 2021, respectively. The FLEX MBA program is a hybrid MBA for active professionals. U.S. News and World Report also ranked the Lehigh Business new data analytics concentration #14 and the general management program #21 in the nation. Our 1-MBA program is ranked 44th in the U.S. by QS World University 2021 Rankings, and our Masters in Management program is ranked 10th in the U.S., and 3rd in the Value for Money Category in QS World University 2021 Rankings.

The College of Business has started construction on a 74,000-square-foot building, expected to open in late Fall 2022. This building will provide innovative and technologically sophisticated classrooms for enhanced learning interactions. The new building will accommodate 16 additional teaching spaces for both undergraduate and graduate programs, all equipped for remote and hybrid learning. There will be an expanded Financial Services Lab, a Data Analytics Lab, Rauch Media and Communications Lab, a Behavioral Lab, a business innovation/incubator space, and the new Vistex Institute for Executive Learning and Research.

Founded in 1865, Lehigh University is a coeducational, non-denominational, private university that offers a distinct academic environment to undergraduate and graduate students from across the globe. Lehigh offers majors and programs in five colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business, The College of Education, The College of Health, and The P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. The university serves more than 5,000 undergraduate and 1,800 graduate students. The College of Business is home to approximately 1,295 undergraduates, 345 graduate students, and 80 full-time faculty members. In addition to undergraduate, MBA, and various other graduate programs, the college has joint programs with engineering and computer science. The Department of Management includes faculty in strategic management, entrepreneurship, international business, and organizational behavior.

Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, , the campus is situated on more than 2,350 acres in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh Valley International Airport is 15 minutes from campus. Lehigh is a premier residential research university. Applicants, please submit your curriculum vita, a letter outlining your interest in the position and your research and teaching interests, and the contact information for three professional references through academicjobslink. Applications received by September 30th 2022 will be given fullest consideration. Applications will continue to be reviewed until the position is filled. Representatives from the Management department will be available to answer questions about the position at the SMS Conference in London. References will not be contacted without permission from the applicant. For additional information, contact Dr. Andreea Kiss, chair of the search committee at: Department of Management, College of Business, Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3117, ank518@lehigh.edu.

Lehigh University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or familial status, national or ethnic origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community. Lehigh University is committed to a culturally and intellectually diverse academic community and is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching and/or service, to this mission. Lehigh University is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation award for promoting the careers of women in academic sciences and engineering (http://www.lehigh.edu/luadvance/) and is among institutions of higher education recognized for excellence in diversity with the INSIGHT into Diversity HEED Award. Additional information about Lehigh’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is available at https://diversityandinclusion.lehigh.edu/. Lehigh University provides competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including domestic partner benefits. More information about Work/Life Balance for Faculty can be found at https://provost.lehigh.edu/work-life-balance. Lehigh University supports dual career efforts for following spouses/partners of newly hired faculty https://dualcareer.lehigh.edu/dual-career