Position Description

The ILR School at Cornell University is seeking to hire two tenure-track faculty members—one in Organizational Behavior and one in Human Resources. These positions are based on Cornell’s main campus in Ithaca, New York and set to begin in Fall 2027.

ILR’s Organizational Behavior (OB) department is seeking candidates for consideration at the Assistant, Associate, or Full rank, with expertise in macro organizational behavior (e.g., organization & management theory; organizations, occupations & work; economic sociology; or strategic management). Candidates should demonstrate ability to publish in top management or relevant disciplinary journals, and are expected teach effectively to both undergraduate and graduate students. Inquiries about the position can be directed to Forrest Briscoe (fbriscoe@cornell.edu).

ILR’s Human Resource Studies (HRS) department is seeking candidates for consideration at the Assistant or Associate Professor level with expertise in any area(s) of human resource management. Candidates should demonstrate ability to publish in top management or relevant disciplinary journals and are expected teach effectively to both undergraduate and graduate students. The HRS search committee will have a limited number of meeting times open at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting. Candidates who are interested in being considered for a meeting should email a CV to Rebecca Kehoe (kehoe@cornell.edu) by July 20^th.

Both the OB and HRS departments are housed within the Cornell ILR School. Cornell ILR is a leading institution of applied social sciences focusing on work, employment, and labor issues in the U.S. and internationally. The School offers undergraduate and graduate education in addition to career-long learning for professionals. ILR has five academic departments (including Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Studies, Global Labor and Work, Statistics and Data Science, and Economics). We offer a full array of undergraduate and graduate courses across several degree programs.

Within ILR, the Human Resource Studies (HRS) department advances research across the full range of human resource management topics. Through our centers and institutes, faculty research reaches thousands of HR practitioners through working groups, conferences, and executive education. Our faculty engage students at all levels (undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and professional/executive) and deliver custom training programs for leading organizations.  Our alumni and executive partners – including dozens of current or former chief human resource officers at global companies – further strengthen our research-practice-teaching connection through guest lectures, live-case projects, and networking events.

The Organizational Behavior (OB) department takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of people, work and organizations. Accordingly, our faculty span multiple disciplines, including psychology, sociology, management and organization science. Our scholarship reflects the rapidly evolving landscape of work, organizations, and society. As a group, our research addresses many of the pressing issues being faced by workers, managers, and organizations today. While continuing the ILR OB department’s rich heritage of pioneering scholarship on the changing nature of work and organizations, our faculty also play a central role in educating future leaders across ILR’s undergraduate and graduate programs.

More information about the ILR School can be found at www.ilr.cornell.edu.

In compliance with New York’s Pay Transparency Law, the annual base salary range for this open rank position is $83,200 - $357,300. Cornell University considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations when extending an offer.

Qualified applicants should submit (1) a cover letter briefly summarizing background, qualifications, and interest in the position(s) for which they would like to be considered, (2) a Curriculum Vitae, (3) a research statement outlining experience, interests, and future plans, (4) and a teaching statement outlining experience, interests, and goals. Candidates at the Assistant Professor rank should submit three letters of reference, and for higher ranks the names of three references will suffice. More materials may be requested of finalists.

Consistent with Cornell’s practice, appointment to academic positions requires candidates to disclose relevant information about their prior employment including whether they have been found to have violated institutional or employer policies related to or governing unlawful discrimination and harassment, academic and research misconduct, or financial misconduct.

We will begin reviewing applications on September 15, and will continue our review until each position is filled.

Questions about these positions can be directed to Professors Forrest Briscoe fbriscoe@cornell.edu (Organizational Behavior) and Rebecca Kehoe kehoe@cornell.edu (Human Resource Studies)