Organizational Behavior and Strategy
The Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre (Conrad) at the University of Waterloo invites applications for a full-time tenure track position in Organizational Behavior and Strategy available from July 1, 2015. The appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, or in a very special case, Full Professor. Conrad will consider applicants with PhDs in Organizational Behavior, Strategy, Management, or related cognate disciplines. Those with successful entrepreneurial, consulting, or senior managerial work experience outside the academy will be viewed especially favorably.
We seek individuals who have demonstrated both the capacity to publish in top-tier research outlets, and a passion for teaching and coaching students. Duties include research, teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and coaching student entrepreneurs. Teaching duties will likely be in the areas of Leadership and/or Strategy, as appropriate to the successful candidate’s expertise and Conrad’s teaching needs. An entrepreneurial outlook and interest in active engagement with colleagues and students in the growth and life of Conrad are essential. We seek candidates who will further reinforce Conrad’s positive, proactive, can-do culture.
Located at the heart of Canada’s technology hub, 1-hour west of Toronto and serving over 35,000 full- and part-time students, the University of Waterloo (UW) is among Canada’s finest universities. For 22 straight years, UW has been ranked as the most innovative university in the country, and for 18 of those 22 years, educational leaders have ranked it Canada’s best university overall. UW stands out among its peers not only for its strong research profile and innovative approaches to education, but also for its uniquely positive and enterprising relationships with business and the world of practice.
Waterloo has been ranked one of the best places in the world for start-ups. The Region boasts literally hundreds of technology-driven enterprises, including offices of Facebook, OpenText, SAS, Square, and a recently announced 185,000 square foot engineering and technology hub for Google.
The Conrad Centre capitalizes on its position at the heart of an innovative university in an outstanding entrepreneurial ecosystem. At the graduate level, Conrad offers a unique Master of Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology (MBET) degree to train those striving to be entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs alike, along with a Graduate Diploma in Business and Entrepreneurship targeted at masters students in UW’s outstanding Faculty of Engineering and beyond. Conrad also offers an undergraduate Option in Entrepreneurship.
The salary range for open rank professorial positions is $100K to 150K. Negotiations beyond this salary range will be considered for exceptionally qualified candidates. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Three letters of reference will be requested from short-listed applicants. Email curriculum vitae, cover letter, teaching and research statements, details of work and entrepreneurial experience and copies of up to three representative publications to Mark Weber, Director, Conrad Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology Centre at [email protected].
More information about the Conrad Centre, its activities and its people can be found on our website: www.uwaterloo.ca/conrad. Applicants may also be interested in “Three reasons to apply: https:\\uwaterloo.ca/watport/why-waterloo”.
The University of Waterloo respects, appreciates and encourages diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
