Cornell University

Position Title/Short Description

Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Lewis G. Schaeneman Professor of Innovation & Dynamic Management
School of Hotel Administration
Cornell SC Johnson College of Business
Cornell University

The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business invites applicants for the Schaeneman Professorship of Innovation and Dynamic Management. The successful candidate is expected to take up the position in the College's School of Hotel Administration and in either the College's Management & Organizations or Strategy & Business Economics areas. The appointment will be at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure. The expected start date is July 1, 2020.

The Schaeneman Professor is expected to have an interest in the study of innovation, change management, and/or entrepreneurship and to continue to build a distinguished program of research and teaching in the fields of Management and Organizations (M&O) or Strategy and Business Economics (SBE). It is expected that the candidate will teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in their field and/or courses related to innovation, change management, and/or entrepreneurship. The successful candidate will be expected to advise undergraduates, Master's students in Hospitality Management, as well as M.S. and Ph.D. thesis research. All candidates will be expected to maintain a highly impactful program of research and teaching in these areas. Candidates will also be expected to take a leadership role in strengthening the College's research, instructional and co-curricular capabilities related to innovation, change management, and/or entrepreneurship and in fostering collaboration with faculty across areas. The successful candidate will also be expected to engage with the rest of the University through the vibrant Entrepreneurship@Cornell ecosystem. As a requirement of holding the chair, the candidate is expected to teach a course we currently offer in innovation and dynamic management once per year.

Desirable candidates must hold a PhD degree and should be at the interface of entrepreneurship and innovation and various fields, including but not limited to sociology, economics, strategy, management and organizations, and organizational behavior.

The Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (established on July 1, 2016) combines three Schools: the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management (Johnson), the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management (Dyson), and the School of Hotel Administration (Hotel School). The School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University is the top-ranked hospitality management program worldwide, with undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. programs. The School of Hotel Administration (SHA) has approximately 800 undergraduates and 60 graduate students. Founded in 1922, SHA has a resident faculty of 65 and over 10,000 alumni worldwide. Important resources available to SHA faculty include extraordinary access to industry leaders, excellent research funding, the Center for Hospitality Research (CHR), and the cultural and intellectual resources of the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the Cornell University community at large.

To be considered for this position, apply at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/14565. For full consideration please ensure that your application is complete by November 1, 2019. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. Applications received after November 1, 2019 will be reviewed if the position has not been filled.

The following materials are required:
• Letter of interest, with clear indication of position being applied for;
• Curriculum vitae;
• Up to three research papers;
• List of three references. Note, references will only be contacted to final candidates;
• Statement of Diversity;
• Report of courses taught and evidence of teaching effectiveness; and
• Any other supporting documents, such as curriculum development materials

Cornell University embraces diversity in all its forms. Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We're an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.

Cornell University actively seeks to meet the needs of dual-career couples with its Dual Career program, and is a member of the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium that assists with dual career searches.

Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. Located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the new Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City.


PI113762478