Chair & Associate or Full Professor

Miami University Alumni Association

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About The Position

The Farmer School of Business invites applications for the position of department chair in the Department of Entrepreneurship. The department chair leads the strategic initiatives of the department and is responsible for the operations of the department, including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, supervision, and mentoring. The department chair will serve as a member of the Farmer School of Business’s Executive Committee and will report to the Associate Dean of Faculty Excellence of the Farmer School of Business. There are a number of positions that report to the chair, including the Executive Director of the John W. Altman Institute for Entrepreneurship. The position starts July 1, 2026. The Department of Entrepreneurship combines strong academic scholarship and rigorous theoretical and empirical research with immersive, practice-based learning opportunities for students in startup and venture capital, social entrepreneurship and impact investing, corporate innovation and technology commercialization, and creativity and entrepreneurial thinking. The Department of Entrepreneurship, winner of the USASBE Model Program Award in 2024 as the top entrepreneurship program in the world, has ranked among the Top 10 public schools for undergraduate entrepreneurship studies for sixteen consecutive years in The Princeton Review® and Entrepreneur Magazine annual rankings (#7 overall globally, #2 overall in the Midwest, and #1 in Ohio in 2024). Our faculty publish regularly in top management and entrepreneurship journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, the Strategic Management Journal, the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, the Journal of Management, the Journal of Business Ethics, and Organization Science, among many other high-quality journals. Distinguishing features include teacher-scholars with founder experience that deliver personalized learning, an interdisciplinary focus that engages students from every undergraduate major across campus, immersive, practice-based experiential learning opportunities in every class and in every co-curricular program, and integration with entrepreneurial ecosystem builders across the U.S. For more information about the Department of Entrepreneurship, please visit: https://miamioh.edu/fsb/academics/entrepreneurship/.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in entrepreneurship, management, or a closely related discipline.
• For appointment as an Associate Professor, applicants must demonstrate strong research, with publications in high- quality journals in Entrepreneurship, and a teaching portfolio in Entrepreneurship.
• For appointment as a Full Professor, applicants must possess an exceptional record of high-quality teaching and enjoy an established research reputation within the discipline of Entrepreneurship.

Nice To Haves

• applicants with demonstrated effectiveness in an administrative capacity and the ability to interact with a wide range of constituents, including faculty, students, administration, alumni, and the business community.

Responsibilities

• leads the strategic initiatives of the department
• responsible for the operations of the department, including budgeting, staffing, scheduling, supervision, and mentoring
• serve as a member of the Farmer School of Business’s Executive Committee
• report to the Associate Dean of Faculty Excellence of the Farmer School of Business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree