General Faculty, Leadership and Organizational Behavior

The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia seeks to hire a full-time academic General (non-tenure track) professor to teach multiple courses across its MBA degree programs. This faculty position will be affiliated with the Leadership and Organizational Behavior Area. The Darden School offers face-to-face and blended-delivery instructional formats, with a calendar that includes sessions offered weekdays, evenings, and on weekends across all twelve months. Darden’s full-time residential MBA degree is offered in Charlottesville, VA; its blended-delivery formats for working professionals (Part-Time MBA and Executive MBA) are offered in the Washington, DC Metro area (Rosslyn, VA).

Responsibilities for this position include the development and teaching of business-relevant graduate courses, and service to the university, community, and department. The preferred candidate will have the ability to teach courses in organizational behavior, leadership, and human resource management. Teaching and/or professional experience in some of the following is also desired: leadership development, careers, negotiations, coaching, leading teams, and change management. Interest in and ability to teach experienced executives across a wide range of sectors will also be a plus.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated passion for, and ideally prior experience in, student-centered case-based teaching and experiential learning. They will also have strong interest or experience in curriculum and course development for the courses they or others teach in a business school context, which includes case-writing. The successful candidate’s career interests will align with the mission of the Darden School: to improve the world by inspiring responsible leaders, through unparalleled transformational learning experiences.

The successful candidate will possess at least a master's degree (doctorate strongly preferred) in a business-related discipline (likely organizational behavior, management/leadership, HR, or social psychology) from an accredited institution by the time of hire. While the position does not require an active research agenda, it is expected that the successful candidate will stay current on the evidence base that supports their teaching. If desired, active faculty involvement in the department’s research community and/or thought leadership advancing the practice of management will be encouraged and supported.

The University of Virginia is regarded as one of the nation's finest public universities and is located in historic Charlottesville, consistently ranked one of the best and happiest places to live in the United States. The Darden School of Business is a top-rated global business school, recognized for outstanding educational experience and faculty, and offers multiple degree programs in Charlottesville and the Washington DC Metro area. Darden is an organization with a strong culture that reflects a commitment to our mission and values. Candidates who are invited for personal interviews will be asked to describe how they could help foster a learning environment that inspires and engages a diverse audience. The recent social unrest in the US has added urgency to our longstanding aim of being a diverse, equitable and inclusive business school. (Read the University of Virginia’s Commitment to Diversity Statement and Darden’s actions). For more information about the Darden School and the University of Virginia, see http://www.darden.virginia.edu/.

The Darden School of Business is recruiting for the 2023-2024 academic year in the areas of Accounting, Communications, Data Analytics & Data Science, Finance, Marketing, Leadership & Organizational Behavior, and Strategy. For more information and to apply, please visit jobs.virginia.edu and search "Darden."

Application Instructions

Please visit the UVA Interfolio website , search for "General Faculty, Leadership and Organizational Behavior". Complete the application and see below for documents to attach. Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded.

• Required Application Materials:
• CV
• Cover Letter
• A teaching statement
• Contact information for 3 references

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy.

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