Open Rank Professor of Strategy, Tenured / Tenure-Track

The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Strategy, Ethics, and Entrepreneurship area beginning in Fall 2025. Candidates at all levels will be considered.

Applicants must have a doctorate (ABD considered) in Strategic Management or a related field. Applicants for assistant professor positions must show initial evidence of excellence in research, including top-tier publications and a growing pipeline, and evidence of success as a teacher. Applicants for more senior appointments must have an outstanding record of sustained research productivity, evidence of scholarly and managerial impact, and a record of success as a teacher, ideally both in MBA and executive programs. All applicants are expected to be involved in research and teaching-related activities that relate to the practice of management and to be interested in establishing or continuing interactions with practicing managers.

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/.

Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2024, and the position will remain open until filled.

For questions about the application process, please contact Amy Fitzgerald at FitzgeraldA@darden.virginia.edu. For questions about the position, please contact the Search Chair, Mike Lenox at LenoxM@darden.virginia.edu.

The Darden School of Business is recruiting for the 2025 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."

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

Application Instructions

Please apply through Interfolio, complete an application online, and submit:

• Cover letter
• Current curriculum vitae
• Research statement
• Teaching statement
• Job market paper
• Contact information for three references
• Recommendation letters (not required)

Applications that do not contain all of the required documents may not receive full consideration.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.

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