Position Description
OPEN RANK PROFESSOR (TENURE TRACK; 2 positions)
(ASSISTANT, ASSOCIATE, OR FULL PROFESSOR)
SCHOOL OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Illinois is a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. We serve the state, the nation, and the world by creating knowledge, preparing students for lives of impact, and addressing critical societal needs through the transfer and application of knowledge. Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. Illinois is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the Illinois community.
SHORT DESCRIPTION SUMMARIZING POSITION FUNCTIONS
The School of Labor and Employment Relations has two vacant faculty positions in Human Resource Management (HR). One of these two positions requires a candidate with interest in teaching the masters-level course of compensation and benefits. We are generally interested in candidates who have teaching and research interests in micro and/or meso topics in organizational behavior/human resource management/industrial-organizational psychology. These are full-time tenure-track positions that combine research with teaching in the School’s master’s and PhD programs in human resources and employment relations. The School is an academic unit that concentrates on research and teaching in the HR-ER fields. For more information, please see our website at http://www.ler.illinois.edu/.
SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Conduct original, high quality scholarly research for publication in leading academic journals
• Teach in the School’s master’s and PhD programs
• Participate on School-wide service committees
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in an appropriate social science discipline or professional area of study (e.g., JD); however, ABDs who demonstrate strong potential for conducting exemplary research and teaching and anticipate Ph.D. completion no later than August 2018 will be considered.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Advanced Degree (PhD)
SALARY: Salary will be commensurate with experience and rank
APPOINTMENT STATUS: Regular, 100% time, tenure-track faculty appointment (assistant, associate, or full professor)
PROPOSED STARTING DATE: Proposed starting date is August 16, 2018
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Please create your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload your statement of interest, vitae, a writing sample, and the identities of three professional references (name, institution, email address and phone number) by September 1, 2017. Interviews may be conducted before the closing date, although no hiring decisions will be made until after the search has closed. For further information regarding application procedures, you may contact Professor Dan Newman, d5n@illinois.edu. You may also visit http://www.ler.illinois.edu for additional information.
The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.
The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO. To learn more about the University’s commitment to diversity, please visit http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu
