University of Tennessee
Assistant / Associate Professor (Entrepreneurship), Department of Management & E
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, 37955
Overview
The University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business and the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship invite applications for tenure-track positions in Entrepreneurship at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The effective date of employment is August 1, 2026, or when filled. Compensation will be competitive. The Haslam College of Business and Department Background The Haslam College of Business is well-funded with a current endowment of $260 million. It is AACSB accredited, with over 200 full-time faculty serving over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Classes are taught in the James A. Haslam II Business Building (opened in 2009). The college has experienced growth, more than doubling since the building opened. To meet this growth, we are hiring new faculty, and a 240,000 square foot additional College of Business building will open in 2027. The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship offers two undergraduate degrees (Management and Human Resource Management), a master’s degree in management and human resources, two university minors (Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship), and the Ph.D. in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Organizations. Tenured or tenure-track departmental faculty include Brian Bergman, Melissa Cardon, Russell Crook (Department Head), David Gras, Joseph Harrison, Christina Hymer, Tom Lumpkin (visiting), Alex Miller, Tim Munyon, Tim Pollock, Codou Samba, Anne Smith, Ruixiang Song, Sherry Thatcher, and Dave Williams. Our faculty have published in top journals such as AMJ, AMR, ASQ, JAP, JBV, JIBS, JOM, Org Science, PPsych, and SMJ. Knoxville Area Knoxville is located in east Tennessee with a metro area of more than 900,000. Knoxville offers a mild climate, a walkable downtown, diverse nightlife, active neighborhoods, and eclectic shopping and dining. It has been named a top place to live by USA Today and a top 10 America’s best towns by CNN Travel. It is near Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, with convenient driving to Asheville, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville. Knoxville has a direct-flight airport serving more than 30 destinations. Qualifications
Required:
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. from an accredited institution and demonstrate evidence of quality scholarship and teaching effectiveness in Entrepreneurship or a related discipline. The Ph.D. must be earned by August 1, 2026. Candidates for Assistant Professor should show promise in developing a program in disciplinary research and scholarship that is gaining external recognition. Candidates for Associate Professor should be targeting leading journals, producing scholarly output that enhances their professional reputations, and be widely recognized contributors to their disciplines. Preferred:
Our preferred candidates will possess: An ongoing program of research in premier refereed journals. A desire to work with doctoral students. The ability to overlap with and extend our faculty’s research interests. An identifiable methodological skillset. A record of demonstrated teaching success at an accredited institution. For Associate level: the ability and desire to teach and/or develop programming in our graduate and executive education (GEE) programs (e.g., Masters of Science in Management and Human Resources, MBA, Executive MBA — Healthcare or Strategic Leadership, Physicians Executive MBA, or Aerospace and Defense MBA). For Assistant level: if future post-tenure opportunities to teach and/or develop GEE programming appeal, please include relevant background in your materials. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Entrepreneurship Position:
Engage in entrepreneurship research that results in premier publications. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and/or innovation. Participate in professional and university service activities commensurate with faculty rank. Application Instructions
Application Procedure Candidates applying by August 1, 2025 will receive a complete review of their credentials. Preliminary interviews will be conducted via videoconference (e.g., ZOOM) and finalists will be invited to campus. We will continue reviewing applications until the positions are filled. We will not be conducting interviews or meeting with applicants at academic conferences (e.g., AOM). Please apply to only one of the positions and specify the rank at which you are applying. Applicants should submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references via Interfolio. In your cover letter, please explain your fit for the position and rank. At the end of your CV, please list the names and contact information of three references. Reference letters are not needed at the time of application. Use the following link to apply for this position: Dr. Dave Williams, Search Committee Chair Department of Management & Entrepreneurship Haslam College of Business 412A Stokely Management Center University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN 37996-0545 Application Process This institution uses Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all materials, including confidential letters, free of charge. Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. The University of Tennessee affirms it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email toeoa@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-2498. Inquiries and charges of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, the ADA, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building, E J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to investigations@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-0717.
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The University of Tennessee’s Haslam College of Business and the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship invite applications for tenure-track positions in Entrepreneurship at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The effective date of employment is August 1, 2026, or when filled. Compensation will be competitive. The Haslam College of Business and Department Background The Haslam College of Business is well-funded with a current endowment of $260 million. It is AACSB accredited, with over 200 full-time faculty serving over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Classes are taught in the James A. Haslam II Business Building (opened in 2009). The college has experienced growth, more than doubling since the building opened. To meet this growth, we are hiring new faculty, and a 240,000 square foot additional College of Business building will open in 2027. The Department of Management and Entrepreneurship offers two undergraduate degrees (Management and Human Resource Management), a master’s degree in management and human resources, two university minors (Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship), and the Ph.D. in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Organizations. Tenured or tenure-track departmental faculty include Brian Bergman, Melissa Cardon, Russell Crook (Department Head), David Gras, Joseph Harrison, Christina Hymer, Tom Lumpkin (visiting), Alex Miller, Tim Munyon, Tim Pollock, Codou Samba, Anne Smith, Ruixiang Song, Sherry Thatcher, and Dave Williams. Our faculty have published in top journals such as AMJ, AMR, ASQ, JAP, JBV, JIBS, JOM, Org Science, PPsych, and SMJ. Knoxville Area Knoxville is located in east Tennessee with a metro area of more than 900,000. Knoxville offers a mild climate, a walkable downtown, diverse nightlife, active neighborhoods, and eclectic shopping and dining. It has been named a top place to live by USA Today and a top 10 America’s best towns by CNN Travel. It is near Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, with convenient driving to Asheville, Atlanta, Charlotte, and Nashville. Knoxville has a direct-flight airport serving more than 30 destinations. Qualifications
Required:
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. from an accredited institution and demonstrate evidence of quality scholarship and teaching effectiveness in Entrepreneurship or a related discipline. The Ph.D. must be earned by August 1, 2026. Candidates for Assistant Professor should show promise in developing a program in disciplinary research and scholarship that is gaining external recognition. Candidates for Associate Professor should be targeting leading journals, producing scholarly output that enhances their professional reputations, and be widely recognized contributors to their disciplines. Preferred:
Our preferred candidates will possess: An ongoing program of research in premier refereed journals. A desire to work with doctoral students. The ability to overlap with and extend our faculty’s research interests. An identifiable methodological skillset. A record of demonstrated teaching success at an accredited institution. For Associate level: the ability and desire to teach and/or develop programming in our graduate and executive education (GEE) programs (e.g., Masters of Science in Management and Human Resources, MBA, Executive MBA — Healthcare or Strategic Leadership, Physicians Executive MBA, or Aerospace and Defense MBA). For Assistant level: if future post-tenure opportunities to teach and/or develop GEE programming appeal, please include relevant background in your materials. Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Entrepreneurship Position:
Engage in entrepreneurship research that results in premier publications. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and/or innovation. Participate in professional and university service activities commensurate with faculty rank. Application Instructions
Application Procedure Candidates applying by August 1, 2025 will receive a complete review of their credentials. Preliminary interviews will be conducted via videoconference (e.g., ZOOM) and finalists will be invited to campus. We will continue reviewing applications until the positions are filled. We will not be conducting interviews or meeting with applicants at academic conferences (e.g., AOM). Please apply to only one of the positions and specify the rank at which you are applying. Applicants should submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references via Interfolio. In your cover letter, please explain your fit for the position and rank. At the end of your CV, please list the names and contact information of three references. Reference letters are not needed at the time of application. Use the following link to apply for this position: Dr. Dave Williams, Search Committee Chair Department of Management & Entrepreneurship Haslam College of Business 412A Stokely Management Center University of Tennessee, Knoxville Knoxville, TN 37996-0545 Application Process This institution uses Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all materials, including confidential letters, free of charge. Equal Opportunity
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. The University of Tennessee affirms it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email toeoa@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-2498. Inquiries and charges of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, the ADA, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building, E J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to investigations@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-0717.
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