[AISWorld] Position announcement: Director of Doctoral Programs, Bentley University, Greater Boston, USA

[Galliers, Robert]

Position Announcement:
Director of Doctoral Programs
Bentley University
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S. A.

Bentley University is seeking applications for a senior academic to serve as Director of Doctoral Programs to begin in July 2015. The ideal candidate will have a strong research record, on the level of facultycurrently holding named professorships at Bentley, and an interest in developing the next generation of business academics. The Director will provide strategic leadership for our two programs (in Accountancy and Business), create and execute strategies for increased program recognition and student recruitment, and engage outside stakeholders while maintaining a significant presence with the programs’ faculty and students. The Director of Doctoral Programs will also be tasked with managing the admissions process for the programs, as well as with program budgeting, assessment, and reporting. It is expected that the Director will teach in the programs and be involved with advising doctoral students. The Director will work closely with an assistant, who will support many of the administrative details of the program.  The Director will be hired at the rank of Full Professor. Salary, benefits, teaching load, and other aspects of the package are competitive and will be based on the experience and qualifications of the candidate.

Launched in 2006, doctoral programs at Bentley build on a broader base of knowledge than typically pursued in most programs. Required courses reflect the overarching themes of business, technology andsociety. Umbrella courses focus on qualitative and quantitative research methods; the philosophy of the social sciences, which explores how knowledge is constructed and applied to society; and a signature seminar in ethics and corporate social responsibility. Bentley’s doctoral programs are interdisciplinary in nature. Students pursue PhDs in either Accountancy or Business.  The Accountancy program seeks students interested in topics including audit quality; management control; investor decision-making; accounting information systems; IT controls; and corporate governance. Students in the Business program focus their programsaround topics such as business analytics; corporate governance & ethics; information systems; management; marketing; women in business; or science & industry. Most doctoral applicants will have completed a Master’s degree in an appropriate field, but practice experience or equivalent education may be substituted in some exceptional cases. Admission to the program takes placeevery other year with cohorts of approximately 13 students across both programs. At any given time, total program enrollment is limited to 30-35 students to ensure that standards are maintained.

Graduates from our programs have been placed insuch leading institutions as Brown University; Copenhagen Business School; Florida International University; Penn State University; Villanova University, and West Virginia University.

Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, just minutes from Boston, Bentley University is a dynamic community of leaders, teacher-scholars and creative thinkers. The supportive, team-oriented work environment that Bentley provides promotes personal development and professional accomplishment. The university provides a widerange of resources to both students and faculty with a nationally ranked Library, high-tech learning labs, and an Academic Technology Center that support high quality teaching, learning, and research.

Bentley is dedicated to preparing a new kind of business leader, one with the deep technical skills, the broad global perspective and the high ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world. At Bentley, approximately 4,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students interested in business professions study in a wide range of programs that address all functional areas including accountancy, finance, marketing, management and liberal arts - all anchored in technology. Undergraduate and graduate business programs at Bentley University are AACSB accredited. Bentley University is also one of only a few US business schools and about 140 business schools worldwide to earn the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) accreditation. Bentley is also a full member of the European Doctoral Programmes Association in Management and Business Administration (EDAMBA). See the university website (www.bentley.edu) for information about the school, its faculty, its students, and its programs.


Qualifications: We seek candidates with a doctoral degree in an appropriate academic discipline, an outstanding record of scholarship, an ongoing and high quality research program, and an international reputation. The successful candidate will likely be housed in one of our business departments that actively support doctoralstudents (e.g., Accountancy; Computer Information Systems; Management; Marketing; Information & Process Management), although candidates from Economics and Finance will be considered.  Particular consideration will be given to scholars whose research has potential synergies with current Bentley University faculty and doctoral students. Candidates should have demonstrated excellence in teaching, preferably in areas of interest for Bentley’s PhD programs. A qualified candidate should also have excellent interpersonal and organizational skills, an ability to thrive in a cross-cultural environment, and be able to interact effectively with educators, business professionals, administrators, and students. Position expectations include: contributing to Bentley's research environment by publishing in top quality journals and by taking a leadership role in mentoring junior faculty and doctoral students, service on doctoraldissertation committees, and service to academia through other roles such as leadership of academic organizations, chairing major conference organizing committees, and editorship of high quality journals.

Application Process: Interested candidates should upload the following materials electronically to https://jobs.bentley.edu (please select the PhD Director/Full Professor posting): vita, cover letter, statement of research program, teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations for the past five years and five recent publications or working papers (please use the "Bentley Use Only" and "Other Documents" link). You may scan multiple documents into one PDF to facilitate uploading. Names and contact information for references will be required upon application. Bentley will contact these confidential references for those candidates moving forward in the process.

For best consideration, please submit your application by September 30th, 2014. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Contact search committee co-chairs Dr. Jean C. Bedard, The Timothy B. Harbert Professor of Accountancy (jbedard at bentley.edu<mailto:jbedard at bentley.edu>), or Dr. Robert D. Galliers, The University Distinguished Professor (rgalliers at bentley.edu<mailto:rgalliers at bentley.edu>), if you are interested in learning more about this position (please use subject line "PhD Director/Full Professor Inquiry".

Bentley University requires reference checks and may conduct other pre-employment screening.

Bentley University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, building strength through diversity.
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