Perimeter College

Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, ranked 2nd most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 6th in the country for its first-year student experience, and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility of its students. Among the most diverse universities in the nation, Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad.

A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional degree levels.

With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges.

Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.

The Department of Management is excited about implementing a new strategic plan that calls for creating differentiation by promoting empirical and field research in partnership with industry. The department is composed of outstanding and collegial faculty whose research and teaching interests represent different facets of management including Strategic Management, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Business Analytics.

Our faculty members are enthusiastically engaged in research and regularly publish in the top journals in their disciplines, hold leadership positions in professional associations, and serve on the editorial boards of top journals. They also engage with colleagues in other units of the Robinson College of Business, GSU, and neighboring and international universities in a variety of professional activities.

The Robinson College of Business (RCB) of Georgia State University (GSU) invites applications for a joint appointment in the Department of Management and the Career Advancement Center as an Executive-in-Residence (EiR). This position will have dual reporting lines to the Chair of the Management Department and Associate Dean for Strategic Partnerships and Career Advancement.

In addition to teaching management courses, the EiR will engage with many outreach initiatives.

Direct responsibilities include:
• Teaching: teaching several core courses such as MGT 3400: Managing People in Organizations, BUSA 4980: Strategic Management, and MBA 8165: Leadership & Organizational Behavior.
• Outreach: establishing new relationships and strengthening existing ones between RCB, the Management Department, and the greater business community. The external outreach will occur in collaboration with Robinson’s Strategic Partnerships, Immersive Programs & Career Advancement functions and work closely with Robinson’s Office of Development.

At least five years of teaching experience.

Master’s Degree in business or a related field.

The successful candidate will have well-documented evidence of success as a business leader, significant leadership experience in business, innovative approaches to classroom instruction, and a strong commitment to developing student and company relations, engaging with students outside the classroom and with partners from the industry.

Criminal Background Check Required

Position may require non-standard hours (including day, evening, online, hybrid, and weekend.

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