The Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington consistently ranks among the top business schools in the United States—for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Foster School serves a diverse, multicultural population of more than 2,500 students. With one-in-four UW freshman applicants requesting business majors, demand for Foster School business education is significant and growing.

We are driven by our purpose of fostering leaders, insights, and progress to better humanity. The Department of Management and Organization (M&O), the largest department within the Foster School of Business, is consistently ranked among the top 10 most productive management departments in the world in terms of research output in premier journals. In 2024, the department was ranked seventh for research productivity among public institutions and tenth overall, according to an annual ranking compiled other universities. As a business school, the Foster School is a global thought leader in numerous areas and the University of Washington is ranked #8 among the world’s best 2025 Global universities by US News and World Report. In accordance with our commitment to excellence and equity, the Foster School values contributions in research, teaching, and service that address diversity and equal opportunity. We are currently engaged in several searches for faculty to join the Foster School with the aim of increasing thought leadership in these areas. For more information visit https://foster.uw.edu.

The Department of Management & Organization invites applications for one full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor for the 2026-2027 academic year, with an anticipated start date of September 16, 2026. Assistant Professors have an annual service period of nine months. University of Washington faculty members engage in research, teaching, and service.

The successful candidates will perform research in micro subject areas, which may include organizational behavior and human resources management. Teaching responsibilities will focus on organizational behavior, human resources management, leadership, ethics, teams, etc.

The base salary range for this position will be $22,000-32,000 per month, commensurate with experience and qualifications, or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination. 

A summary of benefits associated with this title/rank can be found on our Benefits page. Appointees solely employed and paid directly by a non-UW entity are not UW employees and are not eligible for UW or Washington State employee benefits.

Candidates must have or be nearing completion of a PhD or foreign equivalent in Organizational Behavior, Business Administration, Management, Human Resource Management, Psychology, Sociology, or other related field. A qualified candidate may be considered for temporary appointment as an Acting Assistant Professor, pending PhD, with conversion to an appointment as an Assistant Professor after degree conferral if the terminal degree has not been conferred by the position start date.

Include a cover letter highlighting your research interests; curriculum vita; evidence of teaching effectiveness; the names of three confidential letter of recommendation writers or three confidential letters of recommendation (preferred); up to three examples of research; and a statement detailing how your teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in your academic field. Applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further the Foster School’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Applications only accepted via Interfolio: https://apply.interfolio.com/169347