Open Rank Tenure-track Position: Strategy & Innovation

The Scheller College of Business https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/ at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia invites applications for an Open Rank Tenure-track faculty position in Strategy & Innovation. Candidates are expected to demonstrate an exceptional commitment to the teaching and mentoring of students.

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

Job Responsibilities 

The Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia seeks applications to fill an Assistant or Associate Professor position in Strategy & Innovation (S&I).

Job responsibilities include demonstrated ability to teach at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, outstanding research, and excellent recommendations. For those applying at the associate level and above, we also require an exemplary record of scholarly research, teaching, and service commensurate with the rank. A competitive salary will be offered, with an expected teaching load of six credit hours in the first year (AY26-27) and nine credit hours per year thereafter.

Responsibilities for this position include:

• Excellence in classroom instruction in subjects related to strategy and innovation management at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Active commitment to producing world-class scholarship and publishing in top-tier academic journals on an ongoing basis.
• Dedication to participation and leadership in professional activities, such as presenting work-in-progress at important professional conferences, peer-review, and editorial positions in relevant journals.
• Commitment to service and student-engagement at the Institute level and beyond.

 Minimum and Preferred Qualifications   

The minimum requirements are a Ph.D. in Strategic Management or related areas such as Economics or Entrepreneurship (candidates must have their Ph.D. completed no later than June 1, 2026).

Student Success Criteria    

• The ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body
• The ability to design and teach curricula that are responsive to a diverse student body
• The ability to adopt teaching strategies that support the learning and success of all students
• The ability to engage students in experiential learning activities and pedagogy that support student success

Application Requirements 

Applicants should submit:

• A cover letter and vita indicating your education, relevant experience, research publications, and research interests.
• Two (2) samples of your research; either research papers and/or your dissertation proposal.
• A curriculum vita (CV) or resume.
• Names and contact information of three references as a single .PDF

Application materials should be submitted as .PDF files electronically Here. Applicants should arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted at the following link: recruit-strategy@scheller.gatech.edu.

Requests for information may be directed to Dr. Stuart Graham at: stuart.graham@scheller.gatech.edu.

Applications will be considered beginning October 15, 2025, but the search will continue until the positions are filled. An earned doctorate is required by the start of the appointment, and a background check must be completed prior to beginning employment. 

About Georgia Tech 

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech’s faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation’s top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school. 

 Georgia Tech’s Mission and Values 

Georgia Tech’s mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: 

1. Students are our top priority.
2. We strive for excellence.
3. We thrive on diversity.
4. We celebrate collaboration.
5. We champion innovation.
6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
8. We act ethically.
9. We are responsible stewards.

Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. 

About the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology 

The Scheller College of Business is ranked #4 Best B-School among US public universities by Bloomberg (2023-24) and its Full-time MBA Program ranks #9 among public universities by Bloomberg BusinessWeek (2021) and U.S. News & World Report (2023). Georgia Tech is one of the nation's leading research universities and consistently ranks among the top public universities in the country. Atlanta is the 9th largest metropolitan area in the U.S. and serves as a cultural and economic hub for the region.

The Strategy and Innovation area at Georgia Tech’s Scheller College of Business in Atlanta, Georgia seeks qualified applicants for one tenure-track appointment at the rank of assistant/associate commencing in the Fall semester of 2025 which begins in mid-August. The ideal candidate will complement our focus on strategy and innovation and have a record of outstanding empirical research demonstrating a deep understanding of econometric methods that facilitate causal inference.

The research interests of our faculty in Strategy and Innovation at Scheller College of Business may be viewed at  https://www.scheller.gatech.edu/academics/strategy-and-innovation.html 

USG Core Values Statement

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services.  Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions.  This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here: https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/c2714  Board of Regents Policy Manual | University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

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