Clinical Professor

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POSITION SPECIFICS

Clinical Professor Position in Management

Management and Organization Department

Smeal College of Business

The Pennsylvania State University

The Management and Organization (M&O) Department in the Smeal College of Business at The Pennsylvania State University has an open rank full-time clinical professor of Management position. The desired start date for the position is Fall of 2026.

Clinical faculty in the Smeal College of Business are hired on a multi-year contract, are expected to teach 18 credits per academic year (or its equivalent) and contribute to the teaching mission of the school by bringing relevant knowledge, experiences, and perspectives to the classroom. Clinical faculty also typically assume leadership roles in the department’s academic programs and mentoring of students including related student organizations. Clinical professors are eligible for promotion (ranks of Assistant Clinical Professor, Associate Clinical Professor, and Clinical Professor). 

Job Requirement: Clinical faculty in the Smeal College of Business have a primary focus on teaching, and therefore evidence of a successful teaching record is required. A terminal degree in management or a related field is also required. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced individual who will enjoy working in an interdisciplinary and collaborative departmental environment. Classes may be at the undergraduate or graduate level, and may be fully in person, delivered in a hybrid format, or delivered fully online.  Onsite teaching is an essential function of the job.

Review of applications for the position will begin on immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates for the position can apply directly online by uploading a letter of interest, CV, a teaching statement, and evidence of teaching effectiveness. Three recommendation letters should also be sent directly to Amanda Brown, Academic Program Coordinator, in the M&O Department at [email protected].

The Department of Management and Organization is consistently ranked in the top-20 management departments for its research productivity and values high-level theoretical and empirical ability, collegiality and collaboration among its members, and the ability to teach management and organizational concepts effectively to multiple audiences. Our department offers two undergraduate majors (Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Management), two online masters programs (Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship; Strategic Management and Executive Leadership), a PhD program, core and elective courses in Smeal’s full-time MBA and DBA programs, and operates the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship (which includes the Garber Venture Capital Fund). Our tenure-line faculty are Carolyn Dang, Raghu Garud, Don Hambrick, Stephen Humphrey, Trevor Israelsen, Margaret Luciano, Peter Madsen, Vilmos Misangyi, Tessa Recendes, Semin Park, Kira Schabram, Paul Shrivastava, Linda Treviño, Wenpin Tsai, Kate Wang, Dani Yin, and Rui Zhong. Our nontenure-line clinical faculty are Shawn Clark, Jamey Darnell, Jeanette Miller, Lisa O’Hara, Özge Pala, and Angela Schwartz. Our nontenure-line full-time teaching faculty are Cameron Conaway, Neil Fogarty, Ron Johnson, Dave Lenze, Brad Leve, Travis Lesser, and Federica Pinelli. For more information on our department please visit https://www.smeal.psu.edu/management

The M&O Department is part of the Smeal College of Business, which depends on more than 360 faculty and staff to enact and support its strategic priorities of integrity, diversity, and sustainability and to serve the needs of more than 9,000 students. Media outlets and independent observers regularly rank Smeal among the best business schools in the world. Please visit http://www.smeal.psu.edu/ for additional information.

The Smeal College of Business is located at the Pennsylvania State University’s main campus (University Park) in the heart of State College, Pennsylvania. Our community features the charms of a small town with the opportunities typically only found in larger cities, with State College routinely ranked among the top 10 best college towns in the United States (https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/best-college-towns-in-america/). For more details on our competitive benefits package and what our community has to offer, please visit: https://hr.psu.edu/prospective-employee.

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BENEFITS

Penn State provides a competitive benefits package for full-time employees designed to support both personal and professional wellbeing. In addition to comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, employees enjoy robust retirement plans. One of the standout benefits is the generous 75% tuition discount, available to employees as well as eligible spouses and children.

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