UAB School of Business Job Openings

We are growing and have several key positions available that will be vital to our continued growth.  Selected candidates will have an exciting opportunity to be an integral part of a successful organization that continues to invest in its future.

Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance

Chair, Department of Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods

Senior Faculty Position, Health Care—Business Scholar

Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution – Rank Open

Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution

Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Quantitative Methods

Tenured or Tenure Earning Faculty, Open Rank- Accounting

Chair, Department of Accounting and Finance

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites applications from, and nominations of, outstanding candidates for the position of Chair of the Department of Accounting and Finance. This is an important opportunity for a teacher-scholar to build on the prior successes of UAB, concomitant with the School’s sharpening its focus on programs and research while increasing enrollment.

Dean David Klock, who joined UAB in March of 2008, leads the School of Business. (See http://main.uab.edu/Sites/MediaRelations/articles/37729/ to read about Dean Klock’s background.)  Since arriving at UAB Dean Klock has worked closely with the faculty to develop a long-term vision for the School that includes:

(1)  Becoming a destination school for high-achieving students throughout the South;

(2)  Expanding an established business reputation as a top priority institution for student recruiting, and

(3)  Expanding an environment that stimulates exceptional teacher/scholars in business by materially enhancing support for excellence in published research.

The Location – Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, located at the southern most edge of the Appalachian Mountains, is the largest city in Alabama. The metropolitan area is home to 1.1 million people and is a significant commercial center in the Southeast. The city’s business base has evolved from manufacturing to a service economy with strong professional, business, legal, and medical sectors. Several Fortune 500 companies are located in the region, and the area’s income growth rate is highly ranked.

Birmingham is also a leading regional cultural center and its many attractions include the Alabama Symphony, Alabama Ballet, Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Birmingham Museum of Art.  Birmingham’s pivotal role in the civil rights movement is chronicled in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, which promotes civil and human rights education worldwide.

A significant attraction to the area is the unparalleled quality of life in the Birmingham metropolitan area. The housing market and cost of living are among the most affordable in the Southeast. Attractive housing choices exist in the city’s historic neighborhoods as well as in the surrounding hilly and scenic communities. Area schools, both public and private, are recognized as among the nation's best.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB is one of the most research intense universities in the nation, with annual funded grant research expenditures that exceed $430 million.  Collaboration based on inter-disciplinary, inter-school, and entrepreneurial problem solving are hallmarks of UAB’s culture. The culture of collaboration has played an important role in the University’s growth and remarkable ascent as a research institution.

The University and its health system have an annual operating budget of approximately $2 billion. UAB includes 13 schools that cover a broad range of social sciences, humanities, engineering, business, science and medicine. UAB’s medical and health-oriented schools are national leaders and their faculties collaborate on research with faculty in the School of Business. The University and its health system occupy over 85 city blocks with many new buildings under construction and others planned for the immediate future. The campus is a unique blend of “walkable” urban and expanding green areas with a more traditional residential campus environment.

There are 2,212 faculty and 17,591 students enrolled at the University.   The student body includes 11,284 undergraduates of whom 30% are people of color and 60% are female.

The School of Business

The UAB School of Business is accredited by AACSB International with separate accounting accreditation. With an annual operating budget of $12,500,000, the School of Business enjoys a strong financial position and is currently recruiting new faculty in several departments.

The School’s 55 full-time faculty members reside in three academic departments:

(1) Accounting and Finance;

(2) Management, Information Systems, Quantitative Methods; and

(3) Marketing, Economics, and Industrial Distribution.

The faculty is diverse with women and people of color represented in all academic departments.

There are 1,900 students enrolled in the School of Business – they come from across the nation and numerous foreign countries. The 350 graduate students study in a variety of programs, including an MBA program, a Master of Accounting program, a combined MBA and Master of Public Health program, and a combined MBA and Master of Science in Health Administration.   The School of Health Professions and the School of Business offer a joint Ph.D. program in health care administration.

The Department of Accounting and Finance

The Department includes 20 faculty members.  The Accounting program is accredited by AACSB International (through 2011/2012) and is well known for its excellent teaching and student performance – graduates have a high pass rate on the CPA exam and in eight out of the last eleven years a UAB student has achieved the highest mark on the CPA exam in Alabama.  The program also offers a Master of Accounting option for graduate students.

The Finance program offers three tracks to undergraduates: Financial Management which is designed for students who will pursue financial decision making positions in large corporations; Investments and Institutions which is geared to students who wish to pursue careers in financial institutions, such as banks, savings and loans, and credit unions, or careers in the securities industry; and a Real Estate track which is currently in development.  Finance students also run the Green and Gold Fund that is invested in public markets.

Opportunities for the New Chair

The Department will benefit from a Chair who provides strong strategic and operational leadership needed for continuous improvement in building innovative high-demand student learning programs and high-quality faculty research/publications. An optimal new leader will also bring an understanding of the skills needed to facilitate growth in sponsored research for the academic community.

The recent move to combine the Accounting and Finance groups provides an important opportunity for innovative curriculum integrating accounting and finance in a practical way to enhance student skill building.  This holds much promise in broadening the education base and perspective for accounting students with courses in corporate finance and capital markets and the same is true in the opposite direction – offering finance students a rich understanding of how financial decisions impact financial reports.

The new Chair will foster cross-disciplinary activities with other teacher-scholars in the School as well as the exceptional research faculty in engineering and healthcare management. The Dean is also prepared to invest in program/research growth.

Outreach to the business community, with strong support from the Dean and the School development staff, is a key ancillary activity for the Chair.  The new Chair will work with the Dean and other leaders in the School to expand alliances with the business community and with prospective and existing donors. These relationships are important to build on the Accounting and Finance group’s history of acquiring private funding – to support student scholarships, faculty research, and Department operations.

Qualifications

The important challenges described above require a proven leader with broad vision, strong team building skills, and ability to collaboratively lead the Department.

The ideal candidate will have an earned doctorate in accounting, professional certification, and a strong record of published research and scholarship..

He/she will be an associate or full professor at a university where teaching and research are highly valued.  Experience in an AASCB accredited school is preferred. Prior administrative experience is preferred but not required. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

She/he will have many of the following experiences, capabilities, and attributes:

The School anticipates offering a very competitive compensation package to recruit a highly qualified candidate.

Please email nominations and applications to:

Nicholas Brill

Brill Neumann Associates, Inc.

Boston, MA

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an equal opportunity and affirmative

action employer.  Women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled

veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Chair, Department of Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites applications from and nominations of outstanding candidates for the position of Chair of the Department of Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods. This is an important opportunity for a teacher-scholar to build on the prior successes of UAB, concomitant with the School’s sharpening its focus on programs and research while increasing enrollment.

Dean David Klock, who joined UAB in March of 2008, leads the School of Business. (See http://main.uab.edu/Sites/MediaRelations/articles/37729/ to read about Dean Klock’s background.)  Since arriving at UAB Dean Klock has worked closely with the faculty to develop a long-term vision for the School that includes:

(1)  Becoming a destination school for high-achieving students throughout the South;

(2)  Expanding an established business reputation as a top priority institution for student recruiting, and

(3)  Building an environment that stimulates exceptional teacher/scholars in business by materially enhancing support for excellence in published research

The Location – Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, located at the southern most edge of the Appalachian Mountains, is the largest city in Alabama. The metropolitan area is home to 1.1 million people and is a significant commercial center in the Southeast. The city’s business base has evolved from manufacturing to a service economy with strong professional, business, legal, and medical sectors. Several Fortune 500 companies are located in the region, and the area’s income growth rate is highly ranked.

Birmingham is also a leading regional cultural center and its many attractions include the Alabama Symphony, Alabama Ballet, Alabama School of Fine Arts, and the Birmingham Museum of Art.  Birmingham’s pivotal role in the civil rights movement is chronicled in the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, which promotes civil and human rights education worldwide.

A significant attraction to the area is the unparalleled quality of life in the Birmingham metropolitan area. The housing market and cost of living are among the most affordable in the Southeast. Attractive housing choices exist in the city’s historic neighborhoods as well as in the surrounding hilly and scenic communities. Area schools, both public and private, are recognized as among the nation's best.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

UAB is one of the most research intense universities in the nation, with annual funded grant research expenditures that exceed $430 million.  Collaboration based on inter-disciplinary, inter-school, and entrepreneurial problem solving are hallmarks of UAB’s culture. The culture of collaboration has played an important role in the University’s growth and remarkable ascent as a research institution.

The University and its health system have an annual operating budget of approximately $2 billion. UAB includes 13 schools that cover a broad range of social sciences, humanities, engineering, business, science and medicine. UAB’s medical and health-oriented schools are national leaders and their faculties collaborate on research with faculty in the School of Business. The University and its health system occupy over 85 city blocks with many new buildings under construction and others planned for the immediate future. The campus is a unique blend of “walkable” urban and expanding green areas with a more traditional residential campus environment.

There are 2,212 faculty and 17,591 students enrolled at the University.   The student body includes 11,284 undergraduates of whom 30% are people of color and 60% are female.

The School of Business

The UAB School of Business is accredited by AACSB International with separate accounting accreditation. With an annual operating budget of $12,500,000, the School of Business enjoys a strong financial position and is currently recruiting new faculty in several departments.

The School’s 55 full-time faculty members reside in three academic departments:

(1) Accounting and Finance;

(2) Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods; and

(3) Marketing, Economics, and Industrial Distribution.

The faculty is diverse with women and people of color represented in all academic departments.

There are 1,900 students enrolled in the School of Business – they come from across the nation and numerous foreign countries. The 350 graduate students study in a variety of programs, including an MBA program, a Master of Accounting program, a combined MBA and Master of Public Health program, and a combined MBA and Master of Science in Health Administration.   The School of Health Professions and the School of Business offer a joint PhD program in Health Care Administration.

The Department of Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods

The Department includes 16 faculty members. The Management program includes studies in general management, human resources management, and strategy/leadership. The Information Systems program offers a major and a minor with tracks in Information Security, Forensics, Systems Development, and Application Development.  The IS course work is linked to accounting with specialized course offerings in forensic accounting and IT auditing. Quantitative Methods is primarily a service program offering courses in using quantitative and behavioral methods to solve business problems. The Department offers courses in supply chain management (SCM) with a near goal of implementing a SCM major. Internships play a key role in student learning.

Opportunities for the New Chair

The Department will benefit from a Chair who provides strong strategic and operational leadership needed for continuous improvement in building innovative high-demand student learning programs and high-quality faculty research/publications. An optimal new leader will also bring an understanding of the skills needed to facilitate growth in sponsored research (e.g., through grants and contracts).

The Department supports the school’s mission through a diverse group of active researchers and teacher-scholars who are engaged with students in both undergraduate and MBA programs.  Faculty also work closely with the professional community to ensure student success through hands-on experiential learning with real-world projects and internships. The Department was recently created by combining faculty from Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods. The faculty also teaches several courses in these areas in the MBA program.

The new Chair will have the opportunity to influence the following initiatives:

Success will be assessed by:

• Regional and national recognition for excellence in the disciplinary programs noted above;
• Enhanced reputation measured by: increased student enrollment, better job placement for graduates, ability to attract the best faculty in the Department’s
• disciplines, and increased publications in leading scholarly journals; and
• Enhanced external relations and increased philanthropy.

Qualifications

The important challenges described above require a proven leader with broad vision, strong team building skills, and ability to collaboratively lead the Department.

The ideal candidate will have an earned doctorate in one of the disciplines of the Department and a strong record of published research and scholarship in her/his disciplinary area.  Applicants with both strong academic and industry backgrounds who may currently be in industry are welcomed to apply. Successful candidates will be able to show familiarity with the processes and approaches for current research/scholarship in all areas of emphasis comprised in the Department.

He/she will be an associate or full professor at a research university where teaching and research are highly valued.  Experience in an AASCB accredited school is preferred. Prior administrative experience is preferred but not required. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

She/he will have many of the following experiences, capabilities, and attributes:

• Experience building coalitions of faculty and senior administrators,
• Ability to build partnerships across the academic community and with industry,
• Ability to lead change using approaches and processes which emphasize inclusion, transparency, and respect,
• Ability to create an environment in which faculty are motivated to contribute to the research and teaching objectives of the School of Business,
• Strong commitment to diversity,
• High energy level, and
• A personality that is collegial and enjoyable to work with.

The School anticipates offering a very competitive compensation package to recruit a highly qualified candidate.

Please send nominations and applications to:

Nicholas Brill

Brill Neumann Associates, Inc.

Boston, MA

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

UAB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and is expressly committed to maintaining and promoting nondiscrimination

in all aspects of recruitment and employment of individuals at

all levels throughout the organization.

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Senior Faculty Position

Health Care—Business Scholar

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Business invites applications from and nominations of outstanding candidates for a senior faculty position.  We are interested in candidates eligible for rank as Associate Professor or Full Professor in any business discipline with expertise in Healthcare. The incumbent will have a faculty appointment in the department most appropriate to their expertise.  Successful candidates will have a nationwide reputation and an exceptional publication record in top business and healthcare journals.

UAB is a university with annual research expenditures that exceed $425 million.  Collaboration, inter-disciplinary and inter-school, and entrepreneurial problem solving are hallmarks of UAB’s culture and have played important roles in the University’s growth and remarkable ascent as a research institution.  UAB includes 12 schools which cover a broad range of social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and engineering, business, education, the sciences. UAB’s six medical and health-related schools are national leaders and their faculties actively collaborate with faculty in the School of Business.

As a senior member of the School of Business faculty, the successful candidate will mentor junior faculty, and actively engage in research, teaching, and service.  The incumbent will also serve as Co-Director of the HealthCare Leadership Academy (HLA). The HLA is a joint venture between the School of Medicine and the School of Business with a mission to contribute to the continuing development of leadership talent within the UAB Academic Health Center. The Co-Director, with his/her counterpart from the School of Medicine, will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

• Coordination of operations with policy guidelines established by the HLA Board of Advisors;
• Timely communication with the Deans of the Schools of Business and Medicine;
• Curriculum development and improvement;
• Recruitment and selection of faculty, speakers, and participants;
• Administration of the operations of the HLA;
• On-going evaluation of program effectiveness.

The ideal candidate will have a terminal degree and academic experience in a Healthcare and/or business discipline with a strong record of research and scholarship in his/her disciplinary area. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills are essential. Prior administrative experience is preferred.

He/she will have many of the following experiences, capabilities, and attributes:

• Experience building coalitions of faculty and senior administrators;
• Ability to build partnerships across the academy and with industry;
• Ability to lead change using approaches and processes which emphasize inclusion, transparency, and respect;
• Ability to create an environment in which faculty are motivated to contribute to the research and teaching objectives of the School of Business;
• Strong commitment to diversity;
• High energy level; and
• A collegial personality

The Location – Birmingham, Alabama

The vibrant city of Birmingham, located at the southern most edge of the Appalachian Mountains, is the largest city in Alabama with a metropolitan area population of 1.1 million people.  The city’s business base has evolved from manufacturing, especially steel production, to a service economy with strong professional, business, legal, and medical sectors.  Today, Birmingham is a significant commercial metropolitan area in the Southeast.

Birmingham is also a leading regional cultural center and its many attractions include the Alabama Symphony, Alabama Ballet, Alabama School of Fine Arts, the Birmingham Museum of Art, and the Birmingham Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival. Birmingham’s pivotal role in the civil rights movement is chronicled in the important Birmingham Civil Rights Institute that promotes civil and human rights worldwide through education.

A significant attraction to the area is the unprecedented quality of life in the Birmingham metropolitan area. The housing market and cost of living are among the most affordable in the Southeast. Downtown living is experiencing resurgence and attractive housing choices exist in the city’s historic neighborhoods as well as in the surrounding communities. Area schools, both public and private, are nationally recognized among the nation's best.  Within 30 minutes of the lively downtown business district are recreation opportunities that attract visitors from across the nation.

The School of Business

The School is accredited by the AACSB International and the current accreditation continues through 2011/2012. The annual operating budget for the School is $12,500,000, research funding is over $600,000 annually, and the philanthropic giving for this year will exceed $2,000,000.

The School’s 55 full time faculty members reside in three academic departments: (1) Accounting and Finance; (2) Management, Information Systems, and Quantitative Methods; and (3) Marketing, Economics, and Industrial Distribution (includes a medical distribution track for undergraduates).  The faculty is diverse with women and members of minority groups represented in all academic departments.

There are 1,900 students enrolled in the School of Business and they come from across the nation and numerous foreign countries.  The 1,550 undergraduate students enrolled in the School include 1,050 full time students and 645 part time students.  The approximately 350 graduate students are enrolled in a variety of programs including the MBA program, a Masters of Accounting program, a combined MBA and Master of Public Health program, and a combined MBA and Master of Science in Health Administration.  A joint PhD program with the School of Health Professions is also offered to students who wish to pursue combined doctoral level work in Health Care and Business.

The current focus within the School of Business on enhancing research and scholarship complements the School’s historic experiential learning focus which prepares students for careers in the business sector.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an equal opportunity and affirmative

action employer.  Women, minorities, Vietnam-era veterans, disabled

veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution
Department of Marketing, Economics and Industrial Distribution

Position Description

The Marketing, Economics & Industrial Distribution (MEID) Department in the UAB School of Business seeks an assistant or associate professor of Marketing. Applicants should possess interests in research and/or teaching in professional selling and/or sales management.  The ideal applicant will be a strong contributor to our Professional Sales Certificate Program and will also be considered to serve as Director of our Center for Sales Leadership.  Along with a growing sales program, our Department has unique curricula in industrial distribution and medical equipment and supplies marketing.  Our Department has unique curricula in industrial distribution and medical equipment and supplies marketing.  We also have a Professional Sales Certificate Program.  Candidates with a background and/or interest in sales, marketing and distribution relative to industrial products, health care, life sciences, medicine and/or related fields will find outstanding opportunities to teach and conduct research in these areas at UAB. More information is available at http://main.uab.edu/Sites/business/news/CareerOpportunities.

Primary teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing and professional selling. A commitment to teaching excellence and quality research is essential. UAB has excellent teaching facilities and support, including numerous multimedia classrooms and computer equipment and software to meet scholarly research needs. The faculty is expanding and is supported by the administration. Our faculty colleagues cooperate in research and provide flexibility in teaching areas.

Applications will be reviewed beginning July 15, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. The expected starting date of appointment is August 16, 2010. Salary is competitive. Interested candidates should send a letter of application along with two letters of recommendation to the Department Chair, Robert Robicheaux, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Requirements

Candidates should possess or anticipate by August 2010 an earned Ph.D. in Marketing or similar field and a record of, or evidence of the capacity for, outstanding research and teaching.

Contact

For more information about this opportunity, please contact:

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Professor of Marketing and Industrial Distribution – Rank Open
Department of Marketing, Economics and Industrial Distribution

Position Description

The Marketing, Economics & Industrial Distribution (MEID) Department in the UAB School of Business seeks a Professor of Marketing.  Rank is open. Applicants should possess interests in research and/or teaching in areas related to business-to-business marketing.  Our Department has unique curricula in industrial distribution and medical equipment and supplies marketing.  We also have a Professional Sales Certificate Program.  Candidates with a background and/or interest in sales, marketing, retailing and/or distribution relative to industrial products, health care, life sciences, medicine and/or related fields will find outstanding opportunities to teach and conduct research in these areas at UAB. More information is available at http://main.uab.edu/Sites/business/news/CareerOpportunities.

Primary teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses in marketing. A commitment to teaching excellence and quality research is essential. UAB has excellent teaching facilities and support, including numerous multimedia classrooms and computer equipment and software to meet scholarly research needs. The faculty is expanding and is supported by the administration. Our faculty colleagues cooperate in research and provide flexibility in teaching areas.

Applications will be reviewed beginning July 15, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled. The expected starting date of appointment is August 16, 2010. Salary is competitive. Interested candidates should send a letter of application along with two letters of recommendation to the Department Chair, Robert Robicheaux, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Requirements

Candidates should possess or anticipate by August 2010 an earned Ph.D. in Marketing or similar field and a record of, or evidence of the capacity for, outstanding research and teaching.

Contact

For more information about this opportunity, please contact:

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