Assistant Professor and Nies Early Career Faculty Scholar of Enterprise Management

The Ness School of Management and Economics at South Dakota State University (SDSU) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Enterprise Management. Attached to the position is a three-year-termed, renewable Nies Early Career Faculty Scholar designation that provides $30,000 annually to support, at the direction of the named early career faculty scholar, research, outreach, and student-scholarship outcomes in enterprise management that strategically align with Nies Endowment program and the strategic plan of the Ness School. The Ness School seeks a dynamic, innovative scholar whose research interests include, but are not limited to, enterprise management. Research outcomes associated with this position must satisfy the academic standards AACSB associates with its faculty-status classification, Scholarly Academic. Teaching responsibilities associated with this position include undergraduate and graduate sequences of business and management analytics, including, for example, advanced business decision science, operations management, and organizational management. The Ness School, which includes approximately 30 full-time faculty members and a team of academic advisors, embodies an intellectual philosophy that economics and quantitative analysis are foundational to thriving in and critically assessing a modern global economy. In keeping with the land-grant mission of the university, the school is the premier source for economics and business intelligence in the region. The school engages its stakeholders in the classroom, through scholarship, and through outreach—formally through SDSU Extension and otherwise. The school is a unit of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. The Ness School is in the process of securing AACSB accreditation, managing significant enrollment growth in its majors, and balancing new opportunities in core business fields with its traditional strengths in economics and quantitative analysis. In its research, teaching, and outreach efforts, the school embraces interdisciplinary and interprofessional collaboration. The roughly 900 students who major in the Ness School complete coursework in accounting, and business finance, intermediate economics, calculus, and statistics; and students who major in business economics, operations management, entrepreneurial studies, and agricultural business complete a comprehensive suite of business courses. Meanwhile, thousands of students pursue the school’s minors, including those in accounting, marketing, management, and real estate. Students enrolled in the school’s master’s program in economics complete either an economic-theory option, which emphasizes applied economic research in the form of a graduate thesis, or a business-economics option, which requires courses in managerial economics, advanced business decision science, financial management, marketing strategy and analytics, and a capstone experience that potentially collaborates with industry. Additionally, the school offers a master’s program in operations management. A graduate real-estate certificate is available as well. This is a 9-month, full-time, benefit eligible, tenure-track position. The position is supervised by the Director of the Ness School of Management and Economics. We anticipate a start date of August 2024; though an earlier start date of January 2024 is also negotiable. South Dakota State University promotes access to and opportunities for all to receive the benefit of and participate in education, research, and service and is especially interested in candidates that can contribute to this land-grant mission of access.  RESPONSIBILITIES:The occupant of this assistant professorship in enterprise management must:Maintain high research productivity resulting regularly in peer-reviewed, scholarly publications in top-tier academic journals, grant funding, and presentations at national or international forums that tightly align with the field areas associated with this position, that meet the school’s tenure-and-promotion standards, and that satisfy the academic standards the AACSB associates with its faculty-status classification, Scholarly Academic.Lead with exceptional pedagogy in the classroom and through undergraduate- and graduate-student mentorship.Teach undergraduate or graduate courses in conventional face-to face on-campus formats and, potentially, through emerging modes of remote delivery, including hybrid and/or other online format.Participate in Ness School and contribute meaningfully to shared governance across the university.Report to the Director of the Ness School of Management and Economics.MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:The occupant of this assistant professorship in enterprise management must:Hold a Ph.D. in management or a related business field by hiring date.Have potential for effective research, teaching, and outreach outcomes.Communicate effectively with a variety of audiences on and off campus.Possess excellent organizational, time-management, and interpersonal skills. PREFERRED EXPERIENCE/CAPABILTIES:The occupant of this assistant professorship in enterprise management has:Research, teaching, and outreach outcomes that meaningfully advance knowledge in the field of enterprise management, broadly defined.Participated in inter- and multi-disciplinary efforts, collaborating with colleagues on research, curriculum designs, and outreach efforts that raise the profile and stature of enterprise management.

Salary : $30,000