Assistant / Associate Professor (Human Resources / Organizational Behavior), Department of Manage...

Overview

Assistant / Associate Professor (Human Resources / Organizational Behavior), Department of Management & Entrepreneurship, Fall 2026

Location : University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Open Date : Jun 13, 2025

Description : Position announcement and description for multiple tenure-track faculty positions in Human Resources / Organizational Behavior at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The effective date of employment is August 1, 2026, or when filled. Compensation will be competitive.

Department Background

Haslam College of Business and the Department of Management & Entrepreneurship invite applications for tenure-track positions in Human Resources / Organizational Behavior at the Assistant or Associate Professor level. The Haslam College of Business is AACSB accredited, with over 200 full-time faculty serving over 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The department offers two undergraduate degrees (Management and Human Resource Management), a master's degree in management and human resources, two university minors (Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship), and the Ph.D. in Strategy, Entrepreneurship, & Organizations. Tenured or tenure-track departmental faculty members include Brian Bergman, Melissa Cardon, Russell Crook (Department Head), David Gras, Joseph Harrison, Christina Hymer, Tom Lumpkin (visiting), Alex Miller, Tim Munyon, Tim Pollock, Codou Samba, Anne Smith, Ruixiang Song, Sherry Thatcher, and Dave Williams. Our faculty have published in top journals including AMJ, AMR, ASQ, JAP, JBV, JIBS, JOM, Org Science, PPsych, and SMJ.

Knoxville area : Knoxville is located in east Tennessee with a metro area of more than 900,000. It offers a mild climate, walkable downtown, varied nightlife, active neighborhoods, and eclectic shopping and restaurants. It has been named among the top places to live and close to Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Major cities are accessible by car, and the local airport offers direct flights to many destinations.

Qualifications

Required : Candidates must hold a Ph.D. from an accredited institution and demonstrate evidence of quality scholarship and teaching effectiveness in Human Resources / Organizational Behavior or a related discipline. The Ph.D. must be earned by August 1, 2026. For Assistant Professor, candidates should show promise in developing a program in disciplinary research and scholarship gaining external recognition. For Associate Professor, candidates should be targeting leading journals, producing scholarly output that enhances professional reputation, and be widely recognized contributors to their disciplines.

Preferred : Our preferred candidates will possess :

• An ongoing program of research in premier refereed journals.
• A desire to work with doctoral students.
• The ability to overlap with and extend our faculty's research interests.
• An identifiable methodological skillset.
• A record of demonstrated teaching success at an accredited institution.
• For Associate level : the ability and desire to teach and / or develop programming in our graduate and executive education programs, such as the Masters of Science in Management and Human Resources, MBA, Executive MBA (Healthcare or Strategic Leadership), Physicians Executive MBA, or Aerospace and Defense MBA.
• For Assistant level : if the future opportunity to teach and / or develop programming in GEE programs appeals, please include relevant background in application materials.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Organizational Behavior Position : Engage in human resources and / or organization behavior research that results in premier publications. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in human resources and / or organizational behavior. Participate in professional and university service activities commensurate with faculty rank.

Application Instructions

Application Procedure : Applicants applying by August 1, 2025 will receive a complete review of their credentials. Preliminary interviews will be conducted via videoconference (e.g., Zoom) and finalists will be invited to campus. Applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled. Please apply to only one of the positions and specify the rank at which you are applying. Applicants should submit a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, and the names and contact information of three references via Interfolio. In your cover letter, please explain fit for the position and rank. At the end of your CV, please list the names and contact information of three references. Reference letters are not needed at the time of application. Use the following link to apply for the position : Human Resources / Organizational Behavior : apply.interfolio.com / 169082

Dr. Dave Williams, Search Committee Chair

Department of Management & Entrepreneurship

Haslam College of Business

412A Stokely Management Center

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Knoxville, TN 37996-0545

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. The University of Tennessee affirms non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university.

Requests for accommodation of a disability should be directed to the ADA Coordinator at Equal Opportunity and Accessibility, 1840 Melrose Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to eoa@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, the ADA, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building, E J. Chapman Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to investigations@utk.edu, or by phone at 865-974-0717.

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