Babson College

Posting Title Marketing Division, F.W. OLIN DISTINGUISHED CHAIR OF GLOBAL BUSINESS

Position Summary Information


Marketing Division:
The Marketing Division at Babson College seeks applications for the F.W. Olin Distinguished Chair of Global Business position. Because this is an endowed chair position, candidates should be senior associates or full professors currently. Qualified applicants must have a PhD in Marketing (or related field), as well as:

• Evidence of a rigorous program of high-quality research, particularly in the area of global business,
• The ability and willingness to support and engage in the Graduate School’s teaching and curriculum innovation in global business,
• A demonstrated record of effectiveness and willingness to contribute to a collegial and team-work environment.

Please include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and a brief overview of your research and scholarly agenda. At least 2 recommendation letters will be requested from candidates contacted for an initial interview. (You can provide this contact information with your initial application or at a later stage.) Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until July 20, 2023.

Initial interviews will be conducted virtually via WebEx or at the AMA Summer Educators’ Conference. The position start date will be August 15, 2024.

Please contact Ellie Kyung at ekyung@babson.edu with any questions.

Additional Information

College Summary:
Babson College, located fourteen miles west of Boston, is an independent school of management that takes a unique approach to preparing undergraduates, graduate students, and working professionals for the challenges of the modern business world. Babson’s dynamic curriculum focuses on developing skills that transcend business so that students develop multidimensional abilities that prepare them to make important contributions to business and society. Our students understand that economic and social value creation are not mutually exclusive, but instead are integral to each other. The fundamental business skills and entrepreneurial mindset they cultivate at Babson equip them to make a difference on campus and around the world.

Babson has over 2,000 full-time undergraduate students and more than 1,200 full and part-time graduate students. Our highly diverse student body hails from 45 U.S. states and 78 countries. Non-U.S. students comprise more than 27% of undergraduates and more than 50% of our full time graduate students. Babson offers a Bachelor of Science degree, MS and MBA programs, and executive education programs worldwide.

We seek faculty who are aligned with our values of teaching excellence, collaboration, diversity and inclusiveness, and those who embrace our mission to educate leaders who create great economic and social value everywhere. We seek candidates who are eager to engage as educators among a diverse student community.

Babson College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to enhancing diversity across all levels of the College. Candidates who believe they can contribute to this goal are strongly encouraged to apply.