1. Academic Positions at the ranks of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor

The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at the American University of Beirut (AUB) is seeking to fill academic positions at the ranks of Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Full Professor in the following areas:

• Accounting
• Business Statistics
• Finance
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations and Supply Chain Management

Applicants should have a Ph.D. or DBA. Those applying for Assistant Professorships who have a recent doctorate should show a strong research potential. Applicants for Associate and Full Professorships should have a record of commensurate research achievement. Successful candidates will be expected to conduct research at the forefront of their field and to teach at the undergraduate, the MBA and the Executive MBA levels. 

Applications should be submitted, preferably by email, to :

 Mrs. Hala Azar
Assistant to the Dean
Suliman S. Olayan School of Business
American University of Beirut
P.O.Box 11-0-236
Beirut-Lebanon
Fax: 961-1-750214
ha01@aub.edu.lb

Qualified candidates should submit a letter of application, a current CV, sample copies of publications and three letters of recommendation.

Applications should be received  by December 15,2008   for appointment for the Spring of 2009 and by February 15, 2009 for appointment for the Fall of the 2009-2010 academic year. However, search will continue until all vacancies are filled.

2. Endowed Chair Positions at the Suliman Olayan School of Business, the American University of Beirut

The Suliman Olayan School of Business at the American University of Beirut is seeking candidates for the following Endowed Chair positions:

·         The Husni A. Sawwaf Chair in Business (any discipline)

·         The Abdul Aziz Al-Sagar Chair in Finance

·         The Coca-Cola Chair in Marketing.

A candidate must have international academic renown in his/her field. Typically, such a candidate will be a highly accomplished and recognized researcher in his/her field, and a thought leader, with a proven track record in teaching, and professional service as well.

Chair Professors will be expected to spearhead a strong research program, mentor junior faculty members, and engage in teaching on one or more of the BBA, MBA, EMBA programs , as well as optionally contributing to executive education.

An application should include a current CV, a detailed statement of research and teaching plans, and the names and addresses of at least five (5) references.  Applications should be sent electronically khalil.hindi@aub.edu.lb, addressed to: Associate Dean Khalil Hindi, Suliman Olayan School of Business, the American University of Beirut.

Competitive salary and benefit packages will be offered to successful candidates.

Review of applications will begin immediately, but applications for each position will be considered until it is filled.

3. Marie Currie Research Fellow- Post Doc Research Fellow

The candidate will join an international research consortium composed of American University of Beirut (AUB), Brunel Business School at Brunel University (UK), and TurkSat (Turkey) funded by EU Framework 7. The candidate will be placed at the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at AUB. OSB is an AACSB accredited business school for its regional eminence and global excellence, http://sb.aub.edu.lb/.

The candidate is expected to have a PhD, those who have a recent doctorate should show a strong research potential and a research interest at the interface of multi-disciplines: Electronic Government Information Systems, Performance management & measurement, data analysis and associated software tools. In particular, some experience in data envelopment analysis (DEA) & network DEA; analytic hierarchy process (AHP) & network AHP; questionnaire & web surveying methods, structured equation models; process model analysis would be appreciated. An enthusiasm for collecting field data on E-Government systems is very important. The successful candidate is expected to coordinate activities amongst the consortium partners. Strong communication and inter-personal skills are highly desirable. 

Qualified candidates should submit a letter of application, a current CV,  list of publications and a summary of research interests, as well as the names and e-mail addresses of two referees.

Contact Type: Temporary Researcher- 12 months, may be renewable

Position: Experienced Researcher (PhD)

Start Date: As soon as possible but no later than 01/10/2009

Duration: 12 months

Salary: EU Marie Currie Rates

Contact Person: Prof. Ibrahim H Osman, American university of Beirut, ibrahim.osman@aub.edu.lb

Place of Work: American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Disciplines: Business Information and Decision Systems

4. Information System Instructor

The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business of the American University of Beirut seeks a well-qualified information-systems instructor, with a Master degree and, preferably, some knowledge of business applications software. In addition to participating in the teaching of information systems courses on the Bachelor of Business Administration degree program, the successful candidate will be expected to play the role of a business applications software officer. This entails maintaining all business applications software in use at the School, developing ‘local-expert’ skills and instructing faculty and students in their use, and providing input to the process of procuring further applications software. Training opportunities will be made available.

The deadline for applications is 15 July, but search will continue until the post is filled. The successful candidate is expected to start as soon after appointment as possible.

Information on the School can be found at http://sb.aub.edu.lb/ .

AUB is an equal opportunity employer. AUB’s home page is at www.aub.edu.lb

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