Full Professor, Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute Business, Markets, and Society

Full Professor, Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets, and Society, Boston University Questrom School of Business Position Overview

Boston University invites applications for a full‑time, endowed, tenured professorship at the rank of Full Professor to advance the research and educational mission of the Mehrotra Institute for Business, Markets, and Society at the Questrom School of Business. The successful candidate will play a central role in building the Institute into a leading center for research, education, and public discourse on the role of business and markets in society.

• Maintain an exceptional and internationally recognized research program and contribute meaningfully to the development of distinctive research streams aligned with the Mehrotra Institute's mission.
• Provide outstanding teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and contribute to the development of forward‑looking curricula for Questrom programs.
• Contribute to the Institute's broader intellectual agenda by helping to shape research initiatives, academic programming, and public‑facing activities.
• Demonstrate academic leadership and a strategic perspective on institutional development, collaboration, and field‑building.

• Corporate governance
• Antitrust and competition policy
• Innovation and entrepreneurship
• Market design
• Political economy of business, and market and government failure
• Social impact and the role of business in society

• Ph.D. and current tenured position at the associate or full professor level at a peer institution.
• Evidence of sustained research excellence, high‑quality teaching, and institutional leadership.

While we will accept applications until we fill the position, we strongly encourage interested candidates to apply by March 31, 2026. To ensure full consideration, candidates are encouraged to apply early.

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, age, national origin, ethnicity, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law or identified in the University's Notice of Non‑Discrimination. Retaliation is also prohibited. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. Under Massachusetts law, we may not require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.

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