Associate Professor​/Professor, Schlesinger-Grossman Endowed Chair in Family Business

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THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT, Grossman School of Business ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) seeks an outstanding, innovative, and engaged scholar as the Schlesinger-Grossman Chair of Family Business at the rank of Associate or Full Professor. Applicants with expertise in all areas of family business are welcome to apply. Of particular interest are scholars and educators whose topical interests overlap with accounting, business analytics, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources, international business, marketing, organizational behavior, organization theory, strategy, and/or sustainable business.

This is a full-time, tenure-track/tenured appointment with a flexible start date, potentially as early as Fall 2026.

Our ideal candidate has published in FT 50 or ABS 4 and 4
* journals, is experienced in publishing research and teaching innovative courses in family business, has contributed to (or demonstrates interest in) the development and delivery of experiential learning activities like case or pitch competitions, and is an active contributor to professional conferences and scholarly journals. Overall, candidates should demonstrate a longer-term potential to build the research reputation and impact of GSB, teach at the undergraduate and graduate level, develop innovative new courses and extra-curricular experiential initiatives, inspire students both inside and outside the classroom, and develop stakeholder relationships both inside and outside of GSB and UVM.

To enable these strategic contributions, this chaired position offers a reduced teaching load, discretionary research funds, and AACSB competitive salary and benefits. Higher salaries may be considered for exceptionally qualified and experienced candidates.

ABOUT THE SCHOOL

The AACSB-accredited Grossman School of Business cultivates and supports 35 full-time faculty dedicated to education, research and management practice and is home to approximately 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. UVM's Master of Accountancy Program hosts about 30 students and has ranked in the top 10% for CPA Pass Rate of US institutions with 10 or more candidates for eight consecutive years.

Sustainable business is a strategic theme in the undergraduate program and fully integrated in the school's Sustainable Innovation MBA program, which has been ranked the #1 "Best Green MBA" by Princeton Review for several years.

ABOUT UVM

Since 1791, the University of Vermont has worked to move humankind forward. Today, UVM is a Public Ivy and top 100 research university of a perfect size, large enough to offer a breadth of ideas, resources, and opportunities, yet small enough to enable close faculty-student mentorship across all levels of study, from bachelor's to M.D. programs. Here, students' educational experience and activities are enriched by our location-from the energy and innovation of Burlington to the forests, farms, and independent spirit of Vermont.

UVM provides students with endless ways to explore the world, challenge ideas, and dig in on the most pressing issues of our time.

ABOUT BURLINGTON

The University is located in Burlington, Vermont, and enjoys a panoramic setting on the shores of Lake Champlain, between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains of New York. Our idyllic small college town perennially appears on national rankings that laud its livability, access to nature and outdoor recreation (including the best boating and skiing in the northeast), thriving food and music scene, rising identity as a technology and innovation hub, and its status as a top college town.

Burlington's nickname, BTV, comes from the code for its international airport, just 10 minutes from campus. With Montreal a 90-minute and Boston a 3.5-hour drive away, international and metropolitan culture are easily accessible for weekend adventures.

WORKING AT UVM

This exceptional institution in an unparalleled location attracts top minds and talented professionals. At UVM, you'll join colleagues committed to excellence in their field and ethical conduct working together to advance the University of Vermont's mission to create and share knowledge and educate accountable leaders for humankind.

The University of Vermont is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to UVM's academic community through their teaching, service and research, scholarship or creative arts. We are an educationally purposeful community seeking to prepare students to be accountable leaders in a diverse and changing world. Members of the University of Vermont community embrace and advance the values of Our Common Ground:
Openness, Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Innovation, and Justice. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to the ideals of accessibility and academic excellence as reflected in the tenets of Our Common Ground.

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