Assistant Professor - International Business

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00093PO25 Advertised Title Assistant Professor - International Business Campus Columbia College/Division Darla Moore School of Business Department DMSB International Business Advertised Salary Range $185,000 - $200,000 Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 37.5 Position Category Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Basis 9 months Work County Richland Tenure Information Tenure-Track/Tenured Job Search Category Faculty

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Job Summary

The Sonoco International Business Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina invites applications for one tenure track position in International Business (IB) at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin in August 2026.

The primary mission of the Sonoco International Business Department is to be the leader in developing high-impact scholarship on global business. The department includes faculty with diverse functional and disciplinary backgrounds, including management, strategy, finance, marketing, economics, sociology, anthropology, international affairs, and political science, who share a passion for studying international business phenomena from multidisciplinary and multilevel perspectives. Faculty research spans a wide range of topics such as global strategy, MNC management and organization, institutional context and embeddedness, corruption, entrepreneurship and innovation, non-market strategy, globalization, the digital economy, and many others.

Our faculty includes four AIB Fellows, officers in AIB, AOM, SMS, and other professional associations, editors in major academic journals, and other acclaimed researchers.

The Department offers a portfolio of innovative and top-ranked IB-focused academic programs at all levels. Our undergraduate IB major has been ranked #1 by U.S. News and World Report for 26 consecutive years and includes collaborative degree programs with leading partner institutions worldwide. The flagship International MBA is ranked #1 in the nation for international business and has been in the top three graduate IB programs for more than 30 consecutive years.

Our newest graduate program - Masters in International Business is growing rapidly and offers double degree partnerships with leading universities worldwide (e.g., Bocconi, Mannheim, ESCP, ESSEC, Aalto, Koc, and Shanghai Jiao Tong). Through our doctoral program, we train new scholars who impact the field and contribute to IB education and research in academic institutions around the country and the world.

Our ambitious research and educational agendas are supported by exceptional resources available to faculty to conduct research worldwide, as well as to continuously innovate our academic program offerings. We are one of the original Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) established by the U.S. Department of Education in 1988. Our outreach, communications, and thought leadership activities are buttressed by the Folks Center for International Business.

In addition, we benefit from an endowment from the Sonoco Products Company, a successful South Carolina-based multinational.

The Darla Moore School of Business is home to a world-class faculty and 12 major research centers. Located in the heart of South Carolina's capital city Columbia, the Moore School plays an integral role in the region. While its cosmopolitan downtown offers many of the amenities of larger cities, Columbia is also known for its livability. Traffic is light, housing is affordable, and people are friendly and welcoming.

With a metropolitan area population of approximately 750,000, Columbia offers a wide variety of cultural and outdoor activities. Attractions in the area include the Columbia Museum of Art, Riverbanks Zoo and Garden, the State Museum,…