Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

Salary offers at Syracuse University will be based on education, experience, and relevant skills, as well as the academic or professional discipline of the position in the context of the home department, school, or college. Salary offers may also be influenced by prior relevant work or industry experience, where applicable. Faculty pay ranges are for 8.5 months’ salary unless otherwise specified.

FLSA Status Exempt

Determined by Department Chair. Office hours required.

Job Type Full-time

Rank Assistant

Not Applicable

The Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University invites applications for two full-time tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises. The expectation is that hired faculty will officially start in mid-August 2026. Our emphasis for these positions is for high potential entrepreneurship scholars. The EEE scholarly team has a variety of research backgrounds and will welcome applicants with diverse scholarly interests related to entrepreneurship.

The candidate’s fit with Whitman’s Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society ( IES ) will be viewed favorably for at least one of the positions.

Entrepreneurship is a central pillar of the strategic plans of both Syracuse University and the Whitman School as demonstrated by the presence of the standalone academic Department of Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises ( EEE ). The EEE Department offers degree programs in entrepreneurship at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. Its educational programs and research productivity are consistently ranked among the best in the United States, including being ranked #2 globally in the TCU Entrepreneurship Research Productivity rankings and with top 20 rankings for their undergraduate and master’s programs.

EEE faculty are highly research active and publish regularly in leading journals in entrepreneurship, management, and related disciplines. They are also excellent teachers. With these new hires, the Department will comprise eleven tenure-track research active faculty members, as well as a number of highly engaged Professors of Practice, an active program of seminars and visitors, and a variety of community-connected programs.

This represents one of the strongest scholarly entrepreneurship environments in the world. Members of the current research faculty include Mike Haynie, Hyoju Jeong, Alex McKelvie, Maria Minniti, Paul Momtaz, Arielle Newman, David Park, and Johan Wiklund. For more information, please see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-enterprises

• Ph.D. in Entrepreneurship or a related discipline.
• Commitment to conducting high quality and impactful research leading to publications in top outlets in entrepreneurship, management, and related disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability for innovative and high-quality teaching.

Candidates will be evaluated according to their research potential and set of accomplishments commensurate with their experience, the overall quality of their academic preparation and scholarly work, evidence of commitment to outstanding teaching in entrepreneurship, and the strength of their recommendations. The expectation is that at least one candidate’s research interests will align with Whitman’s Institute for an Entrepreneurial Society ( IES ).

The Whitman School and the EEE department are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated commitment to excellence in entrepreneurship, and welcome diversity of scholarly thought and perspectives in this area.

This individual will join the EEE team and work to advance the program’s national and international reputation, which includes research, teaching, entrepreneurial outreach in the community, and the professional development of PhD candidates and junior faculty. There are a variety of new entrepreneurship programmatic initiatives that will help to elevate the already excellent international profile of the department and Whitman School.

These new faculty members will be expected to publish in…