TENURE TRACK POSITION IN RETAIL MANAGEMENT

Job description
Center for Retailing at Stockholm School of Economics invites applications at the assistant professor level for a tenure track position in business administration, with a focus on retailing. Research topics may relate to retail analytics, customer management, customer loyalty, multi-channel issues, category management, and/or buying behavior. Applicants are expected to engage in both research and teaching in this area. Strong competence in teaching and using advanced quantitative research methods is desirable. An ability to teach several different topics in retailing is also valuable.

The tenure track position is located at the Center for Retailing/The Department of Marketing and Strategy and the candidate will be part of the core faculty in the Retail Management Program run at the Center for Retailing. As such s/he is expected to take an active role in tutoring students and integrating companies in teaching. Research and teaching will be equally important in the position and the candidate will be offered continuous support and training in pedagogy. The candidate is also expected to engage in industry collaborations in both teaching and research, tapping into the wide network of partner organizations of the Center for Retailing and the Stockholm School of Economics

The tenure track period is 6 years conditional on successful mid-term review after 3 years. The tenure evaluation takes place after maximum 6 years, and successful evaluation leads to conversion of the tenure-track position to a tenured associate professor position.

Qualifications
Qualified candidates should hold a doctoral degree or its equivalent, or must have completed said requirement before taking up the position. Candidates are expected to be strong in terms of both research and teaching.

In research, the successful candidate should exhibit a strong research track record, as evidenced by publications in well-reputed scientific journals, a presence in the international research community, and a strong research and publication pipeline. Research interest in retail management is required and documented experience from research in retail contexts is considered a merit.

In teaching, candidates should be able to document high-quality teaching performance, preferably on different levels, including undergraduate, graduate and executive levels. Experience of coaching student projects and of collaborating with industry in teaching is also considered a merit.

A tentative starting date for the successful applicant is April 2020, but the School is open to discussing other dates as well. Salaries are set on an individual basis.

How to apply:
To apply, please submit:

a) A letter of application articulating the candidate´s fit with the position description, including research interests and teaching competence

b) A curriculum vitae

c) Copies of representative research

d) A stated teaching philosophy outlining the candidate’s view on teaching and learning, and linked to this, examples of how this philosophy has been shown in actual teaching situations. Examples of teaching material etc can be submitted.

e) Names and contact information of three persons who are willing to provide references.

The application must be received by November 3, 2019.

The benefits of becoming a faculty member at CFR include, but are not limited to:

• Enjoying a favorable balance between teaching and research activities (from 2-4 courses teaching).
• Leveraging CFR's close links with the retail industry and corporate partners such as H&M, Ikea, Accenture, and Coca-Cola to quickly identify research needs and access real-life data
• Being part of the core faculty of the Retail Management program with focus on innovative pedagogy through the Applied Retail Track and Antonia Ax:son Johnson Tutorial Program. The program serves as a testing-ground for pedagogical development at SSE.
• Working in a dynamic, international, diverse environment. Recent faculty hires to SSE come from environments such as Columbia University, London Business School, Bocconi, New York University, HKUST, among others.
• Teaching at different levels, from undergraduate to doctoral courses, including MBA and Executive Education programs. SSE students and participants are highly talented and motivated. In June 2019, Financial Times ranked SSE Executive Education 18th and our master programs 12th (Management) and 18th (Finance) in the world. 

About Center for Retailing The Center for Retailing (CFR) at the Stockholm School of Economics sets out to strengthen the competitiveness of the Swedish retail industry through academic education and research. CFR’s vision is to be a top tier European retail center and to be recognized as a global benchmark for industry collaboration and thought leadership in retailing. This includes acting as a role model when it comes to integrating companies’ challenges into both education and research.

About the Department of Marketing and Strategy The Department of Marketing and Strategy is one of 6 Departments of the Stockholm School of Economics. The faculty consists of 9 full professors, 6 associate professors, and 4 assistant professors/lecturers. The department currently has a cohort of 29 PhD students enrolled in the PhD program in Business Administration. The department also hosts about 35 research fellows and post docs (fully financed by external research grants). The department faculty and research fellows contribute to teaching in the bachelor, master, PhD, EMBA and executive education programs at SSE.

Inquiries Please direct any further questions about the nature of the position to:
Professor Sara Rosengren, Head of the Center for Retailing, +46 8 736 95 67, sara.rosengren@hhs.se

Professor Hans Kjellberg, Head of the Department of Marketing and Strategy, +46 8 736 9523, hans.kjellberg@hhs.se