Tenure-track Faculty Position in Entrepreneurship and SME Management

Numéro d'offre

15074

Job posting period

September 18, to November 3, 2024

Workplace

Faculté des sciences de l'administration

Département de management

General information

Université Laval, Your New Work Environment

More than a school, Université Laval is an entire community in the heart of Quebec City, a complete university recognized for its leadership and its culture of excellence both in teaching and research.

With 45,000 students and more than 10,000 employees, including more than 1,600 professors belonging to 17 faculties, Université Laval is a major university with a human dimension, located on a green and wooded campus, in the heart of the magnificent city of Québec.

By becoming a professor at Université Laval, you will become part of a community dedicated to providing a unique student experience and promoting the emergence of a bold and open scientific culture, rooted in global challenges and resolutely interdisciplinary.

Université Laval offers outstanding employment conditions that include highly competitive remuneration and a comprehensive benefits package.

In addition, Université Laval provides you with a work environment designed with your well-being in mind, with its inclusive culture in which everyone can find fulfillment.

FSA ULaval - Our World Is Business. Our Business Is the World.

As part of a select group of business schools that hold the prestigious AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS (European Foundation for Management Development) accreditations, the Faculty of Business Administration (FSA Ulaval) attracts and trains the business world elite.

Renowned the world over for its techno-pedagogy, the Faculty features a flexible program offering at all 3 academic levels, in French or in English, with in-person, distance learning or hybrid delivery modes.

Our 40,000 alumni rank among the top leaders in Québec and elsewhere in Canada and have made a name for themselves around the world.

We provide our professors with the environment and resources they need to advance their research, state-of-the-art technological infrastructures, unequalled support in the design and delivery of training programs, pedagogical advisory services regarding the use of learning technology, experimentation labs, and opportunities to interact and collaborate with various stakeholders in the business world.

Job Description

The Department of Management is looking to recruit a career professor whose scientific and professional interests lie in entrepreneurship and SME management.

The candidate will be interested in teaching and researching topics related to entrepreneurship dans SME management. As examples :

• Cultural entrepreneurship
• Entrepreneurial design
• Entrepreneurial ecosystem
• Entrepreneurial finance and risk management
• Entrepreneurial teams
• Entrepreneurship and regional economic development
• Entrepreneurship measures and indicators
• Family businesses - transfer / takeover of SMEs
• Intrapreneurship
• Public policies in entrepreneurship
• Quantitative approaches in entrepreneurship
• Self-employed worker
• SME management

More specifically :

• Teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels in face-to-face, hybrid and distance learning modes.
• Research and publication in specific fields related to the position.
• Participation in the pedagogical and administrative activities of the Management Unit and the Faculty of Business Administration.
• Participation in academic activities, off-campus and abroad, that contribute to the visibility of the University and the Faculty.

Selection criterias

Candidates must demonstrate the following :

• Ph. D. in administrative sciences, or other relevant field. Candidates who are already well advanced in their doctoral studies may be considered.
• Proven research skills through research grants, contracts and / or publications in refereed journals in the field.
• Demonstrated ability to teach university-level courses, in person and / or by distance learning.
• Ability to teach in French within 3 years of taking up the position.
• Ability and interest in teamwork and active campus presence in a collaborative multidisciplinary environment.
• Professional experience and professional regcognition in entrepreneurship and / or SME management would be an asset.

Hiring and treatment

Conditions

Full-time position

Partial release from teaching for the first year

Salary based on recognized experience with benefits in accordance with the Collective Agreement in effect at Université Laval

Candidature

Application deadline : November 3, 2024

Job starting date : January 1, 2025

Those interested in applying are invited to submit no later than November 3, 2024 to the following e-mail address : mng-recrutement@fsa.

ulaval.ca a dossier including :

• a letter of intent written in French,
• a detailed curriculum vitae in French,
• a short description of the research program in French,
• two examples of recent, relevant publications,
• teaching evaluations from the last two years (if applicable)
• two (2) letters of recommendation.

The selection committee may request additional information from applicants. Incomplete or non-compliant applications will be rejected.

Valuing equity, diversity and excellence, Université Laval is strongly committed to provide an inclusive work and living environment for all its employees.

For Université Laval, diversity is a source of wealth, and we encourage qualified individuals of all origins, sexes, sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, as well as persons with disabilities, to apply.

Université Laval also subscribes to an equal access to employment program for women, members of visible or ethnic minorities, Aboriginal persons and persons with disabilities.

Adaptation of the selection tools can be offered to persons with disabilities according to their needs and in complete confidentiality.

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to qualified individuals with Canadian citizenship or permanent residency.