Dr. Karen E. James, Department of Management and Marketing, LSUS School of Business, 1 University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115

Louisiana State University in Shreveport, a comprehensive urban AACSB-International accredited school located in a growing metropolitan area, invites applications for a tenure-track position as an Assistant or Associate Professor of Marketing, to begin in August of 2010.   This position has been released from the general hiring freeze, and funding has been approved by the LSU Board of Supervisors.

In addition to a very favorable student climate and a collegial faculty, LSUS has one of the highest percentages of faculty with terminal degrees (78%) and offers the lowest student/teacher ratios (21 to 1) of any public university in Louisiana. The School of Business has approximately 900 undergraduate students enrolled as accounting, finance, general business, management, and marketing majors as well as approximately 90 graduate students enrolled in the MBA and ET-MBA programs and approximately 22 enrollees in the Master's in Health Care Administration program. The Management and Marketing department has 13 full-time faculty members.  

The successful candidate will be expected to teach, conduct research and publish, advise students, participate in program development and assessment, and contribute to university service and business outreach activities.   Specifically, the selected candidate will be expected to teach principles of marketing, sales, and either marketing research or a marketing elective at the undergraduate level.

About the Shreveport/Bossier City Area:  The Shreveport/Bossier City area offers an attractive quality of life, combining the conveniences of a big city with the warmth and hospitality of a smaller town. With a metropolitan population of more than 380,000, the Shreveport-Bossier City area offers a low cost of living, affordable housing, many diverse dining and entertainment options and exceptional outdoor recreation opportunities. Frequently called, "A Sportsman's Paradise," the area's mild climate, various lakes and rivers, and beautiful parks create the perfect setting for jogging, bicycling, water skiing, jet skiing, hunting and fishing. For other recreational activities, Shreveport-Bossier is home to minor league baseball, hockey, football, riverboat casinos, and horse racing at Louisiana Downs. Additional entertainment venues include the American Rose Garden and dozens of festivals with regional food and music, regular theatrical productions, ballet companies, the Shreveport Symphony, and the Shreveport Opera.

We seek applicants with a Ph.D., D.B.A. (or A.B.D) in Marketing from an AACSB International-accredited school who exhibit a strong commitment to teaching and research.   Applicants with professional work experience are especially encouraged to apply.

Interested applicants should submit a vita and cover letter, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference to the name shown below on or before January 15^th, 2010.  A.B.D. applicants should indicate the current status of their dissertation and anticipated progress towards completion.  Electronic submissions to karen.james@lsus.edu are preferred, but materials may also be mailed to:  Dr. Karen E. James, Department of Management and Marketing, LSUS School of Business, 1 University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115.  Applicants who are interested in interviewing at the Society for Marketing Advances conference in November of 2009 should contact Dr. James no later than October 31^st, 2009.  Review of complete applications will be begin on January 15, 2010 and will continue until the position is filled. 

LSU Shreveport is an AA / EOE.

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