Academic Position

Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg, VA United States
Last Updated: 03/30/2010

Job Description

Position Information

Working Title Assistant/ Associate/ Full Professor of Hospitality & Tourism Management

Position Summary Duties will include teaching of graduate and undergraduate classes, conducting research and publishing in scholarly journals, conducting scholar activities and providing service to the department, college, and university as well as professional services to appropriate national organizations.

The position of teaching and research may be at any level of professorship (assistant, associate or full professor) and will begin Aug. 2010.
Required Qualifications Candidate should have a doctorate in Hospitality & Tourism Management or related field (or be in the final stages of completing such a doctorate), a strong program of scholarly research consistent with the rank applied for, and instructional capabilities at the undergraduate, M.S. and doctoral levels.

Applications will be reviewed on the basis of the candidate's record of teaching and research in one of the following areas:
hospitality finance, revenue management, technology, or food and beverage management.

Describe Other: The HTM Department is one of six Departments in the Pamplin College of Business. Historically, the HTM Department has been ranked as one of the premier programs in the nation. Two recent studies have ranked the department 6th overall (Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 2006) and 3rd in research prodictivity (Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research. 2005). The department offers a B.S. in Business with a major in Hospitality & Tourism Management, and an MS and a Ph.D. in Hospitality & Tourism Management. Currently there are slightly over 600 undergraduates, 15 masters and 20 Ph.D. students in the program.

The Virginia Tech Pamplin College of Business on-campus enrollment is about 4,200 undergraduates and 400 full-time graduate students. Pamplin's undergraduate program is ranked in the nation's 50 best business schools by U.S. News & Report. Pamplin ranks 42nd overall (which puts it in the top 10 percent of the approximately 458 U.S. undergraduate programs accredited by the AASCB). Pamplin's MBA program was ranked 57th in the 2008 US News and World Report's ranking of the Best Business Schools.

Blacksburg is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia, making its beauty and temperate climate attractive to many. Blacksburg also has high quality primary and secondard schools (K-12) as well as a relatively low cost of living. Both the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trail run through the area and there are numerous hiking, camping, mountain biking , and other outdoor recreational opportunities available. In addition to cultural activities on campus, nearby Roanoke, Virginia has an excellent symphony and outstanding live theater.
Employment Comments Review of applications will begin October 15, 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.

Must attach: evidence of teaching effectivness (upload using other doc field) and a statement regarding your research interest and professional goals (upload using research statement field)


General inquiries should be directed to Dr. Muzaffer Uysal, Search Committee Chair, Hospitality and Tourism Management (0429), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, (540) 231-8426 or via email at samil@vt.edu with the subject line "HTM POSITION INQUIRY".
How to Apply for this Job Interested applicants should complete an online application at http://www.jobs.vt.edu posting #090519 and attach the following documents:
1. curriculum vita
2. evidence of teaching effectiveness
3. a statement regarding your research interest and professional goals
4. name and contact information for three references.
Employee Category Instructional/Research Faculty