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The School of Management at San José State University’s Lucas College and Graduate School of Business seeks to fill an Assistant/Associate (tenure-track) position in Human Resource Management beginning August 2022. Applicants should be interested in teaching Workforce Planning, Staffing and Training; Fundamentals of Human Resource Management; Diversity Management; and other HRM courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.  Research should ideally be in an area of HRM and/or diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).   

The School of Management in San José State University’s Lucas College and Graduate School of Business offers an undergraduate concentration in Human Resource Management with specialized classes in compensation and reward systems, HR analytics, staffing, performance management, legal issues, diversity in organizations, and strategic HRM. The department also offers an undergraduate concentration in Management with specialized classes in applied organizational behavior, organization theory, and strategic management.  For more information about the School of Management, please visit the department’s website at https://www.sjsu.edu/mgmt/.  

The School of Management and San José State University value diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. Our excellence in research, teaching, and service can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff who share our commitment to these values. SJSU enrolls more than 36,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved, and around 45% are first-generation and 38% are Pell-recipients. SJSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) Serving Institution. The university’s commitment to social justice extends from its vibrant, inclusive campus to an international network of over 275,000 alumni. As such, San José State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students, and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.

Successful candidates will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or service. We ask that all applicants include a Diversity Statement with their application package. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Diversity Statement Guidelines, along with information about how these statements will be evaluated.

• Evidence of teaching excellence or evidence of potential for teaching effectiveness in Human Resource Management, specifically in HR workforce planning, staffing, and training, Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, and Diversity Management   ideally informed and enhanced by industry experience or knowledge.
• Demonstrated record of scholarly publications in HRM or related areas (e.g., OB, DEI) or potential for developing a strong record commensurate with rank.
• A doctorate from an accredited university and/or scholarly active (SA) status under AACSB standards. 
• A doctoral degree must be awarded by the date of appointment.
• An interest in and commitment to engaging with Silicon Valley professionals and connecting our students to the business community.
• Experience or interest teaching first generation, economically diverse, and multicultural student body.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of, and sensitivity to, the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.