Associate Professor

About the role

The Department of Management in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech seeks applications for one tenure-track faculty position to begin August 2026. This position is for the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. This search is specifically for an associate professor, tenured at a strong research institution, or an advanced assistant professor. This is an organizational behavior/human resources position. As such, we are particularly interested in candidates with strong research and teaching interests in organizational behavior and/or human resources. Ideal applicants will have demonstrated abilities in research and doctoral student mentorship and can contribute to the strong research culture of the Pamplin College of Business.

Responsibilities

Candidates should have:

• A doctorate in Management, or a closely related field from an AACSB accredited or similar school;
• A strong program of scholarly research focused on organizational behavior or human resources with recent publications in top management journals;
• Evidence of successful mentoring of doctoral students and/or junior faculty;
• An interest in continuing to conduct research with a high probability of publication in top management journals;
• The ability to contribute in meaningful ways to advancing the research visibility of the college and university.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• A doctorate in Management, or a closely related field from an AACSB accredited or similar school;
• A strong program of scholarly research focused on organizational behavior or human resources with recent publications in top management journals;
• Evidence of successful mentoring of doctoral students and/or junior faculty;
• An interest in continuing to conduct research with a high probability of publication in top management journals;
• The ability to contribute in meaningful ways to advancing the research visibility of the college and university.

Preferred Qualifications

• Research that intersects the organizational behavior and human resources subfields;
• Overlap of research interests with those of our current faculty;
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness.

Benefits

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Blacksburg

Blacksburg is located near the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Appalachian Trail, and its natural beauty and temperate climate are attractive to many. Blacksburg is also ranked as one of the top places in America to raise children as it boasts high-quality K-12 schools and a relatively low cost of living. The greater Blacksburg area (Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford) has approximately 150,000 residents and is near Roanoke (population 100,000+) and the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. Blacksburg is also located within driving distance to Charlotte (NC), Washington, D.C., Research Triangle Region (NC), the Port of Virginia in Norfolk, and Atlanta (GA).

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually. Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.