ITAM Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México

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ITAM School of Business invites applications for tenured and non-tenured faculty positions, effective August 1, 2016, from candidates at all levels and stages of their careers who are interested in finance, business strategy, accounting, entrepreneurship, management and organizational behavior, marketing and international business.

Job Qualifications: Candidates should have or expect to complete a PhD by August 1, 2016. Members of our faculty are expected to conduct original and high quality research, to teach effectively, and to participate in and contribute to the academic environment. Faculty members are expected to teach courses in English to undergraduate, masters, and MBA students. At the assistant professor level, candidates are expected to publish high quality research in top journals. At the associate or full faculty levels, candidates should have a publication record in top academic journals and strong teaching credentials according to their desired rank.

Application Procedure: Interested candidates should send their applications to the following address: jobmarket2016@itam.mx. Each candidate should submit: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) research papers and publications, and (4) evidence of effective teaching, including teaching evaluations. For an application to be considered complete, all applicants must have three letters of recommendation, CV, and job market paper submitted by December 1, 2015.

We will start formally reviewing applications on November 20, 2015 and strongly encourage you to complete your application by then. We will continue to accept applications until December 1st, 2015. Faculty members will interview potential candidates at the meetings of the ASSA in San Francisco, January 3-5, 2016.
 
ITAM at a Glance: ITAM is a private teaching and research institution and a leading university in Mexico and Latin America in academic areas related to business, finance and economics. ITAM´s undergraduate programs are consistently ranked as the top programs in Mexico. Our faculty: Over 220 full-time professors with world-class teaching and research credentials, 74% hold a PhD degree. Our students: 5,500 undergraduate students and 700 graduate students. The Business School has access to major databases including WRDS, CRSP, Compustat, Optionmetrics, Trace, Factiva, Datastream, Reuters, Capital IQ, as well as a Finance Lab with 20 Bloomberg terminals.

Each year we host a top finance conference. (www.itamfin.com). The conference program in 2015, included a keynote by Nobel Prize Winner Myron Scholes, and presentations and discussions from faculty members from 20 top international universities including Harvard, Chicago, Columbia, MIT, Stanford, among others.

ITAM is located in Mexico City, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world. Mexico City’s airport is a major hub with nonstop flights to more than 30 cities in US and Canada. According to the crime rate, Mexico City is safer than many US cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia or Atlanta. Mexico City is a lively metropolitan area with a large variety of cultural events, world-renowned museums, colonial palaces and a glamorous night life. In addition, Mexico’s beautiful beaches, traditional food, archaeological sites and rich culture, make Mexico one of the most attractive countries in the world.