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Harvard Kennedy School

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Professor in Social Innovation

JOE ID Number: 2017-02_111458219
Date Posted: 09/06/2017
Date Inactive: 01/31/2018
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Professor in Social Innovation
Section: US: Full-Time Academic (Permanent, Tenure Track or Tenured)
Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: O -- Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth
Keywords:
Social Innovation
Non-profit
Social Movements
Public Good
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Harvard Kennedy School seeks candidates for a new Senior, Tenured Professorship in Social Innovation. The position is open to scholars in any disciplinary field related to the study social innovation—innovation in support of the public good—irrespective of the sector(s) in which the innovation originates (public, civil society (including nonprofits and social movements), philanthropy, for-profit). Candidates should offer a record of high impact research as well as practice-oriented insights, together with the leadership capacity to shape the future of the field in scholarship as well as practice, in the US and globally.

The successful candidate will also be expected to have strong teaching record and to build community and resources at the Kennedy School and Harvard University that meet the intense level of student interest and demand in social innovation.

Harvard University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Requirements:
  • Application Instructions Below
Application Instructions:
Please send curriculum vitae, list of references, and examples of published work to: Ms. Minoo Ghoreishi, Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business & Government, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138. Qualified women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply. We will consider applications until the position is filled.