Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University

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Applications are invited for the David T. and Lindsay J. Morgenthaler Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Tepper School of Business of Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) commencing September 1, 2023.

The Morgenthaler chair was established to deepen and enrich the research, teaching and practice of entrepreneurship at the Tepper School. Pittsburgh is home to a vibrant entrepreneurship community well-connected with CMU. The University-wide Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, established by a $30 million gift from CMU alum Jim Swartz, founder of Accel, is housed in the Tepper Quadrangle with the Tepper School.

The holder will be expected to demonstrate a major role in scholarship in areas overlapping with entrepreneurship, and have experience with the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Applicants at Tenured Associate or Full Professor level will be considered. The holder is expected to play a leading role in furthering the development of entrepreneurship at Tepper and CMU.

Candidates that are cross disciplinary are particularly encouraged to apply. The search committee comprises of Brandy Aven (Organizational Theory, Strategy and Entrepreneurship), Peter Boatwright (Marketing), Dave Mawhinney (Entrepreneurship), Chester Spatt (Finance) and Sridhar Tayur (Operations Management, committee chair).

The Tepper School of Business and Carnegie Mellon University have a strong culture of collaboration across disciplines which provides unique opportunities where highly innovative and interdisciplinary work is encouraged. The Tepper School is committed to building a diverse community of faculty and welcomes candidates whose experience in teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to inclusive and academic excellence.

Applications must include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, recent publications or research papers, and three recommendation letters. Please submit your application via Interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/114566) by December 15, 2022.

If you have any questions, please contact Rosanne Christy, Search Coordinator, entrepreneurship@andrew.cmu.edu.


Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual and cultural dimensions. Carnegie Mellon welcomes faculty applicants who will contribute to this diversity through their research, teaching and service, including women, members of minority groups, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and others who would contribute in different ways.