DEPARTMENT:  Department of Strategic Management and Organisations (SMO)

POSITION TITLE: Professor in Management, Head of Department

LOCATION: Suzhou, China

SALARY: A competitive salary in line with expectations for the discipline  and includes an administrative stipend for the position of Head of Department.

POSITION OPEN DATE: 23^rd April, 2021

ADVERTISEMENT CLOSING DATE: 30^th June 2021 (early submission of applications is encouraged)

JOB ID: 2029

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-Term/3-year contract, renewable. 3rd contract is open-ended

University Overview
Located in Suzhou, China, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) is a young, dynamic and EMI university founded in 2006, and is a unique collaborative institution and first joint-venture university in China to offer both UK (University of Liverpool) and Chinese (Ministry of Education) accredited undergraduate degrees for more than 100 programmes. XJTLU also aims to become truly research-led and has committed significant investment into research development and the expansion of master’s and PhD student numbers on campus. The university has over 18,000 students and nearly 1000 academic staff representing in excess of 90 nationalities. For detailed information about the university, please visit www.xjtlu.edu.cn

Department Description

International Business School Suzhou (IBSS) at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is growing in size and influence in pursuit of its vision to be a leading international business school. The school is based on strong principles of internationalism, innovation, inspiration and integrity, which together ensure that we have a positive impact on society through our teaching, research and business engagement. In that pursuit, IBSS became the youngest business school to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) in 2016, and again, the youngest School to receive EQUIS accreditation in 2018.

The five departments of IBSS are the newly split Accounting and Finance, Economics, Intelligent Operations and Marketing, and Strategic Management and Organizations with over 100 faculty members and more than 5,000 students from over 60 different countries. IBSS delivers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, MBA, PhD and Executive Education programmes across a range of business disciplines.

Supporting its rapid expansion, IBSS now seeks to appoint a Head for the Strategic Management and Organizations Department to join the business school’s leadership team. This is an exciting opportunity for a senior academic and established researcher to become part of a young, fast-growing, and internationally recognized institution situated in the heart of one of China’s most innovative and entrepreneurial economic areas.

The Department of SMO, which encompasses the fields of HRM, International Business, Strategy, and Leadership, is set to become an independent academic unit with the beginning of the 2020/21 academic year, as a result of splitting the original Department of Management. At present, the SMO department has a strong team of 21 academic staff and 9 PhD students, publishing in top journals, such as Management International Review, Journal of Business Research, and R&D Management. Members of the department teach a large number of undergraduate students in business administration, international business with a language, and human resource management programmes as well as postgraduate students enrolled in the MSc Management or the IMBA.

Responsibilities and Duties

XJTLU is a research-led university. In this context, even though the workload of faculty in IBSS is generally shared between teaching, research, and service, faculty members are expected to spend the majority of their time on research, followed by teaching, then service. Research activities include the publication of research articles, attendance of international conferences, and applications for research funding. Research performance in the School is benchmarked on internationally recognized lists of journal quality such as the Academic Journal Guide (UK) – a.k.a. the ABS list – and the ABDC list (AUS). The target levels on those lists are ABS3/ABDC: A or above.

Areas of responsibilities: (1) General leadership and management; (2) Academic leadership; (3) Managing people and resources. The Head of Department is responsible for the strategic planning of the department, and is to provide leadership, academic direction and oversight to the department. He/she will oversee the quality assurance process of teaching and assessment, provide faculty development guidance and assess performance criteria as well as direct the department’s external engagement. The Head of Department also assumes budgetary responsibilities.

Personal Attributes

The successful applicant is expected to have developed:

• A motivational leadership style,
• A solid wide range of managerial skills, and
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.

Essential Qualifications/Experience

The successful applicant is expected to have:

• a PhD degree in Strategy, International Business, Humane Resource Management, Innovation, CSR or a related field,
• administrative experience, e.g., as Programme Director, Department Head, or Associate Dean,
• at least ten years of teaching/research experience in higher education,
• a significant record of academic publications in excellent international journals,
• supervised PhD students to completion,
• a successful record of research funding acquisition,
• hold the rank of Professor.

Desirable Qualifications/Experience

The successful applicant should preferably possess the following attributes:

• Curriculum design and new programme development experience,
• Teaching and/or research interest in Strategy, International Business, Humane Resource Management, Innovation, CSR etc.
• Engagement with professional community,
• Experience as a leader/manager of an academic unit.

Compensation Package

Members of Academic Staff receive generous subsidies for accommodation, travel, children’s education, and medical insurance. A relocation allowance is provided. Non-Chinese passport holders may qualify for multi-year income tax “holidays”, depending on nationality and tax residency.

Citizenship and Visa Regulations

Employment at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University is regulated by Chinese Labour Laws, and must comply with the regulations of the provincial government. These regulations stipulate who is eligible for legal employment with regard to obtaining work permits and visas.  Please be advised candidates over 60 may be not eligible for a work visa in the P.R. China.

To Apply

Please submit your application on our university website, the apply link is  https://career15.sapsf.cn/sfcareer/jobreqcareer?jobId=2029&company=xjtlu .  Applications must be submitted in a single pdf file that includes 3 parts in the order of:

• A cover letter 
• A current CV, including date of birth, country of citizenship, and highest degree level
• Contact Details for Three References 

For specific enquiries relating to the position, please email  Dean of IBSS Prof. Jorg Bley at Jorg.Bley@xjtlu.edu.cn  . Informal enquiries may be addressed to HR Recruiting Team Ms. Xinyun Yang at Xinyun.Yang@xjtlu.edu.cn . Please quote the position and job ID in your enquiry.