Assistant or Associate Professor of Management

Position Overview:

The Dillard College of Business Administration (AACSB accredited) at Midwestern State University (MSU Texas) invites applications for a 9-month, tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Management beginning Fall 2025. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, with possible summer teaching. Face-to-face and online teaching are both expected. Additionally, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in scholarly activities leading to the maintenance of faculty qualifications in accordance with the Dillard College of Business Administration’s faculty qualifications policy. The successful candidate will also be expected to provide service to the department, college, university, and profession. Salary is competitive.

Qualifications:

• A terminal degree in Management or related discipline, preferably from an AACSB-accredited university. ABD, with significant progress toward completion of the dissertation, is acceptable at the rank of Instructor (terminal degree required by May 2026).
• Track record of excellence (or evidence of potential) in teaching (including online) various management subjects such as Business Strategy and Entrepreneurship. A background or desire to teach Energy Management is desired but not required.
• Demonstrated research and other intellectual contributions (or evidence of potential) consistent with the Dillard College of Business Administration’s faculty qualifications policy.

To apply, please send electronically a letter of application, current vitae, unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and list of three professional references to: Dr. Yang Xu, Chair, Department of Management and Marketing, Dillard College of Business Administration, Midwestern State University, 3410 Taft, Wichita Falls, TX 76308. E-Mail: yang.xu@msutexas.edu.

Standard Qualifications:

Requires the ability to work well with diverse populations and maintain positive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and the community. Must adhere to University’s core values: People-Centered, Community, Integrity, Visionary, and Connections, per the MSU Texas Values Journey. Personal cell phone usage may be required to complete position duties, including multi-function authentication requirements. Regular reliable attendance is required.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or status as a protected veteran.

Institution Overview:

The Dillard College of Business Administration at MSU Texas offers AACSB-accredited undergraduate and graduate programs. Its thirty faculty members work closely and collaboratively to produce graduates ready to succeed professionally and also to provide specialized services to the region. The college enjoys an excellent student-faculty ratio. Our small classes are designed to provide a small college environment at an affordable state university price. Faculty know their students and provide them with the personal attention that is made possible through small classes. MSU Texas, a proud member of the Texas Tech University System, is one of 36 public institutions of higher education in Texas and serves approximately 5,200 students. It is the only Texas university that is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC).

MSU Texas is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, which has an area population of 150,000 and lies approximately 120 miles northwest of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area. This convenient location, combined with our vibrant university, a local U.S. Air Force base, a downtown renaissance, and a low cost of living, makes it an attractive place to live, work, and play.