Business - Assistant/Associate Professor (Organizational Behavior)

Guided by Like No Other, Athabasca University’s (AU) strategic plan, AU’s approach to accessible yet transformative education and research is truly distinctive. Our academic mission is to remove barriers to post-secondary education for learners, regardless of their age, location, career, or educational background. 

Based in the beautiful region of Athabasca, Alberta, AU is one of four Comprehensive Academic and Research Universities (CARUs) in the province. We are a public, board-governed, open, and online university serving more than 35,000 students across Alberta, Canada, and around the world. 

AU seeks to be an agile and inclusive workplace in which all team members can grow, make their highest contribution, and each make a difference to our academic vision and mission.

Led by President Dr. Alex Clark, AU is embarking on an exciting new chapter. Drawing from five decades of growth in distance and online education, we aim to grow our position as Canada’s foremost innovator in flexible, online and accessible learning. With an inclusive Senior Leadership Team dedicated to empowering every team member to contribute, learn and thrive, AU stands poised for an exciting and ambitious next stage of development. 

Athabasca University's Faculty of Business is recruiting for a full-time permanent Assistant/Associate Professor, Organizational Behavior.

About the Faculty:
The Faculty of Business is a major AACSB-accredited business school in Canada, offering programs at the Bachelor's, Master's, Postgraduate Diploma, and Doctoral levels. The Faculty is dedicated to supporting students, the business community, and society through outstanding, innovative, and accessible business education.

The Position:
The Faculty of Business at Athabasca University (AU) invites applications for an interdisciplinary research professor in Organizational Behavior. As a leading open and online university, AU seeks scholars committed to online learning, impactful research, and supporting diverse learners through flexible, distance-based education.

The successful candidate will maintain a strong interdisciplinary research program with a foundation in organizational behavior, contribute to the scholarly reputation of the Faculty of Business, secure external research funding, and will design and teach high-quality online courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Research Component:

• Engage in collaborative, interdisciplinary research initiatives in the field of organizational behavior.
• Publish in peer-reviewed journals in management, organizational studies, or related fields.
• Pursue external grants and national and international research partnerships.

Teaching Component:

• Design and teach online courses in organizational behavior, leadership, and managing organizational change.
• Design and teach special topic courses such as Understanding Organizational Behavior from an Evolutional Perspective, and the Role of Gene-Environment Interactions on Organizational Decision Making.
• Develop, revise, and maintain online video lectures and print materials.
• Mentor undergraduate, master's, and/or doctoral students in research and applied projects.

Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Organizational Behavior Psychology or a related discipline.
• Assistant Professor candidates must demonstrate teaching and research potential.
• Associate Professor candidates must demonstrate teaching excellence and a successful publishing record.
• Industry or management experience is considered an asset.
• Commitment to collegiality and to teaching in an online learning environment.
• Previous online teaching experience is considered an asset.

This full-time position is located in Alberta.
The institutional academic job profile can be viewed at: Academic Role Description

Application Requirements:
Applications must be submitted through our online recruitment system. Include the following:

• A letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Evidence of research effectiveness, such as:
  • A research statement
  • A published article or other research output
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness, ideally in a teaching dossier, such as:
  • A teaching philosophy statement
  • Teaching or course evaluations
  • A sample syllabus
  • Artifacts of teaching initiatives (e.g., websites, videos, podcasts)
• Names and contact information for three referees

Contact Information:
For further information regarding this position, please contact the Interim Dean, Faculty of Business, Richard Dixon at [email protected].

Athabasca First
Wherever possible, AU seeks to attract and hire qualified team members to reside in the Athabasca region. We will offer relocation assistance for the right candidate should you decide to relocate to the Town of Athabasca. As a resident of the town or county of Athabasca, you can choose to work on and from our beautiful campus in Athabasca.

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To apply, please visit our Career Opportunities page.