The Department of Management and Organization (MOR) at the USC Marshall School of Business seeks to hire a tenure-track faculty member in Strategy or Organization Theory to begin in Fall 2027. We welcome applications from candidates at all ranks. We seek candidates who are, or have the potential to become, leading scholars addressing important questions in strategy and/or organization theory, including but not limited to innovation, entrepreneurship, organizational change and design, institutions, interorganizational relationships, corporate social responsibility, and other questions concerning organizations, strategy, and their environments. We also seek candidates who demonstrate excellence or strong potential in teaching.
The MOR department is interdisciplinary; our 20 tenured/tenure-track faculty members span organizational behavior, organization theory, and strategy and have a variety of backgrounds, including psychology, sociology, economics, management, and strategy. We are a highly collaborative and inclusive group that embraces a diversity of topics, theoretical perspectives, and methodological approaches. In strategy and organization theory, research interests are broad, and faculty publish in leading management and strategy journals as well as disciplinary journals. We seek scholars who want to engage with a multidisciplinary intellectual community, address core questions in strategy and organization theory, and contribute to our undergraduate and MBA offerings.
Our faculty teach courses at the undergraduate, MBA, Ph.D., and executive levels. Please visit http://www.marshall.usc.edu/MOR for more information about faculty research and publications. Internal funding for research is generous.
How to Apply: Interested candidates should submit an electronic application by going to the USC career website, https://usccareers.usc.edu/.
At that site, you will be asked to upload several documents identified by the following names:
- CV
- Cover letter
- Curriculum: please attach one document containing a statement of research, a statement of teaching philosophy, and your dissertation proposal summary (for those just completing their Ph.D.).
- Contacts: we need contact information for three referees. The system will automatically generate a letter to each one, and the reply will be returned to the system confidentially (i.e., you will not be able to see the letters). Letters do not need to be sent directly to Marshall/MOR.
- Other: please create one PDF file containing at least two, but preferably three, representative research papers.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. All materials must be received by Sunday, November 15, 2026. Only electronic application materials will be accepted, so please do not mail hard copies.
If you have questions, please email Sandra Vega: sgocampo@marshall.usc.edu.
Salary is dependent on qualifications, and employee benefits for full-time faculty are excellent.
The annual base salary range for this position is $185,968 - $455,373.
When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
Minimum qualifications: doctoral degree or foreign equivalent in an appropriate area of study; no experience is specifically required, although consideration may be given to candidates with experience teaching at the college/university level and/or who can demonstrate evidence of research competence.
About USC and the Marshall School of Business:
USC Marshall is renowned for its high-ranking undergraduate, graduate, international, online, and executive education programs, exceptional and inclusive faculty engaged in leading-edge research and teaching, diverse and creative student body, and commitment to technological advancement. Marshall faculty is a collaborative and inclusive group of scholars who value diverse pedagogical, curricular, and methodological approaches.
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law.
USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and with due consideration for patient and student safety.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at uschr@usc.edu. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
