Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne (Hotel school Lausanne), University of Applied Sciences, Western Switzerland
Faculty Position in Entrepreneurship

The Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne (Hotel school Lausanne, University of applied sciences Western Switzerland, NEASC accredited) is recognized as one of the most famous hospitality management school worldwide, and its alumni dominate the top managerial echelons of a broadly-defined, multi-national hospitality/service industry, which includes hotel corporations, banks, luxury goods, consulting, restaurants, contract-catering industry, etc. The campus is located in the neighborhood of Lausanne, overlooking the pristine beauty of the Alp and Lake Geneva. The region offers a wide variety of both winter and summer activities. For further information about the school, visit the website at http://www.ehl.edu.ch/eng

SCHOOL'S VISION: The school has the ambition to grow the number of students from 2000 to 3000 in the next 5 years; to develop an outstanding portfolio of programs; to expand its existing state-of-the-art infrastructure; and to get even more global while partnering with world-class academic institutions. EHL is therefore committed to massively invest in talent with a special emphasis on its faculty body. The school is currently recruiting an assistant, or associate, or full professor in entrepreneurship.

REQUIREMENTS: We seek candidates who have published in, or aspire to publish in top-tier business journals and hospitality discipline journals, and/or whose research and teaching interests can be easily applied to the hospitality and service industry, which is broadly defined to include foodservice, lodging, and travel-related businesses, etc. Scholars whose research and teaching interests are particularly relevant to the hospitality industry are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates should be interested in developing their research ideas for the hospitality practitioner audience as well as for top-tier academic journals. Teaching excellence, as well as research excellence, is highly valued at EHL. The teaching load depends on research productivity.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have a Ph.D. in the relevant discipline or a related field. Prior research, and teaching in the hospitality industry is desirable but not required. An experience as an entrepreneur is highly desirable but not necessarily n the hospitality industry. The school is currently creating a research center that shall provide data sets and industry connections that can facilitate the candidate's future research and teaching about the industry. We do seek enthusiastic personalities, with excellent interpersonal skills, who want to be part of our growth and share our vision, ultimately talents who do want to make a difference on the hospitality education scene. Appointments are on an open-end contractual basis with attractive fringe benefits. EHL offers excellent research support and a salary highly competitive with top U.S. business schools in addition to working in a unique and splendid environment in the middle of Europe.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled and the search will be extended thru the next academic year. Please submit via email or hard copy a vita, 2 references, up to three academic research papers, and syllabi and teaching evaluations for recent courses taught (when applicable). Please send applications via email to: Helena Zubac, Faculty HR, Ecole hoteliere de Lausanne, Email: helena.zubac@ehl.ch