International Opportunities

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Visiting Professor Program 2012

MBA-UC, is opening the opportunity to come to Chile and teach an elective course in different topics in the intensive version ( from Wednesday  to  Saturday), including areas like Strategy, Finance, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Economics and Management. PhD is required.

LANGUAGE: Courses must be taught in English.

Required class dates for INTENSIVE courses 2012: April, August, October

The classes are from:  

• Wednesday: 15:00 to 20:00 p.m.
• Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 20:00 
  (including breaks and lunches)

Applications, including a complete CV, the areas of interest and the preferred week to teach, should be sent to MBA-UC Assistant Director, Mrs. María Ignacia Palma, mpalmai@uc.cl  and  Monique Delaveau mdelaveau@uc.cl .                                  

University of St. Gallen                                    
International  Faculty Development Programme                                                                                

 
Last year the University of St.Gallen successfully launched its new International Faculty Development Programme (IFDP). The primary mission of this program  is to assist and support faculty in their professional and international development. The University of St. Gallen seeks to attract motivated and renowned guest lecturers to spend time at their  institution. Various options are available for international faculty to chose from:

• Guest lectures
• Guest faculty stays
• Research stays 
• Guest professorships
• The teaching requirements can be fulfilled in the form of a block seminar.

For more information about the IFDP and to apply please visit their website: http://www.unisg.ch/en/Studium/Austauschprogramme/Dozierendenaustausch/Incoming.aspx

Summer Teaching Abroad

Objective:

(Faculty Paid Participation) To provide McCombs faculty with a stimulating teaching opportunity abroad while supporting CIBER’s summer programs for BBA and MPA students.

CIBER administers a variety of summer programs for McCombs students, based at our international partner schools abroad.  Faculty from both McCombs and the partner school teach in these programs and we welcome opportunities to talk to faculty interested in the programs that we presently offer or who would like to propose something new.  These programs offer the possibility of:

•  Small classes (usually 25-35 students).
• Teaching (off-load) in a fairly compressed time frame, often in a course split between two faculty members.
• Classes well spaced to allow time for personal development.
• Contact with faculty members from partner schools.
• Sometimes teaching specialized courses not available at McCombs.

For information on existing programs:  contact Maria Terrazas Carbajal, CIBER Summer Programs Coordinator, at (512) 471-1625 or maria.terrazas@mccombs.utexas.edu.

For new program proposals:  contact David Platt, CIBER Director, at (512) 471-3518 or david.platt@mccombs.utexas.edu. 

Doctoral Internationalization Consortium

Objective:

To provide select McCombs doctoral students (and faculty members with international interests) exposure to international research questions that are well established in the core academic disciplines.

McCombs CIBER is part of a consortium of research-oriented CIBERs (including Duke, Wharton, UCLA, Michigan, Washington, and Purdue) that offers a series of Doctoral Internationalization Conferences.  Each conference addresses international research questions in one of the core business disciplines.  McCombs CIBER and the McCombs Marketing Department host the Marketing conference every two to three years (most recently in July 2009).  CIBER also pays travel expenses for one or two McCombs doctoral students to attend the conferences in other disciplines that are hosted by other consortium members.  When we receive notice of an upcoming conference, we will contact the doctoral coordinator for the relevant department.

We also pay travel expenses for McCombs faculty invited to present at these consortia and, if funds permit, would also pay for other tenure-track faculty members who wish to explore international aspects of their discipline, to attend as well (subject to agreement by the hosting school).

For further information, contact Deirdre Mendez, CIBER Assistant Director, at (512) 471-8031 or deirdre.mendez@mccombs.utexas.edu. 

Travel and Grants

• CIBER funds faculty research and travel through  FITS - Faculty Internationalization Travel Support grants. During 2011-12, CIBER has very limited funds for faculty research and travel support.  If interested, please contact David Platt at david.platt@mccombs.utexas.edu regarding availability.
  
  Also, CIBER is collaborating with the Center for European Studies to make available two university-wide grants for research on European business issues.  More information on these grants is available at the Center for European Studies.
• CIBER assists visiting scholars with visas and other documentation.
• CIBER provides information on university travel policies and travel insurance:  Visit the CIBER office in CBA 3.204