The Management and Organizational Behavior Teaching Society (MOBTS) invites applications for the position of a Co-Editor of the Journal of Management Education (JME). This individual would lead alongside Dr. Stuart Middleton, Incoming Co-Editor of JME.
The term of office is three years, starting 1 July, 2027. There will be a transitional overlap with the outgoing co-editor and ongoing training will be provided as soon as mutually agreed upon after selection. Additional support includes an annual $7500 stipend, responsive publisher staff, and a highly committed editorial team. JME has long been one of the premier academic journals on teaching and learning in the organization and management disciplines. Currently in its 51st volume, the journal has its roots within MOBTS but publishes work that pertains to all areas of general management education.
Desired qualifications for the Co-Editor include:
- Editorial experience as an editor, associate or assistant editor, special issue editor, or editorial board member, preferably with JME or other management education journals
- The ability to work proactively and collegially with an international editorial team, editorial board, authors, and reviewers
- Superb organizational and project management skills, including the ability to meet
- deadlines and work as part of a team as a team leader
- Familiarity with and an understanding of JME’s mission and audience
- The ability to articulate and operationalize a vision for the journal that sustains
- and builds upon its visibility, legitimacy and scholarliness
- The flexibility to attend online and/or in-person conferences and board meetings
Applications should include four items:
- a letter of application that addresses how the applicant meets each of the selection criteria;
- a curriculum vita;
- a one-page vision statement for the journal;
- a letter of institutional support from the applicant’s dean and/or provost.
Those who are interested should submit their materials or inquiries by December 14, 2026 to jmesearch@mobts.org. All applicants will be contacted prior to the next stage of the process to be informed whether they will be interviewed by the committee.
