Doctoral Program
Career Opportunities
A doctoral degree in human resources and industrial relations from the Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations will prepare you for a career as a researcher and teacher in a leading research university on topics pertaining to employment relations. Most of these academic positions are either in business or industrial relations schools. The ILIR faculty cultivates relationships with their colleagues across the country and the world, and will be actively involved in preparing you for networking and conducting your job search.
Academic year salaries for first-year tenure-track assistant professors in business schools at leading research universities typically are in the $70,000 - $100,000 range. These schools customarily also provide summer salary support, travel support, and a strong IT support system.
Some of the universities that have hired ILIR doctoral graduates include:
- Cornell University, New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations
- Columbia University, Graduate School of Business
- Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
- University of Michigan, College of Business
- Texas A & M University, Lowry Mays College and Graduate School of Business
- Louisiana State University, College of Business Administration
- University of Kansas, School of Business
- Florida State University, College of Business
- University of Iowa, College of Business Administration
- University of Hawaii, College of Business Administration
- Auburn University, College of Business
- James Madison University, College of Business
- University of New South Wales (Australia)
- Thammasat University (Thailand), Faculty of Commerce
- National Sun Yat-sen University (Taiwan), Institute of Human Resource Management
- Keio University (Japan), Faculty of Business
- University of Alberta (Canada), Faculty of Business