University of Minnesota
Carlson School of Management
Department of Information and Decision Sciences
The Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in the Department of Information and Decision Sciences at the assistant professor level, starting August 2010.
The University of Minnesota is well known as one of the founding schools for the MIS discipline and is home to the Management Information Systems Research Center and the MIS Quarterly. The Department has 10 tenured/tenure track faculty. The Department teaches courses and performs research in all areas of the information systems discipline including IT/IS in organizations, Economics of IS, Design and Management of Systems, Individual and Organizational Decision Support and Knowledge Management.
There is an active doctoral program in information systems with 10 students in residence. Carlson School faculty are among the world’s most prolific, ranking 7th for research productivity by the Academy of Management Journal. The IS MBA program is ranked 4th by U.S. News and World Report and the Undergraduate program is ranked 6th.
For more information, visit www.carlsonschool.umn.edu and www.misrc.umn.edu.
Applicants must have a strong research program, and an earned doctorate in information systems or a related field with IS competence or assurance of receiving the doctorate before August 30, 2010. If the doctorate is not received by this date, the appointment may be delayed until completion, or in extraordinary circumstances we will make the appointment at the rank of Instructor for an ABD and the ABD hire will have only one semester to complete the doctorate.
The Assistant Professor position is responsible for carrying out the teaching, research and service mission of the department. The current teaching load for research-active faculty is 10 semester credits per academic year. The teaching assignments will be at both the undergraduate and graduate level. There is also an expectation of advising at the PhD level. On the research mission, faculty are expected to develop and maintain a strong research program that contributes to the IS discipline. The chosen candidate will also be expected to serve on department and collegiate committees.
All applications must be submitted online no later than January 4, 2010. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2009.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Apply online at http://employment.umn.edu (reference requisition number 161777)
- Submit a cover letter to MISPost@umn.edu and include the following attachments:
a. Curriculum vitae
b. A list of courses taught and course evaluations
c. A statement of research and teaching interests
d. A short dissertation summary
e. A document listing reference names and e-mail addresses
f. A maximum of 3 published or working papers
- Three letters of recommendation should be sent to:
MIS Search Committee Chair
Department of Information and Decision Sciences
Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota
321 Nineteenth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(We will accept electronic recommendation letters on letterhead in PDF format.)
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