[AISWorld] U of Arkansas: Assistant professor position

[Viswanath Venkatesh]

The Information Systems Department at the University of Arkansas plans to hire one tenure-track faculty member at the assistant professor level to begin August 2012. Applicants need to have completed their Ph.D. with a concentration in information systems or a related field by the beginning of the appointment and begun to establish a record of excellence in research. Candidates must have a demonstrated record of high quality research. Candidates should also demonstrate promise of teaching excellence at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Rank and salary will be competitive, commensurate with qualifications. In order to enhance educational diversity, the University of Arkansas seeks to include and integrate individuals from diverse backgrounds and with varied characteristics such as those defined by race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, socioeconomic background, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and intellectual perspective. The department has ten tenured or tenure-track faculty, including four endowed chair professors. Faculty research interests include: technology adoption and management; IT personnel; privacy, security, and ethics; IT training and education; e-commerce; team and group technologies and processes; software development, decision making and decision aids, RFID, knowledge management, and business intelligence. The Walton College Information Systems Department has been ranked consistently in the top-5 among business schools for publication activity in Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly. The Walton College has consistently been ranked among the nation's top 25 public undergraduate business schools since 2005, according to U.S. News and World Report.

The department has an active research-oriented Ph.D. program, a Master of Information Systems program, a Professional Master of Information Systems, and a BSBA major in Information Systems. The department has a world class Enterprise Systems Program that gives our students experience with industrial-strength technology platforms, thanks to more than $60 Million in gifts of hardware, software, data, training, and financial support from Wal-Mart, IBM, NCR, SAP, Oracle, and others. Research funding support and industry collaboration is provided by The Walton College's Information Technology Research Institute (http://itri.uark.edu/), sponsored by 19 companies, and the RFID Research Center (http://itri.uark.edu/rfid/), sponsored by 50+ companies. For more information about the department, see http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/ISYS/default.asp.

The Sam M. Walton College of Business has more than 3000 undergraduate and more than 200 graduate students. The Walton College has an innovative integrated cross-functional business core program that focuses on business processes, and several new cross-disciplinary minors and concentrations. The University of Arkansas has a total enrollment of more than 18,000 students, and recently completed a $1 Billion plus capital campaign.

Location: The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. The Fayetteville area offers high quality of life, a mild climate, excellent health care, a variety of restaurants, a moderate cost of living, and many cultural and recreational activities. Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center offers a rich variety of Broadway, symphony, dance, jazz, and other performances and special events. Fayetteville is minutes from lakes and rivers for fishing, swimming, and boating. It is a city of approximately 68,000 with a regional population of more than 400,000. The region has one of the highest growth rates in the U.S. and is consistently listed among the most desirable places to live. Fayetteville is also an excellent location for business and careers as evidenced by Forbes ranking Fayetteville 8th in Best Places for Business and Careers for 2007. A number of Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in Northwest Arkansas, including Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport.

Where to apply? Applications including a vita, three letters of reference and sample research papers should be sent before November 15, 2011 for full consideration. Applications should preferably be sent by email to isyssrch at walton.uark.edu<mailto:isyssrch at walton.uark.edu> or mailed to Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal, Department Chair, Information Systems Department, Sam M. Walton College of Business, Room 204A, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. Contact information: Questions can be directed to the department chair, Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal (rsabherwal at walton.uark.edu<mailto:rsabherwal at walton.uark.edu>), or the search committee chair, Dr. Viswanath Venkatesh (vvenkatesh at walton.uark.edu<mailto:vvenkatesh at walton.uark.edu>). The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. All applicants are subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and persons hired must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.


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Sincerely,
Viswanath Venkatesh
Professor and George and Boyce Billingsley Chair in Information Systems
Walton College of Business
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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