[AISWorld] Chaired Professorship in Interactive Media Studies at Miami University of Ohio

Wed Aug 22 12:49:22 EDT 2012

MIAMI UNIVERSITY

Farmer School of Business and Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies

C. Michael Armstrong Business Chair

Position Description

MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OHIO) - Farmer School of Business (FSB) in collaboration with the Armstrong Institute for Interactive Media Studies (AIMS) seek candidates for the C. Michael Armstrong Business Chair. An ideal candidate for this endowed, full time tenured position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor in a FSB department must perform with excellence as a teacher; produce innovative and fundable scholarship that simultaneously reflects and advances the vision, mission, and national/international reputation of both the FSB and AIMS; and perform service to the institution, academy, and profession which could include development of curricula, internship programs, and business applications using digital media. Established Assistant Professors with a superior record will also be considered.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include a terminal degree and an established record in a field of study represented in the School (Accounting,, Economics, Finance, Information Systems & Analytics, Management, and Marketing); demonstrated excellence in scholarship and teaching; expertise in interactive digital media in business contexts; be knowledgeable about and responsive to the different ways technology has changed society; keen interpersonal and communication skills; a documented record of collaborative experiences; and meet the qualifications to be appointed to the rank of Associate Professor.

Preferred Qualifications

The Armstrong Business Chair is a critical linchpin in the FSB's efforts to build interdisciplinary synergy among various technology initiatives. Desirable candidates will be influential, inspirational, and collaborative, inviting faculty and students to think and act differently as teachers, researchers, and citizens. Desirable candidates meet the qualifications for the rank of Professor.  A successful candidate will be a leader within the FSB and an ambassador to other constituencies across the university. AIMS is an innovative degree-granting program driven by emerging interactive technologies and a cohort of collaborative faculty who build integrative/horizontal curriculum and research across campus.

Application Process

To apply, submit a cover letter describing interest in the position, a CV, and a list of 3-5 references online at http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/employment/ArmstrongChair .  The cover letter should be addressed to Professor Mark E. McBride, Armstrong Business Chair Search Committee, Department of Economics, FSB 3014, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056. Application screening begins November 1, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Start date of position is negotiable.

Miami University

Miami University (www.muohio.edu<http://www.muohio.edu/>) is a public university located in southwestern Ohio. Miami consistently ranks among the nation's top public universities in national publications.  The September 2011 issue of Money Magazine ranked Miami University as having the 9th best payback comparing tuition to salary 2 years and 15 years after graduation, among both public and private Universities.  US News & World Report recently ranked Miami as the 3rd best national undergraduate teaching university.  Established in 1809, Miami enrolls more the 18,000 students on four campuses. The university awards baccalaureate degrees in 97 fields, master's degrees in 67, and doctoral degrees in 10 disciplines. Miami's central campus with 16,000 students is in Oxford, with a population of about 8,500, is located about thirty-five miles north of Cincinnati and forty-six miles southwest of Dayton. Miami has regional campuses in three nearby cities, Hamilton, Middletown, and West Chester and a European Center in Luxembourg.

Farmer School of Business

The Farmer School (www.fsb.muohio.edu<http://www.fsb.muohio.edu/>) is one of the University's six academic divisions.  The Farmer School ranks 23rd overall and 8th among public university undergraduate schools of business in the 2012 Business Week rankings. The undergraduate supply chain (#17), entrepreneurship (#20), and accountancy (#17) programs and the graduate accountancy (#25) program have also been recognized in national rankings for their respective fields.  The Farmer School includes six departments: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Information Systems & Analytics, Management, and Marketing.

Armstrong Interactive Media Studies

AIMS (aims.muohio.edu<http://aims.muohio.edu/>) is an innovative degree-granting program that spans all six of the academic divisions and is driven by emerging interactive technologies and a cohort of collaborative faculty who build "horizontal" curriculum and research across campus, including the Farmer School of Business.

AIMS is transdisciplinary and examines how digital media is disrupting traditional disciplines and was recently ranked by Electronic Gaming Monthly as one of "six programs to watch" along with MIT and has been a top 10% program in Princeton Review. AIMS offers a major, minor, and upcoming graduate certificate and emphasizes hands-on, client-based, interdisciplinary projects.

Miami University is an EOE/AA employer with smoke-free campuses. Right to know - Consumer Information - http://www.miami.muohio.edu/about-miami/publications-and-policies/student-consumer-info/ .  Hard copy upon request.

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