[AISWorld] Assistant Professor post in BIS/Healthcare Informatics at Eastern Connecticut State University

[Petkov, Doncho (Business Administration)]

Eastern Connecticut State University, Department of Business Administration invites applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level  in Business Information Systems / Health Care Informatics starting fall 2014.

Qualifications: A doctoral degree in Information Systems or Healthcare Informatics, or a closely related field is required. ABD will be considered. Practical industry experience in Healthcare Information Systems or Information Technology applications in healthcare of minimum one year, research in healthcare IT as well as teaching experience is strongly desired. Areas of expertise sought are healthcare information systems, healthcare information systems implementation and at least two from the following: management information systems, database design, healthcare compliance, process management, business analytics, web technologies and electronic commerce. 

Position Description: Responsibilities include teaching at undergraduate level, advising students and engaging in scholarly work and service. The candidate is expected to teach both in Healthcare Informatics and in IS. 

Respond to: Please send via email one PDF attachment containing an application letter with contact information for three references and full CV, to Dr. D. Petkov, Search Chairman at petkovd at easternct.edu with a reference "BIS Health Info. Post". 

Screening of applicants will start November 12th and to get a better consideration applications need to be emailed by then please though the position is open till filled. 

The Business Information Systems Program is part of the Department of Business Administration.  Currently, it has a BIS major and several minors including a Healthcare Informatics minor which was the first such program at any Connecticut university when introduced in 2010.  A new major concentration in Healthcare Informatics is starting in 2014. The BIS program has currently around 100 majors and 200 minors. The BIS student club won a national championship at the 2010 AITP Collegiate Conference has placed among top the 10 at various similar events. More information on the department and the BIS area of study can be found at http://www.easternct.edu/business/  .  

About ECSU: Our mission defines us as the Connecticut public liberal arts university. We have about 5500 students studying in a beautiful campus located 27 miles from Hartford, CT, and a two hour drive from New York and  Boston.  For a third year in a row, Eastern Connecticut State University is ranked in the top 30 public universities in the North Region according to the U.S. News and World Report's 2013 edition of Best Colleges. For the fifth year in a row, Eastern Connecticut State University has been named in 2013 as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

D. Petkov, PhD
Professor,  Information Systems
Coordinator, Healthcare Informatics minor
Business Administration Department
ECSU
83 Windham St
Willimantic CT 06226-2295, USA
petkovd at easternct.edu
Webb hall 336, 860 4650264
http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/~petkovd/