[AISWorld] University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Clinical Assistant Professor of Information Systems

[Aretha Wright]

Description: The Sam M. Walton College of Business invites applications for a non-tenure track Clinical Assistant Professor to teach in the Information Systems department to begin August 2016.  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 teaching. The Clinical Assistant Professor is expected to teach four classes each semester, normally with no more than 2 course preparations per semester (i.e., a 4-4 teaching load with a mix of face-to-face and online courses, as needed). Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience; benefits are competitive.
The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution committed to achieving diversity in its faculty. Therefore, the university is especially interested in applications from qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our academic departments. The university welcomes applications without regard to age, race, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.
Required Qualifications:  Candidates must be and must remain academically qualified as per AACSB accreditation standards.  This includes completion of a doctorate in information systems or a closely related field, prior to the position start date, from a nationally or internationally accredited university and a demonstrated ability to publish in peer-reviewed information systems or related field journals. Preference will be given to candidates who have excellent and documented experience in teaching, and an interest in both face-to-face and online course delivery. Prior experience and expertise in teaching courses focused on analytics, big data and related topics will be viewed positively.
The Information Systems Department: The department has eleven tenured or tenure-track faculty members, including five professors who hold positions with endowments, in addition to two clinical faculty members, a full-time executive in residence, and several instructors.  The department has been ranked consistently in the top 5 among business schools for publication activity in Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly. Faculty research interests include: IT personnel; privacy, security, and ethics; IT training and education; e-commerce; IS strategy and IT investments; social networks; enterprise systems; big data and analytics; software development, decision making and decision aids; mobility; and technology adoption.
The Information Systems Department has an active research-oriented Ph.D. program, a Master of Information Systems program, 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 systems, thanks to more than $60 Million in gifts from our technology platform partners- IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Teradata. Enterprise Systems also hosts a number of databases including Acxiom, Sam's Club and Tyson foods and receives support from other prominent companies such as J. B. Hunt, Tyson Foods and Walmart. The Information Technology Research Institute (http://itri.uark.edu/), with about twenty active member companies, is housed in the department. For more information about the department, see http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/ISYS/.
The Sam M. Walton College of Business: The Sam M. Walton College of Business has about 5,000 undergraduate and about 500 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 26,000 students. Following a successful recent $1 billion capital campaign, the university is in the process to launching another such campaign. The Walton College has consistently been ranked among the nation's top 30 public undergraduate business schools since 2005, according to U.S. News and World Report.
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 cost of living index of 93, 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 80,000 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 4th in Best Places for Business and Careers for 2009. A number of Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in Northwest Arkansas, including Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport.
Application Instructions: Complete applications include a vita, contact information for three referees willing to provide letters of reference, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (upload in Statement of Teaching Philosophy).  All application materials must be submitted via our recruitment site: https://jobs.uark.edu/postings/10332.
All complete applications received by December 1, 2015, will be assured full consideration.  Late applications will be reviewed as necessary to fill the position.
We may interview at International Conference on Information Systems, 2015, and expect to make decisions by March 2016.  Questions can be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. David Douglas (ddouglas at walton.uark.edu<mailto:ddouglas at walton.uark.edu%20>).


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