[AISWorld] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Management Information Systems at Elon University

[Haya Ajjan]

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Management Information Systems at Elon University

The Department of Management in the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business invites applications for a tenure-track position in Management Information Systems beginning in August 2016. The specialization of immediate need is in business analytics and data mining.  The teaching load will include courses in Business Analytics as well as traditional MIS graduate and undergraduate courses within the Love School of Business and Elon's Core Curriculum. Candidates should have begun to establish a record of excellence in both teaching and research, or show evidence of this potential. Only candidates with an earned doctorate in business analytics, information systems, or closely related field from an AACSB-accredited university by the time of employment will be considered.  Prior teaching experience in business analytics is preferred. Elon faculty members are expected to make strong contributions to instruction, mentoring, and service/outreach.

About the School: The AACSB-accredited Martha and Spencer Love School of Business is housed in the Koury Business Center, which features state-of-the-art classrooms, multiple student engagement areas, the LaRose Digital Theatre, the Chandler Family Professional Sales Center, the Reed Finance Center, the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, and the Porter Family Professional Development Center. In 2014, Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the school's undergraduate program #45 in the nation. In 2013, Businessweek ranked the part-time MBA program #1 in the south and #5 in the nation.  Our diverse faculties thrive in Elon's collegial and supportive environment.

About the University: Elon University is a dynamic private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning.  The university is situated on an idyllic 620 acre campus in north-central North Carolina, east of Greensboro, and northwest of Raleigh/Durham. With an enrollment of over 6000, Elon University benefits from highly talented students, a growing physical plant, and an expanding endowment.  U.S. News & World Report ranks Elon #1 among southern master's-level universities and recognizes Elon more often than any other university in the nation for programs that are "Focused on Student Success," and the Fiske Guide to Colleges ranks Elon one of the 25 "best buy" private universities.  Elon University is proud of its strengths in the liberal arts, its strong sense of community, and its progress in incorporating technology and internationalization into classroom instruction.

To Apply:  To learn more about Elon, please visit the University web site at www.elon.edu<http://www.elon.edu>.  Review of candidates for this position will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  To apply, send a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, statement of research philosophy, information on teaching evaluations, and a list of three references to: buschair at elon.edu<mailto:buschair at elon.edu> (preferred), or to MIS Faculty Search Committee, Department of Management, Martha and Spencer Love School of Business, Elon University, 2075 Campus Box, Elon, NC 27244. All application materials must be submitted by December 31, 2015. Elon University is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse faculty, staff and student body and welcomes all applicants.

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Haya Ajjan, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
Elon University
Phone: 704.996.8643
Email: hajjan at elon.edu<mailto:hajjan at elon.edu>