[AISWorld] The Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University invites applications for an assistant professor position in Management Information Systems beginning August 2017

[Aretha Wright]

Position Announcement - Assistant Professor in Management Information Systems

The Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University invites applications for an assistant
professor position in Management Information Systems beginning August 2017. Priority will be
given to advanced assistant professors with track records of publishing in top journals in MIS and
related fields. The position requires a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems or a related field.
Salary is commensurate with experience.

The MIS group is located in the Information Systems & Quantitative Sciences area of the Rawls
College of Business. The MIS group has a long tradition of publishing in top-tier journals in MIS
and allied fields. MIS scholars at the Rawls College include Miguel Aguirre-Urreta, Glenn Browne,
Jim Burns, Fred Davis, John Durrett, Don Jones, Zhangxi Lin, Jaeki Song, Eric Walden, Jim
Wetherbe, and Surya Yadav.

The standard teaching load for faculty at the Rawls College is 2-2. Summer support is usually also
available for the first three years. The successful applicant will be expected to teach courses in our
undergraduate, MBA, M.S.-Data Science, and Ph.D. programs. Candidates who have very strong
records of scholarship supported by extramural funding and who have the proven capacity or clear
potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply.
Service duties include program-building, as well as commitment to extra-curricular activities.
Service to the department, college, and university is expected.

The MIS area offers an undergraduate degree, a Masters degree in Data Science, and a Ph.D. degree.
The college offers undergraduate, Masters of Science, MBA (STEM and Working Professional),
and Ph.D. degrees. In addition to ISQS, the Rawls College has areas of Finance, Management,
Marketing, and Energy Commerce, as well as a School of Accountancy and a program in Health
Organization Management. The Rawls College of Business is located in a new state-of-the-art
building opened in 2012.

The ISQS area includes the Center for Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence, which is
devoted to research on Data Science topics. The Center hosts an annual Symposium on Big Data
each spring (see http://zlin.ba.ttu.edu/BigDataSymposium2015.htm).

The business programs at Texas Tech benefit from several advantages not possessed by many
locations. Texas Tech is a comprehensive university that includes a medical school and health
sciences center, a school of pharmacy, an engineering college, a law school, an agriculture school,
an experimental sciences center, and many other schools and colleges. Additionally, Texas Tech's
location boasts a regional medical hub with two large hospitals and a large healthcare industry, a
regional banking hub, a major energy production area (wind and oil-and-gas), and a significant
agriculture industry.

Texas Tech University is a Carnegie Very High Research Activity university (Tier 1) with
approximately 35,000 students. The university is built in Spanish Renaissance architecture and
boasts one of the top university public art collections in the nation, with works from some of the
world's leading contemporary artists.

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, a city of 250,000 in the south plains region of Texas. With a gridlike
structure and a superb road and highway system, nearly every point-to-point trip in the city takes
15 minutes or less. The cost of living is low compared with most metropolitan areas in the U.S., and
Texas has no state income tax. Excellent public and private schools are available. The climate is
excellent: Winters are short and relatively mild and summers are sunny with low humidity.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is
dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in
a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute,
through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic
community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minorities,
women, veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual-career couples.

To apply, please visit http://www.texastech.edu/careers/faculty-positions.php, choose Search
Openings, and enter Requisition Number 8104BR. Inquiries regarding the position can be sent to
Dr. Donald Jones, Search Committee Chair, at donald.jones at ttu.edu.