[AISWorld] Position Announcement: Assistant Professor, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia (repost)

[Cenfetelli, Ron]

The Management Information Systems (MIS) Division of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus) invites applications for one tenure-track Assistant Professor position.  Applicants should have completed or be nearing completion of a Ph.D. in information systems or related field and have a demonstrated potential for excellence in research and teaching. We welcome applications from outstanding candidates who have a strong interest in interacting with IT and business management.

Duties include developing and maintaining an active research program aimed at making a significant contribution to the academic profession, to teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as contributing to other teaching and administrative initiatives of the Management Information Systems Division and the Sauder School of Business. Teaching and service requirements are similar to other research-intensive universities.

The Sauder School strives to be a leader in the areas of Finance, Big Data/Analytics, and Behavioral Science. To support these strategic areas, successful candidates must be able to work across fields on interdisciplinary research. Preference will be given to candidates with a strong technical foundation whose research methodology includes database management, the analysis of large data sets, distributed computing, computational techniques, econometrics, and/or behavioral economics. Candidates will be expected to teach courses such as database, cloud/application development, or other areas that support our business technology management and analytics curricula at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

As a School, Sauder currently ranks 20th in the world for research productivity according to the Financial Times. The MIS Division at Sauder has established a world-wide reputation as a leading research group. For example, according to the University of Texas, Dallas (UTD) ratings, since 1990 the UBC MIS Division ranks 2nd in the world and for the for the ten-year period 2006-2015, the UBC MIS Division ranks 3rd in the world based in terms of publications in the two top MIS journals -MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research that are included in the UTD list (as well as the only two journals in the Financial Times 45 list).

Information about the Management Information Systems Division can be found at http://mis.sauder.ubc.ca

We will be speaking with candidates at the AMCIS conference in San Diego (August 11-14). Candidates who wish to be considered should apply by August 1, 2016 for consideration at this venue. It is recommended that candidates apply by August 1, 2016. However, applications will be reviewed until the position is granted. Applications must be made through the University of British Columbia's Human Resources online careers page: http://facultycareers.ubc.ca/.  Applications should include: (1) a cover letter briefly outlining research and teaching interests; (2) an up-to-date curriculum vitae; (3) sample research papers; (4) teaching philosophy and evidence for potential of effective teaching and (5) a list of four references and their contact information. Queries about this position can be addressed to Professor Ron Cenfetelli at cenfetelli at sauder.ubc.ca<mailto:cenfetelli at sauder.ubc.ca>.

Subject to budgetary approval, the positions starts on July 1, 2017. UBC Information regarding hiring is available on our website at: http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Faculty/People/Faculty_Openings

Applicants to faculty positions at the Sauder School of Business are asked to complete the following equity survey. The survey link for this ad is https://survey.ubc.ca/s/SauderEmploymentEquity/. Your participation is voluntary and anonymous. The information will not be used to determine eligibility for employment. The answers will be collated to provide data that can assist us in understanding the diversity of our applicant pool and identifying potential barriers to the employment of designated equity group members. This survey takes only a minute to complete. You may self-identify in one or more of the designated equity groups. You may decline to identify in any or all of the questions by choosing "prefer not to disclose." Thank you in advance for your participation.

UBC hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community.  We especially welcome applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.


Ron Cenfetelli
Associate Professor and Chair - Management Information Systems Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, Canada  V6T 1Z2
P: 604-822-9552
E: cenfetelli at sauder.ubc.ca<mailto:cenfetelli at sauder.ubc.ca>