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

[David Douglas]

The Department of Information Systems, Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas invites applicants to apply for a Clinical Assistant Professor starting the Fall 2017 semester -- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR Clinical Assistant Professor of Information Systems.  Applications must include teaching and research statement along with teaching evaluations and example publications.



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 2017.  The Clinical Assistant Professor is expected to teach either seven or eight courses per year (i.e., a 4-3 or 4-4 teaching load with a mix of face-to-face and online courses, as needed), normally with no more than two course preparations per semester. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience; benefits are competitive.


Required Qualifications: Candidates must be academically qualified per AACSB accreditation standards. This includes completion of a doctorate in information systems, business analytics or a closely related field, prior to the position start date, from a nationally or internationally accredited university and an ability to publish in peer-reviewed information systems or related field journals.


Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates with documented excellence and experience in teaching; experience in both face-to-face and online course delivery; and prior experience and expertise in teaching courses focused on database/data warehouse/"big data", analytics, and enterprise resource planning.


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 three 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, Dillard's, Nielsen, Tyson Foods and Sam's Club and receives support from prominent companies such as

J. B. Hunt, Tyson Foods and Walmart.


The Sam M. Walton College of Business: The Sam M. Walton College of Business has more than 6,000 students. The Walton College has an innovative 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 27,000 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 25 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.

All application materials must be uploaded to the U of A's employment system at  http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/17375 before December 11, 2016, for full consideration. Initial interviews will take place at International Conference on Information Systems, 2016, in Dublin, or via video conference. Late applications will be reviewed as necessary to fill the position. A decision is expected by March 2017. Questions can be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. David Douglas (ddouglas at walton.uark.edu<mailto:ddouglas at walton.uark.edu>).


The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution committed to achieving diversity to its 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/color, 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.



Dr. David E. Douglas
University Professor and Walton Professorship, Information Systems
Co-Director for the Institute for Advanced Data Analytics
Business Building 204B
1 University of Arkansas
Phone: 479.575.6114 Cell:  479-283-2217 Fax: 479.575.4168