[AISWorld] Tenure Track Position at the University of Nevada Las Vegas

[Gregory Moody]

*Tenure Track Position in *MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS

The Department of MIS at UNLV announces one or two full-time tenure track
position in MIS for August 2018, targeted at the Assistant Professor level.
Qualified candidates must hold a Ph.D. in Information Systems or a related
field or demonstrate the ability to complete this degree by August
2018.  Qualified
candidates must also have demonstrated their ability to publish in high
quality academic journals in their field.

*The University*

UNLV is a doctoral-degree-granting institution of approximately 29,000
students and more than 3,000 faculty and staff that is classified by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as a research
university with high research activity. UNLV offers a broad range of
respected academic programs and is on a path to join the top tier of
national public research universities. The university is committed to
recruiting and retaining top students and faculty, educating the region's
diversifying population and workforce, driving economic activity through
increased research and community partnerships, and creating an academic
health center for Southern Nevada that includes the launch of a new UNLV
School of Medicine.  UNLV is located on a 332-acre main campus and two
satellite campuses in Southern Nevada.  For more information, visit us on
line at:  http://www.unlv.edu

*The Department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology (MET
Department)*

The department consists of faculty in Information Systems, Management, and
Entrepreneurship. It has a strong research culture and department faculty
has published and is expected to publish regularly in the highest quality
journals of their field. Research interests of current members of the
Information Systems faculty conducts qualitative, quantitative, and design
science research in areas, such as requirements engineering, ethics, health
care, electronic commerce, online consumer behavior, virtual collaboration,
financial decision support systems, human-computer interaction, trust, IT
security, metrics and measures, software process, and research methods.

Teaching in the department includes major and core courses at the
undergraduate and graduate level for BS in Business Administration,
(including the Information Management Major), MBA, and MS in MIS and MS in
Data Analytics programs. While the department will consider applicants with
teaching interests in a variety of teaching areas, there is currently a
need for faculty with the ability to teach big data, and analytics.

*The Community*

UNLV is located in the vibrant and growing city of Las Vegas, a
metropolitan area that boasts one of the most connected airports in the
world. Las Vegas hosts over 41 million tourists per year, accommodates over
22,000 conventions and is home to fifteen of the world's 25 largest hotels.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan area has a population of over 2.1 million
people, yet has a relatively low cost of living compared to other
metropolitan areas of its size. With the addition of the Golden Knights
hockey team, and the planned move of the Raiders NFL team, Las Vegas will
have two professional sports organizations. Referred to as the
"Entertainment Capital of the World" very few cities can compete with the
number, size and quality of conventions, events, concerts and shows that
Las Vegas hosts. With the opening of the Smith Center for Performing Arts,
Las Vegas now offers some of the world's finest Broadway shows and
concerts. The Las Vegas dining culture is world-class, and the city offers
a shopping experience that rivals any top destination in the world.



Faculty members generally live in thriving Las Vegas master-planned
communities known for their beautiful parks, miles of jogging and bike
trails, and more sunshine than almost any other city in the United States.
Las Vegas is near the Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, Mount Charleston, and Red Rock
Canyon National Conservation Area, and within comfortable driving distances
of other metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and
Salt Lake City. Attractions such as Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon, Lake
Powell, and the Grand Canyon are within easy driving distances as well.

*Application*

Submit a letter of interest, a detailed resume listing qualifications and
experience, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least
three professional references who may be contacted. Applicants should fully
describe their qualifications and experience, with specific reference to
each of the minimum and preferred qualifications because this is the
information on which the initial review of materials will be based.

Although this position will remain open until filled, review of candidates’
materials will begin on July 15, 2017 and best consideration will be gained
for materials submitted prior to that date.  Materials should be addressed
to Marcus Rothenberger, Search Committee Chair, and are to be submitted via
on-line application at https://hrsearch.unlv.edu. For assistance with
UNLV’s on-line applicant portal, contact UNLV Employment Services at (702)
895-3504 or applicant.inquiry at unlv.edu.

*Initial Interviews*

We will be attending the AMCIS conference in Boston in August 2017 to
discuss this opening with selected applicants. Selected applicants who are
not attending AMCIS will be interviewed shortly thereafter, likely through
the use of video conferencing technology; they will not be thereby
disadvantaged.

The department’s selection criteria include the proven ability to produce
and publish research at the highest level, the ability to contribute to the
diversity of the department’s teaching capabilities, and the likelihood
that the candidate will become a good professional and academic colleague.


UNLV MET Department website: https://www.unlv.edu/met


Department chair: Monica Sheng Wang


Recruitment committee: Marcus Rothenberger (chair), Jerry Chang, and Greg
Moody


AMCIS interviews conducted by Andrew Hardin