[AISWorld] Senior Assistant or Associate Position at Wake Forest University

[Thompson, Ron]

*Overview*

The Wake Forest University School of Business is seeking qualified
candidates for a Tenure-Track Assistant (senior) or Associate Professor in
Management Information Systems (MIS) starting Fall 2018.  This individual
will be expected to teach undergraduate introductory courses in MIS and
advanced master’s-level courses in data and content management.  Candidates
should have a Ph.D. (or its equivalent) in MIS or a related field and
should have a strong grasp of the roles and tools of big data and analytics
in contemporary information systems practice.  Evidence of prior teaching
effectiveness is a must.  The position offers a highly competitive package
of compensation and benefits.



*Job Qualifications*

Wake Forest embraces the teacher-scholar model wherein our faculty produce
original thought leadership that is visible and positively impacts the
practice of management.  As a community of teacher-scholars, we
systematically and rigorously seek answers to questions of high
theoretical, practical, and/or pedagogical importance.  Thus, equally
important to teaching excellence, candidates’ research should be of the
highest quality, as evidenced by a pathway to publications that address
important issues in highly regarded outlets, including premier journals
(such as those journals recognized by *The Financial Times*).  The ideal
candidate is an accomplished teacher and scholar who has deeply considered
the ways in which his/her scholarship can improve the practice of MIS, can
demonstrate applications for his/her research in the business world, and
whose record is in keeping with the University’s teacher-scholar model.



*Wake Forest University*

Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to
academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education.
Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top thirty national
universities according to *U.S. News & World Report*.  With over 4,800
undergraduates and 2,900 graduate and professional students, the
student-faculty ratio is 10:1.  Wake Forest is a collegiate university
offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an
impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in
the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).  Since its founding, the University
has adopted the motto *Pro Humanitate*, which is exemplified by a deep
institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the
world.  Click
here for quick facts about the University
<http://www.wfu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html>.



Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, a beautiful, mid-sized
city centrally located in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina.
Winston-Salem is a family-friendly city with high quality schools, numerous
outdoor recreational activities and events, and is known for its vibrant
and thriving arts and innovation scenes.  Residents enjoy close proximity
to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4
hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, a very reasonable
cost of living, and an eclectic variety of restaurants, wine bars, and
breweries for dining with friends and family.  Winston-Salem offers many of
the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality
of life of a smaller town (www.visitwinstonsalem.com).



*Wake Forest School of Business*

The AACSB-accredited, nationally ranked Wake Forest University School of
Business offers undergraduate academic programs in Accountancy, Finance,
Business and Enterprise Management, and Mathematical Business, as well as
graduate programs encompassing the Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA),
Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA), Master of Arts in
Management (MA), and Master of Business Administration (MBA).



Wake Forest University continues to rank as a top school for undergraduate
business education (ranked #13 by *Bloomberg Businessweek* in 2016), and in
Spring 2017, *U.S. News & World Report* continued to rank the part-time MBA
programs #1 in North Carolina and now #13 in the nation.  Courses are
offered at both the beautiful home campus in Winston-Salem and the growing
urban Charlotte Center campus in Charlotte, NC.



*Application Procedure*

For more information about the School of Business and Wake Forest
University, click here to visit the School of Business website
<http://business.wfu.edu/>.  For a full position listing and online
application instructions, click here <http://www.wfu.careers/> to visit the
Wake Forest Careers site and select Apply/Faculty/School of Business.
Required materials include a letter of application, statement of teaching
philosophy, statement of research, current curriculum vitae, and recent
course evaluation results, including raw data and comparative benchmarks.
(Note: Formal transcripts will be required before a hiring offer can be
made.)  Inquiries about the position should be addressed to askhr at wfu.edu.



*Review of applications will begin immediately.  Applications that include
all required information and that are submitted on or before October 1,
2017 will be given full consideration.*



We will have representatives at AMCIS.  Informal meetings may be arranged
for highly qualified candidates.  Please apply through the University’s
website above and note your AMCIS conference availability in the cover
letter.


*Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce and encourages
qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.  *In order to
provide a safe learning and living community, Wake Forest University
conducts background investigations for all final candidates being
considered for employment.


Ron Thompson (Search Committee Chair)
John B. McKinnon Professor of Management
School of Business
Wake Forest University