[AISWorld] Tenure track Assistant Professor in IS, Aalto University School of Business

[Tuunainen Virpi]

Aalto University School of Business invites applications for Tenure track position in Information Systems Science which will be filled on Assistant Professor level.

Job description
The position is located in the Department of Information and Service Economy, which consists of three disciplinary areas: Information Systems Science, Logistics, and Management Science. The department offers bachelor’s and master's programs in Information and Service Management. The doctoral program in information systems science has about 12 doctoral students enrolled. There are currently about 36 faculty members at the department, of which 11 are in the Information Systems group. The Department appreciates an active approach to international research collaboration and business co-operation. Both are supported by our current faculty and Aalto’s multidisciplinary collaboration platforms for research and education of the Aalto University. We look for candidates with cross-disciplinary interests whose work complements the research of our faculty, which spans from information systems development to open data, digitalization, business models and platforms. For more information about our research activities, please visit http://information.aalto.fi/en/
    
Requirements
Throughout their careers, those in the academic tenure track system are expected to exercise and guide scientific research, to provide related higher academic education, to follow the advances of their field, to participate in service to the Aalto University community, and to take part in societal interaction and international collaboration in their field.
    
The applicants should have a strong commitment to teaching, mentoring graduate students and to developing and maintaining an active program of sponsored research. Applicants must hold a PhD in Information Systems, or a closely related field. Candidates must demonstrate promise of excellence in research through international top-level publications (e.g. AIS basket of journals) and the ambition to become an excellent teacher.
    
The selected candidate is expected to conduct and supervise research in Information Systems, to provide university level teaching, to follow and contribute to the advances in the field internationally, to participate in service to the Aalto University community and to take part in societal interaction.
    
The applicants will be reviewed on the basis of their research, teaching and academic leadership and activity in scientific community. Aalto University reserves the right to use external reviewers to support the evaluation of applicants during the recruitment process.
    
How to apply
The application material for the position includes:
    
      *   Cover letter
      *   Curriculum Vitae
      *   List of publications (with the most significant publications highlighted)
      *   A research statement describing future research plans
      *   Teaching portfolio
      *   A list of four referees for reference letters including contact details.

All application material should be submitted in English. The applications for the tenure track positions are to be addressed to the President of Aalto University and submitted through the eRecruitment system (https://rekry.saima.fi/aaltohome/application_edit_welcome.html?job_id=1542&field_id=0&place_id=15&did=5900&jc=1&lang=en) no later than December 1, 2017
    
General instructions for applicants including language requirements and guidelines for compiling teaching portfolios and CVs are available at www.aalto.fi/en/tenure_track/for_applicant<http://www.aalto.fi/en/tenure_track/for_applicant>.
    
For more Information
For additional information, please contact Vice Head of Department / Head of the IS group, Professor Virpi Kristiina Tuunainen, email: virpi.tuunainen at aalto.fi<mailto:Virpi.tuunainen at aalto.fi> or the HR Coordinator Anne Petroff, tel, +358 400 790094, email: anne.petroff at aalto.fi<mailto:anne.petroff at aalto.fi>.
    
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    Virpi Kristiina Tuunainen, Professor of Information Systems Science
    Aalto University School of Business, Department of Information and Service Economy
    http://people.aalto.fi/virpi.tuunainen
    P.O. Box 21220, FI-00076 AALTO, Finland
    e-mail: virpi.tuunainen at aalto.fi<mailto:virpi.tuunainen at aalto.fi>
    Mobile: +358-50-589 7541