[AISWorld] Positions in MIS and Analytics at Ohio University

[Gabriel Giordano]

The Ohio University College of Business announces a nationwide search to recruit for positions in both MIS and Analytics: a tenure-track Assistant Professor of MIS, a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Analytics, and a non tenure-track Lecturer of Analytics. These positions will start in the fall of 2019. The tenure-track positions seek candidates that have recently obtained a PhD or are ABD with the ability to engage in a dynamic teaching and research environment. A masters degree and relevant industry experience is needed for the lecturer position.

Founded in Athens in 1804, Ohio University is the oldest university in what was once the Northwest Territory. The main campus is located amidst scenic state and national parks in a family-friendly and culturally rich community 75 miles southeast of Columbus. A comprehensive state-assisted university Ohio University enrolls over 19,500 students on the Athens campus and 7,500 on five regional campuses. (Additional information about the university is available at www.ohio.edu <http://www.ohio.edu/>).

The College of Business, recently ranked as the 15th best public business school by Bloomberg Businessweek, has an earned reputation in academic excellence, innovative learning and global experience, as well as small class sizes and close relationships among faculty, students, and community. Highlights of the College of Business experience are available at business.ohio.edu <http://business.ohio.edu/>. Undergraduate and graduate programs in the College of Business are accredited by the AACSB. The undergraduate business curriculum emphasizes applied learning and student engagement, and includes MIS and Analytics majors. At the graduate level, the college maintains a suite of MBA programs, and we have a forthcoming Masters in Analytics program. Internationally, the college has summer graduate and undergraduate consulting experiences in countries such as Italy, Greece, Germany, Hungary, China, France and Spain. The college also has a number of executive programs that involve MIS and Analytics faculty members. 

An ability to communicate and collaborate with diverse constituencies, locally, nationally and internationally is a must. Additionally, the successful candidate must be willing to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate programs. Diversity is a core value of the College of Business at Ohio University. We believe that the educational environment is enhanced when diverse groups of people with diverse ideas come together to learn.

For the MIS position, we are most interested in candidates with interests and skills in business systems development, enterprise systems, and programming. For the analytics positions, we are interested in candidates with skills in predictive and prescriptive analytics areas. The positions will be formally posted in the next week at https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com <https://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/> - this is where applications should be submitted.

We will also have two faculty members meeting with candidates at AMCIS in New Orleans, Dr. Hao Lou and Dr. Vic Matta. If you would like to set up a time to meet with our faculty at the conference, please email Vic at matta at ohio.edu <mailto:matta at ohio.edu>. Any other questions can be sent to Dr. Gabe Giordano, chair of Analytics and Information Systems, at giordano at ohio.edu <mailto:giordano at ohio.edu>.