<p class="MsoNormal">The Department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and
Technology at the Lee Business School of the University of Nevada Las Vegas
(UNLV) announces two full time tenure track positions in MIS beginning August
2012, <a name="_GoBack">targeted at the assistant or associate </a>professor
level. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Management Information Systems or a
closely related area, a strong research portfolio, and demonstrated teaching
ability. For the two positions, specialties in Software/Application Development
and Databases/Business Intelligence are desirable.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Job duties include research that leads to
publications in top-tier academic journals and teaching in our undergraduate
and graduate programs.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">The University and
the Department </b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UNLV is Nevada's
largest comprehensive, doctoral degree granting institution with 28,000
students. It provides offers more than 220 undergraduate, master’s and doctoral
degree programs for a diverse student body and encourages innovative and
interdisciplinary approaches to teaching, learning and scholarship. UNLV is
located on a 350-acrre campus. For more information, see the UNLV World Wide
Web site at: <a href="http://www.unlv.edu">http://www.unlv.edu</a>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The
department of Management, Entrepreneurship, and Technology is newly formed as a
merger of the Departments of Management and MIS. Both departments have a strong
research culture and their members believe in high quality research. They have
published and are expected to publish regularly in the highest quality
journals. Research interests of current members in the MIS area include
requirements engineering, software development processes, security,
human-computer interaction, technology-mediated decision making, and IT
success, using qualitative, quantitative, and design science research methods.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">The Community </b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Las Vegas
metropolitan area is culturally diverse with a population of two million
people. It is considered a very attractive city in which to live, with many
quiet, new, and beautifully designed neighborhoods. It is surrounded by a rich
topographical tableau that includes, within an afternoon's drive, the Grand
Canyon, Death Valley, Hoover Dam, snowcapped mountains, Zion
National Park, and Disneyland.
Tijuana, Mexico,
Napa Valley,
Yosemite National
Park, and the Rocky Mountains
lie within a day's drive. Las Vegas
residents enjoy a modest cost of living, compared with those in major coastal
cities. UNLV employees enjoy a very low tax environment that includes no state
or local income taxes and no federal social security retirement taxes. The
climate is sub-tropical desert. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Initial Interviews</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will be attending the ICIS 2011 conference in Shanghai to discuss this
opening with selected applicants. Selected applicants who are not attending
ICIS will be interviewed shortly thereafter, likely through the use of video
conferencing technology. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Application</b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">To apply, please upload a CV and cover letter on the UNLV
human resources recruitment web site at <a href="https://hrsearch.unlv.edu/">https://hrsearch.unlv.edu/</a>
(select the position that best fits your qualifications from the list [MIS- Software/Application
Development or MIS - Database/Business Intelligence]). In order to be
considered for an interview at ICIS in Shanghai, please upload cover letter and
Curriculum Vitae by November 27, 2011 (recommendation letter and other
materials can be uploaded at a later time).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Other applicants should upload cover letter and Curriculum Vitae by
December 15, as the screening of all applications will commence then; the
position will remain open until filled. The recruitment committee, chair, and
other members of the department would be happy to discuss the position,
the department and other issues. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 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. Currently
the department is particularly in need of additional teaching capacity in the
following areas: </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Software Application Development and Programming, and </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- Database Management, Data Warehousing, and Business
Intelligence. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UNLV MIS Department website: <a href="http://business.unlv.edu/mis">http://business.unlv.edu/mis</a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">UNLV Management Department website: <a href="http://business.unlv.edu/management">http://business.unlv.edu/management</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and
Technology: Reza Torkzadeh</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Recruitment committee: Andrew Hardin, Alan Miller (Chair),
and Marcus Rothenberger</p>