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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText>The School of Business and Management at the American University of Sharjah invites applications for either a permanent or a one-year visiting professor position at the assistant, associate, or full professor rank. Applicants should possess a doctorate degree in Decision Sciences, Management Science, or MIS. The selected candidate is expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, primarily in statistics, management science, and decision science. The selected candidate will also be expected to participate in departmental activities and conduct research.<span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;background:white'> Strong preference will be given to candidates with degrees from western-style universities. Teaching experience in an American model of higher education, and work experience in North America or Western Europe is highly desirable. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The School of Business and Management at the American University of Sharjah is an AACSB-accredited school with six departments and approximately 1,400 students. The MIS department is interdisciplinary and offers courses in Operations, Quantitative Analysis, and MIS. Faculty members in this department publish in top journals, including Decision Sciences, IEEE Transactions, MISQ, ISR, JMIS, JAIS, JSIS and many others.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The American University of Sharjah (AUS) is a private, independent, coeducational university in the United Arab Emirates. AUS has approximately 5,500 students across its four colleges and schools: the College of Architecture, Art, and Design, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the School of Business and Management. The University is located in Sharjah, a city of 800,000 people that is part of a larger metropolitan area of approximately 3 million that encompasses Dubai, Sharjah, and outlying communities. The city is a major international hub for trade, transport, and tourism, offering many opportunities for industry-related research.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Applicants should submit a cover letter, current copy of their CV, a recent research paper, and the name, address, phone, and e-mail address of three references. All materials must be submitted electronically. Applicants should send their items to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>C. Ernie Love<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Department Head and Professor, Department of MIS<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>School of Business and Management<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>American University of Sharjah <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>PO Box 26666, Sharjah<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>United Arab Emirates<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><a href="mailto:clove@aus.edu">clove@aus.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The review of completed applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>----------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#545553'>Jeff Baker, Ph.D., CAPM<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#545553'>Assistant Professor, Department of MIS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#545553'>School of Business and Management<br>SBM 2045<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#545553'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#545553'>Tel +971 6 515 2605<br>Fax +971 6 558 5065<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#545553'>American University of Sharjah <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#545553'>PO Box 26666, Sharjah<br>United Arab Emirates<br><a href="http://www.aus.edu/"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.aus.edu</span></a><br><a href="mailto:jbaker@aus.edu"><span style='color:blue'>jbaker@aus.edu</span></a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>