[AISWorld] Tenure Track Assistant or Associate Professor at Lehigh University

[Catherine Ridings]

Lehigh University’s Department of Management seeks to fill one tenure track
position at the assistant professor or associate professor level beginning
August 2019. The candidate must hold a Ph.D. in Information Systems or a
related area from an AACSB accredited institution by the time of employment
in August 2019.

Lehigh University offers excellent conditions for research and teaching.
The successful candidate will be joining faculty in the department who
publish in top-ranked journals such as Academy of Management Journal,
Decision Sciences, Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association
for Information Systems, Management Information Systems Quarterly,
Management Science, Organization Science, and Strategic Management Journal.
Unique opportunities relating to researching and teaching at Lehigh include
the Data X initiative (http://lehigh.edu/datax). A multi-year,
multi-college initiative, Data X spurs the creation of new research
initiatives and the strengthening of interdisciplinary teams, programs, and
research labs exploring the broad application of data-driven techniques to
the sciences, engineering, arts, and humanities. Data X includes not just
the analysis of data, but also elements needed to gather, author,
distribute, secure and visualize data in the broadest sense. The department
of Management also includes with the Center for Supply Chain Research (
https://cbe.lehigh.edu/centers/lehigh-center-for-supply-chain-research) as
well as close ties with the Mountaintop Initiative, the Nasdaq
Entrepreneurial Center, and the Baker Institute for Entrepreneurship,
Creativity, and Innovation. Teaching responsibilities with this position
may include undergraduate classes in the Business Information Systems (BIS)
major, BIS minor, Data Analytics Certificate, and FinTech minor, and
graduate classes in the MBA program.

Lehigh is a premier residential research university, ranked 27th in Poets
and Quants 2017 ratings for the best business programs for undergraduates.
Our online MBA program and part-time MBA program are ranked 19th and 25th,
respectively, in 2018 US News and World Report. Lehigh is ranked 46th in US
News and World Report’s 2018 national university rankings.

Lehigh University is a coeducational, non denominational, private
university that offers a distinct academic environment of undergraduate and
graduate students from across the globe. Lehigh offers majors and programs
in four colleges: The College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Business
and Economics, The College of Education and The P.C. Rossin College of
Engineering and Applied Science. The university serves more than 5,000
undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students. The College of Business and
Economics is home to approximately 1,270 undergraduates, 410 graduate
students, and 80 full-time faculty members. In addition to undergraduate,
MBA, and various other graduate programs, the college has joint programs
with engineering and computer science. The Department of Management
includes faculty in organizational behavior, strategic management, supply
chain, and information systems.

Located in eastern Pennsylvania, the campus is situated on more than 2,350
acres in close proximity to both New York City and Philadelphia. Lehigh
Valley International Airport is 15 minutes from campus.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the
position is filled. To apply, please electronically send curriculum vitae,
a letter of interest, research statement, teaching statement, samples of
scholarly work, recent teaching evaluations, and three letters of
recommendation through https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/11545. For
additional information, contact Professor Catherine Ridings, Department of
Management, College of Business & Economics, Lehigh University, 621 Taylor
Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3117, 610-758-5667, ridings at lehigh.edu.

Lehigh University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are
encouraged to apply. Lehigh offers excellent benefits including domestic
partner benefits. Furthermore, Lehigh University has in place an
infrastructure to address faculty dual career and work life balance
matters. Please visit:
http://www.lehigh.edu/~inprv/faculty/worklifebalance.html.




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Catherine Ridings, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, BIS Program
Co-Director, Business Analytics Certificate
Co-Director, FinTech Minor
Management Department
College of Business and Economics
Lehigh University
621 Taylor Street
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 758-5667