[AISWorld] Instructor/Associate Director of Information Systems Graduate Programs, University of Arkansas

[Rajiv Sabherwal]

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Instructor/Associate Director of Graduate Programs, Information Systems


Description: The Sam M. Walton College of Business seeksapplications from interested candidates to fill the position of Instructor/Associate Director of Information Systems Graduate Programs to begin July 2019.  Salary will becommensurate with qualifications and experience; benefits are competitive. This position will serve as Associate Director,Information Systems Graduate Programs and teach four or five,three‐hour courses per academic year within InformationSystems (Business Analytics, ERP, and/or Database classespreferred, with a mix of face-to-face and online courses, as needed). The position reports to the Information SystemsDirector of Graduate Programs and will be responsible for theongoing development and maintenance of graduate programs/classes offered by the Department of InformationSystems. This person should be interested in working with a team-centered-approach environment; and, will be responsiblefor recruiting graduate students and advising graduate students,coordinating advertising and marketing activities/materials forgraduate programs, and leading initiatives related to program‐level design, assessment, alignment, and student outcomes. This person will work in coordination with the GraduateSchool of Business and Walton Career Center to establish andmaintain relationships with organizations seeking information technology, analytics, and blockchain skills (for purposes ofboth recruiting and placement). In coordination with theDirector of Information Systems Graduate programs, thisperson will also support other program initiatives as needed.



Required Qualifications:  Candidates must have completed a Master’s degree in Information Systems, business analytics, or a closely related field, prior to the position start date, from a nationally or internationally accredited university.  Candidates must also have demonstrated excellence in teaching courses in information systems, analytics, or related area.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates with professional experience in information systems or related field (to include marketing experience and leadership experience) as well as the ability to work with graduate students;documented excellence in teaching graduate level courses; documented experience in both face-to-face and blended/online course delivery; documented experience and expertise in teaching courses focused on database/data warehouse/”bigdata”, analytics, and enterprise resource planning.

The Information Systems Department: The department has thirteen tenured or tenure-track faculty members, including fiveprofessors who hold positions with endowments, in addition to three clinical faculty members, and several instructors.  The department has been consistently ranked in the top-5 among business schools for publication activity in Information Systems Research and MIS Quarterly. Faculty research interests include:IT personnel; privacy, security, and ethics; IT training and education; e-commerce; IS strategy and IT investments; social networks; enterprise systems; big data and analytics; software development, decision making and decision aids; mobility; and technology adoption.

The Information Systems Department has an active research-oriented Ph.D. program, a Master of Information Systems program, and a BSBA major in Information Systems. The department recently created a a Blockchain Center of Excellence, and has a world-class Enterprise Systems Program that provides our students experience with industrial-strength technology systems, thanks to more than $100 Million in gifts from our technology platform partners- IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Teradata. Enterprise Systems also hosts a number ofdatabases including Acxiom, Dillard’s, Nielsen, Tyson Foods and Sam’s Club and receives support from prominent companies such as J. B. Hunt, Tyson Foods and Walmart.

The Sam M. Walton College of Business: The Sam M. Walton College of Business has more than 6,000 students. The Walton College has an innovative cross-functional business core program that focuses on business processes, and several new cross-disciplinary minors and concentrations. The University of Arkansas has a total enrollment of more than 27,000 students. Following a successful recent $1 billion capital campaign, the university is in the process to launching another such campaign.The Walton College has consistently been ranked among the nation’s top 25 public undergraduate business schools since 2005, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Location: The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. The Fayetteville area offers high quality of life, a mild climate, excellent health care, a variety of restaurants, a cost of living index of 93, and many cultural and recreational activities. Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center offers a rich variety of Broadway, symphony, dance, jazz, and other performances and special events. Fayetteville is minutes from lakes and rivers for fishing, swimming, and boating. It is a city of approximately 80,000 with a regional population of more than 400,000. The region has one of the highest growth rates in the U.S. and is consistently listed among the most desirable places to live. Fayetteville is also an excellent location for business and careers as evidenced by Forbes ranking Fayetteville 4th in Best Places for Business and Careers for 2009. A number of Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in Northwest Arkansas, including Wal-Mart, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport.

All application materials must be uploaded to the U of A’s employment system at

https://jobs.uark.edu/postings/34164.


Position will be open until filled. Questions can be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Paul Cronan (pcronan at walton.uark.edu<mailto:pcronan at walton.uark.edu>).

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution committed to achieving diversity in its faculty. Therefore, the university is especially interested in applications from qualified candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our academic departments. The university welcomes applications without regard to age, race/color, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act and persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.