[AISWorld] Faculty Position at Baylor University (Assistant/Associate Professor)

[Petter, Stacie]

The Department of Information Systems in the Hankamer School of Business at Baylor University invites applicants for a tenure-track/tenured position at the assistant or associate professor level.


All areas of teaching and research focus will be considered. Assistant professor candidates need to have demonstrated potential for quality teaching and publishing high quality research relevant to the field. Candidates for associate professor need to have a record of quality teaching and high-quality scholarship equivalent to our standards for tenure at Baylor University.  The Department of Information Systems seeks to enhance the school’s standing and reputation with ambitious researchers who have initiated and/or sustained a record of publications in high quality journals. Candidates should also be devoted to excellence in teaching. Salary is competitive and commensurate with

experience and qualifications. Interviews are ongoing and will continue until the position is filled.


Qualifications

Candidates should possess, or expect to earn before beginning their appointment, a doctorate in Information Systems or a closely related field. While prior industry experience is not mandatory, it is preferable. Along with these academic and professional credentials, applicants should have the ability to collaborate effectively with other faculty in a dynamic team-oriented educational environment. Finally, candidates should demonstrate a record of high-quality research or research promise.


Application Instructions

Candidates should provide 1) a letter of interest, including a statement of personal faith and potential fit with Baylor's Christian mission; 2) a curriculum vita; and 3) three letters of recommendation on Interfolio. Please apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/65425.


If you have questions regarding the position, please contact the chair of our search committee, Dr. Stacie Petter (Stacie_Petter at baylor.edu<mailto:Stacie_Petter at baylor.edu>) or our department chair, Dr. Jonathan Trower (jonathan_trower at baylor.edu<mailto:jonathan_trower at baylor.edu>).  For questions about the application process, please contact Carol Marroquin, Office Manager/Department of Information Systems (carol_marroquin at baylor.edu<mailto:carol_marroquin at baylor.edu>).


Department and University Information

The Hankamer School of Business (http://www.baylor.edu/business/) is AACSB accredited and home to the Department of Information Systems (http://www.baylor.edu/business/mis/). The Information Systems Department has 31 full-time faculty supporting three fulltime MIS degrees (BBA, MSIS, and PhD) as well as business school service courses in quantitative business analysis (QBA), MIS, and business communications. Faculty positions in Baylor’s Department of Information Systems offer market-competitive salaries, generous research support, and better than average benefits. Benefits include tuition remission for spouses and dependents at Baylor and a consortium of other highly regarded private universities.


Baylor University is a private Christian university and a nationally ranked research institution, consistently listed with highest honors among The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For.” The University is recruiting new faculty with a deep commitment to excellence in teaching, research and scholarship. Baylor seeks faculty who share in our aspiration to become a tier one research institution while strengthening our distinctive Christian mission as described in our strategic vision, Pro Futuris<http://www.baylor.edu/profuturis/>, (www.baylor.edu/profuturis/<http://www.baylor.edu/profuturis/>) and academic strategic plan, Illuminate (www.baylor.edu/illuminate<http://www.baylor.edu/illuminate>). As the world’s largest Baptist University, Baylor offers over 40 doctoral programs and has more than 17,000 students from all 50 states and more than 85 countries.


Baylor University is a private not-for-profit university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, Baylor is committed to compliance with all applicable anti-discrimination laws, including those regarding age, race, color, sex, national origin, marital status, pregnancy status, military service, genetic information, and disability. As a religious educational institution, Baylor is lawfully permitted to consider an applicant’s religion as a selection criterion. Baylor encourages women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply.


To learn more about the Hankamer School of Business, please visit https://www.baylor.edu/business and Baylor University, please visit https://www.baylor.edu<https://www.baylor.edu/>