[AISWorld] Are you passionate about teaching and research and looking for a balance in your life in a beautiful place? The University of Montana offers just that.

Tue Aug 3 16:07:36 EDT 2021

Are you passionate about teaching and research and looking for a balance in your life in a beautiful place?  The University of Montana offers just that.   We are hiring for a tenure-track position in Management Information Systems at the College of Business and we are looking to interview during AMCIS and afterwards.

Outside Magazine has voted Missoula the best river town in America (https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/north-america/best-river-towns-america/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outsideonline.com%2Fadventure-travel%2Fdestinations%2Fnorth-america%2Fbest-river-towns-america%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366942664%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=xSTcRW%2Fi%2Brkac%2B2AkzDPtaCImZIx9YGnINxF8HbzAGA%3D&reserved=0>) as well as a top 25 Best Town in America (https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/best-towns-2017/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outsideonline.com%2Fadventure-travel%2Fdestinations%2Fbest-towns-2017%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366952661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=tFGfqyREbj%2FEVh9DoqJMwiPZOfK8i0AS%2Fw69yCCUUE0%3D&reserved=0>)
We are located between Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park at the confluence of several rivers.
We have a ski resort within 30 minutes of town (http://www.montanasnowbowl.com/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.montanasnowbowl.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366962651%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=f8q0o5IGmsBv9dEiXaI2Z46LKEKyeFLXSE6nGDy7mBM%3D&reserved=0>) as well as hundreds of miles of biking trails within minutes if not seconds of town (http://www.missoulian.com/app/hikebike/index.html<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.missoulian.com%2Fapp%2Fhikebike%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366962651%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=AaKCL8dCdKUEutD57sUp3Fz1%2BdAoKl6VIjK5C7sLkhU%3D&reserved=0>).
Are you a runner?  The Missoula Marathon has been voted the world's best marathon by Runner's World magazine (http://www.makeitmissoula.com/2013/07/missoula-marathon-festivities-bring-thousands-to-the-garden-city/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeitmissoula.com%2F2013%2F07%2Fmissoula-marathon-festivities-bring-thousands-to-the-garden-city%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366972643%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=kIeSydZGWzZiCVJTjWd5rMDy1kaQS0fKuYHLbKlZKxs%3D&reserved=0>).
If you love the river, you can kayak right in town at Brennan's Wave (https://www.makeitmissoula.com/2011/04/making-waves-in-missoula/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeitmissoula.com%2F2011%2F04%2Fmaking-waves-in-missoula%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366982641%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zqjn70cVh5CIcR9GtWHl84qVvuQ7oCSHS%2F%2BOhXF2e8I%3D&reserved=0>), or fish the world famous Rock Creek just west of town (http://www.makeitmissoula.com/things-to-do/recreation/fishing/fishing-rock-creek-montana/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.makeitmissoula.com%2Fthings-to-do%2Frecreation%2Ffishing%2Ffishing-rock-creek-montana%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366982641%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=7F5nqNsTr31W6y8zpcFFctlC%2FLJJRwVgCHdImTxbn2s%3D&reserved=0>).
Add to this the fact that Missoula has been voted by Outside Magazine a top five place in the nation to raise outdoor children, and we've got "quality of life" covered (https://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/destinations/north-america/5-best-places-raise-outdoor-kids/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outsideonline.com%2Fadventure-travel%2Fdestinations%2Fnorth-america%2F5-best-places-raise-outdoor-kids%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366992634%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Qd3Lh2VNmWj24H8sTOsE1LaD4rEEVmzDnxWh8zvTcS8%3D&reserved=0>).  Involve your kids in the world-famous Missoula Children’s Theatre, known for bringing the opportunity to participate in live theater to children in large metropolitan centers and rural communities throughout the US, Canada and Mexico (https://mctinc.org/childrens-theatre-in-missoula-2/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmctinc.org%2Fchildrens-theatre-in-missoula-2%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164366992634%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Sya46FRN9EdKSfGKPFVveUXxC5huaUcxm9MEpFBmXog%3D&reserved=0>).
The MIS department at the University of Montana is recognized around the world for its approach to undergraduate education and innovation in the classroom (see, for example, articles in CAIS and JISE http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol23/iss1/2/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faisel.aisnet.org%2Fcais%2Fvol23%2Fiss1%2F2%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164367002629%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=lEGo25Tjc%2BZFs2EYXFBuAf6vjtb4rVlZJmZmkJmBx0Q%3D&reserved=0>,http://aisel.aisnet.org/cais/vol28/iss1/13/<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faisel.aisnet.org%2Fcais%2Fvol28%2Fiss1%2F13%2F&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164367012622%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=omT86o5Mug1WeHZPNVEuHCnMbopNqWolm5s7zOaBmb0%3D&reserved=0>, http://jise.org/Volume23/23-4/pdf/Vol23-4pg395.pdf<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fjise.org%2FVolume23%2F23-4%2Fpdf%2FVol23-4pg395.pdf&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164367012622%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=DUh7a2PDpJWdLE9bsp7wvn6azk1IIVcvLrzwiYRRZ7k%3D&reserved=0>).
We have a tenure track position in MIS open at the University of Montana, and we will be interviewing at AMCIS 2021 via Skype/Zoom and afterwards for those not at AMCIS.  We invite you to schedule a time to meet with our representatives .
The link to the position is below, and one applies by clicking the "Apply - new resume/CV" button.
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To schedule a time at AMCIS, or afterwards, to visit with representatives from our MIS department, please contact Dr. David Firth at david.firth at umontana.edu<mailto:david.firth at umontana.edu> or Dr. Jason Triche at jason.triche at umontana.edu<mailto:jason.triche at umontana.edu>.

Complete applications received by the ‘Priority Application Date’ of September 2nd will be guaranteed consideration.
The following videos on YouTube give you a good taste of what the Management Information Systems program at the College of Business at the University of Montana is all about.

  1.  Management Information Systems graduate Taylor McDermott talks about Missoula, the University of Montana, and the economic partnership between the University of Montana and local employers.
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  1.  Dr. David Firth, MIS professor and ATG Missoula Faculty Fellow, talks to Montana high school students about the Future of Work and the Management Information Systems major at the University of Montana College of Business:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UcEgtYipWw&t=16s<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D6UcEgtYipWw%26t%3D16s&data=04%7C01%7CDavid.Firth%40mso.umt.edu%7C0d760928de284caba83a08d956b6901d%7C68407ce503da49ffaf0a724be0d37c9d%7C0%7C0%7C637636164367032613%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=Q%2BD8gyx7u4wnSusIBFXy4o3gY9iXZ2SabO9DSBR2Neg%3D&reserved=0>

  1.  Nathan Anderson, MIS student who went on to join KPMG's Cybersecurity practice in Seattle, talking about the University of Montana College of Business and the MIS program
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David R. Firth (Ph.D., Chartered Accountant - England)

ATG Missoula Faculty Fellow
Professor of Management Information Systems

College of Business, GBB360

Gallagher Business Building   |   Missoula, Montana

t: (406) 243-5979|    e: david.firth at umontana.edu<mailto:first.last at umontana.edu>

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