[AISWorld] Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor position, Computer Information Systems, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

[Heikki Topi]

*Tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor, Computer Information
Systems, Bentley University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA*

The Department of Computer Information Systems
<http://www.bentley.edu/academics/departments/computer-information-systems>
(CIS)
at Bentley University <http://www.bentley.edu/> invites applications for a
tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor level
starting in July 2023. A qualified candidate should have an excellent
record of accomplishments in both research and teaching appropriate for the
candidate's level of experience. The selected applicant will be expected to
contribute to the CIS department’s mission of educating technically adept
information systems professionals and advancing the state of research at
the intersection of business and digital technologies. Special
consideration will be given to those candidates who work in the areas of
Fintech or Health IT. Bentley is committed to the teacher-scholar model
where teaching, scholarship, and service excellence are expected and
valued. The department is seeking applicants with a PhD in Information
Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, and we expect the
candidate’s PhD to be completed by June 2023.

The CIS department offers programs at the undergraduate level and
contributes courses to several other programs at Bentley, including the
undergraduate general education core, the graduate analytics core, and an
MBA concentration. The main areas of teaching include business intelligence
and analytics, applied artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, NLP,
Fintech, Health IT, data and information management, enterprise
architecture, computing and communication infrastructure, web & mobile
technologies, application development, and IT project management. The CIS
faculty’s scholarship encompasses several areas of Information Systems and
Computer Science (see http://bit.ly/CIS_Faculty).  CIS faculty research
receives external funding and appears in leading publication outlets.

 Bentley University leads higher education in providing transformative
business education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. Located 12
miles west of Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts, Bentley University is one
of the nation’s leading business schools, dedicated to preparing a new kind
of business leader with the technical skills, global perspective and
ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world.
The university enrolls approximately 4,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate
students. The Princeton Review ranks Bentley #1 in the United States in
career services and #4 in internships, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranked
Bentley a Top 10 undergraduate business school in 2016. At Bentley, a
team-oriented work environment promotes personal development and
professional accomplishment.

Bentley University strives to create a campus community that welcomes the
exchange of ideas and fosters a culture that values differences and views
them as a strength in our community.

 Bentley University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, building strength
through diversity. The University is committed to building a community of
talented students, faculty and staff who reflect the diversity of global
business. We strongly encourage applications from persons from
underrepresented or historically excluded groups, individuals with
disabilities, covered veterans, and those with diverse experiences and
backgrounds.

 For full consideration, candidates should submit the following as part of
the application:

   1. Curriculum Vitae
   2. Cover Letter
   3. A list of up to five papers that collectively represent your best work
   4. Diversity Statement: The diversity statement should be one-to-two
   pages and speak to your experience with diversity (i.e., gender, race,
   ethnicity, age, religious or other backgrounds) and/or inclusion (all
   members of an organization are valued, respected, and have influence) and
   how it relates to your research, teaching, or service. Bentley University
   recognizes that your individual exposure to diversity is a function of your
   background. We value those from relatively homogenous cultural contexts as
   well as those from diverse cultural contexts, whether in the U.S. or
   internationally, where diversity may take on different forms.
   5. List of three references. Names and contact information for three
   references are required upon application. Bentley will contact these
   confidential references for those candidates moving forward in the process.

For full consideration, please submit your application by *September 15,
2022* using the following link:
https://bentley.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/faculty/job/Bentley-Campus/Tenure-Track-Assistant-Associate-Professor--Computer-Information-Systems_R0002953
.

To support an equitable process and achieve the widest possible reach for
our search, we will conduct all initial interviews online after the
deadline.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact search
committee chair Heikki Topi (htopi at bentley.edu).