[AISWorld] Fully-funded PhD Positions in IS at Questrom School of Business, Boston University

[Burtch, David Gordon]

Fully-funded Ph.D. Positions in Information Systems at Questrom School of Business, Boston University

Opportunity: The Information Systems (IS) department at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business invites applications for its Ph.D. program from motivated and intellectually curious candidates. Applicants should have a prior degree in Business, Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering, or another relevant technical degree. Relevant experience in research is desirable but not required.

Questrom provides Ph.D. students with a generous stipend and tuition support for five years. Additional funding is also available to support research and conference travel.

Faculty: Our world-class faculty<https://www.bu.edu/questrom/faculty-research/academic-departments/information-systems/our-faculty-phds/> conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of Information Systems, Economics, and Machine Learning. Our faculty include global experts in the areas of fintech, digital healthcare, online reputation systems, platform economics, and social media, among others. Questrom is regularly ranked among the top global institutions<https://jsom.utdallas.edu/the-utd-top-100-business-school-research-rankings/worldRankings#20172021> for research output, and eleven Questrom faculty (five in IS) have recently been named among the top 2% of all scientists<https://www.bu.edu/questrom/2022/06/21/96298/> globally for citation impact. Our faculty serve on the editorial boards of several leading management journals, including Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, and Marketing Science. Finally, we organize the leading annual conference on Platform Strategy research<http://questromworld.bu.edu/platformstrategy>, and our department features a vibrant seminar series, hosting leading international scholars from related fields. These events create great collaboration opportunities for our faculty and students.

Student Research and Accomplishments: Ph.D. students from our department have joined tenure track faculty positions at top research Universities worldwide in recent years (e.g., the University of Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, McGill University). Our students have also won best paper awards at flagship conferences and workshops in the discipline, including the Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST), the Workshop on Information Systems and Economics (WISE), and the Workshop on Information Technologies and Systems (WITS). Finally, our students’ research has appeared in several top journals, including Management Science, Information Systems Research, and MIS Quarterly.

Research Opportunities: Our faculty research interest and expertise include (but are not limited to):

  *   Artificial Intelligence
  *   Computational social science
  *   Corporate social responsibility
  *   Effects of IT on labor and productivity
  *   Fair allocation
  *   Fintech
  *   Healthcare information systems
  *   Machine learning
  *   Content Engineering

  *   Natural Language Processing
  *   Market and mechanism design
  *   Network effects
  *   Platforms and ecosystems
  *   Preference learning and recommender systems
  *   Responsible AI
  *   Reputation systems and online reviews
  *   Social networks

Boston: Beyond BU’s own faculty and course offerings, the unparalleled intellectual environment in the broader Boston area allows students to take classes from and collaborate with faculty at other local universities, including Harvard, MIT, Boston College, and Northeastern. This unique flexibility enables Ph.D. students to tailor curricula to their research goals. Additionally, the Boston area's rich and culturally diverse environment offers an unparalleled quality of life for a Ph.D. student.

Diversity: The Information Systems department firmly believes in the cultural and social diversity of our students, faculty, and staff and promotes that belief in developing future scholars. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vitally important to the distinction and excellence of our research and academic programs.  We are especially eager for doctoral students from under-represented groups to join us in support of our institutional commitment to ensuring Boston University is inclusive, equitable, and diverse -- it’s a place where all constituents can thrive.

Application: You can find more information on the Boston University Information Systems department on the department website<https://www.bu.edu/questrom/faculty-research/academic-departments/information-systems/> and on the faculty pages<https://www.bu.edu/questrom/faculty-research/academic-departments/information-systems/our-faculty-phds/>. Details about the Ph.D. program and the application process for the Questrom School of Business are available on the program website<https://www.bu.edu/questrom/degree-programs/phd-program/>. The application deadline for August 2023 admission is December 1st, 2022. Please feel free to direct any questions you may have about the Ph.D. program in Information Systems to Gordon Burtch (gburtch at bu.edu<mailto:gburtch at bu.edu?subject=Questrom%20PhD%20Program>).