[AISWorld] Assistant Professor in MIS (Tenure Track) at The University of British Columbia

[Nan, Ning]

The Accounting and Information Systems (AIS) Division of the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus) invites applications for one tenure-track faculty position in Management Information Systems at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Applicants should have completed or be nearing completion of a Ph.D. in information systems or a related field and have a demonstrated potential for excellence in research and teaching. We welcome applications from outstanding candidates who have a strong interest in understanding the everchanging role of IT/IS.

Duties include developing and maintaining an active research program aimed at making a significant contribution to the academic profession, to teaching in the undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as contributing to other teaching and administrative initiatives of the Management Information Systems Group and the Sauder School of Business. Teaching and service requirements are similar to other research-intensive universities.

Candidates will be expected to teach courses such as management information systems, cybersecurity, IT project management, database management systems, business programming and analytics, or other relevant courses that support our business technology management and business analytics curricula at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Sauder School of Business is part of the University of British Columbia (UBC). UBC ranks among the top 30 universities worldwide, attracting a high-quality and diverse student body. UBC is located in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, a city that routinely ranks as one of the best places to live in the world. With a population of 2.5 million, Vancouver is a vibrant and multicultural city situated between the mountains and the Pacific Ocean and is located two hours from Whistler and Seattle, Washington.

Applications should include:
(1) a cover letter explaining your interest in UBC Sauder,
(2) a curriculum vitae,
(3) a research statement,
(4) two research papers and/or a dissertation proposal,
(5) a teaching statement, along with a record of teaching evaluations (if available),
(6) a one-page statement identifying your contributions, or potential contributions, to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) along with your ability to work with culturally diverse and international students, and
(7) names of three references (letters are to be sent separately by the letter writers).
Please compile your application documents into one PDF file, using your last name (e.g., smith.pdf) as the file name, and submit the application to: debra.harris at sauder.ubc.ca<mailto:debra.harris at sauder.ubc.ca> using "Information Systems Faculty Position" in the subject line.  The reference letters should be emailed separately from the person writing the reference letter. The deadline for application is October 15, 2024.  We will conduct initial interviews via Zoom or at an IS-themed conference.

The appointment is available July 1, 2025, subject to final budgetary approval. Information regarding hiring is available on our website at: http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/Faculty/People/Faculty_Openings.
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Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority