Associate or Full Professor of Information Systems (Open Rank)
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University of Arkansas FayettevilleFounded in 1871 the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nations top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education research and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills fostering a welcoming climate and nurturing creativity discovery and the spread of new ideas and innovations.
The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nations strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.
As an employer the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health dental life and disability insurance tuition waivers for employees and their families 12 official holidays immediate leave accrual and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.
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Information Systems
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Summary of Job Duties:
The Information Systems (ISYS) department at the Sam M. Walton College of Business University of Arkansas invites applications for the tenure-track position at the level of Associate or Full Professor (based on qualifications) starting in Fall 2025. The faculty member will conduct high-quality research suitable for publication in top-tier journals assume leadership roles within the department and college and teach three courses per year (the normal annual teaching load is three courses for all research active faculty). The courses taught could be a mix of graduate (including doctoral) and undergraduate courses and a mix of face-to-face and online courses as needed. A successful candidate is expected to contribute to enhancing the reputation and work environment of the ISYS Department and the Walton College. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience with the potential for an endowed professorship; benefits are competitive. Preference will be given to candidates with strong industry experience and publications in leading information systems and Financial Times 50 journals such as MISQ ISR JMIS and JAIS.
The Information Systems Department:
The department has thirteen tenured or tenure-track faculty members (including four professors who hold positions with endowments and three distinguished professors) in addition to ten teaching/clinical faculty members seven full-time instructors and several part-time instructors.
The department is ranked in the top 5 departments in the world in the AIS-8 journals for the last 5-year period (2019-2023). Faculty research interests are diverse and include behavioral research (management adoption use and impacts of technology and digitalization at individual organizational or societal levels) and economics-oriented research (financial impacts of IT usually based on extensive panel data). Additionally the departmental faculty is to the best of our knowledge the only department in the world to include two AIS LEO award winners a Decision Sciences Institute Lifetime Distinguished Educator an IEEE Fellow four AIS Fellows two recipients of the AIS/SIGMIS doctoral dissertation award and one recipient of the AIS Early Career Award. Faculty have received numerous other accolades from major professional societies and have held major editorial and leadership positions. The undergraduate program ranked 16th on U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best Undergraduate Business Programs in Management Information Systems.
The Information Systems Department has an active research-oriented Ph.D. program a Master of Information Systems program Master of Applied Business Analytics program Master of Healthcare Business Analytics program Graduate Certificates and a BSBA major in Information Systems. Our faculty teach courses in enterprise resource planning (ERP) blockchain database business analytics and cybersecurity and analysis and design.
The department has a world-class Enterprise Systems program that gives our students experience with industrial-strength technology systems and enterprise-level databases thanks to more than $200 Million in gifts from our technology platform partners including Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield IBM Microsoft SAP and Teradata. Enterprise Systems also hosts several databases including Acxiom Dillards Nielsen Tyson Foods and Sams Club and receives support from prominent companies such as ConocoPhillips J. B. Hunt Transport SAS Tyson Foods and Walmart.
The Sam M. Walton College of Business: The Sam M. Walton College of Business promotes the values of being EPIC (reflecting Excellence Professionalism Innovation and Collegiality). The Walton College has nearly 9000 students and an innovative cross-functional business core program that focuses on business processes and several new cross-disciplinary minors and concentrations. The College has consistently been ranked among the nations top 25 public undergraduate business schools since 2005 according to U.S. News and World Report.
The University of Arkansas: The flagship campus of the University of Arkansas has a total enrollment of more than 32000 students. It recently completed a successful capital campaign that raised about $1.45 billion. Founded in 1871 the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nations top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance Arkansas and build a better world through education research and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills promoting an inclusive and diverse culture and climate and nurturing creativity discovery and the spread of new ideas and innovations.
Location: The University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas. Fayetteville offers high quality of life a mild climate excellent health care a variety of restaurants a cost-of-living index of 92.9 and is minutes from lakes and rivers for fishing swimming and boating. Fayettevilles Walton Arts Center and TheatreSquared offer a rich variety of Broadway symphony dance jazz and other performances and special events. US News consistently ranks Fayetteville among the 10 best places to live in the U.S. with the most recent ranking (2023) of #10. Fayetteville is a city of approximately 85000 with a regional (Northwest Arkansas) population of about 535000. Northwest Arkansas has one of the highest growth rates in the U.S. and was ranked 40th among the best places for Business and Careers by Forbes in 2023. Several Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in Northwest Arkansas including Walmart Tyson Foods and J.B. Hunt Transportation. reliable and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty as is the ability to create and maintain collegial harmonious working relationships with others.
Qualifications:
Minimum qualifications:
Ph.D. in Information Systems or a closely related field from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the start of employment
A research and teaching record suitable for tenure at the appropriate level
Preferred qualifications:
An outstanding record of publication in top-tier journals with a strong high-quality research program
Demonstrated excellence in the classroom at undergraduate and graduate levels
Demonstrated collegiality and teamwork
Prior experience in departmental or college leadership roles
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ability to take on leadership roles to support the department
Additional Information:
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Recruitment Contact Information:
Distinguished Professor
Edwin & Karlee Bradberry Endowed Chair
All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site
Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.
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The University of Arkansas seeks to attract develop and retain high quality faculty staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds equal opportunity educational excellence and unparalleled access for all.
The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law including age race color national origin disability religion protected veteran status military service genetic information sex sexual orientation or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex may be sent to the Universitys Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.
All Application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
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YesRequired Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
