Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems (MIS)
Position Overview
Organization: Business
Title: Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems (MIS)
Position Details
Position Description
The School of Business at the University of Washington Bothell invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Management Information System, effective September 16, 2022. This is a full-time position with a 9-month service period. Applicants from all research areas of Information Systems are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be expected to perform high quality research and teach a variety of MIS and Operations courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and be willing to provide service to the university, the business school, and the community. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute as an engaged colleague to serve our growing school and campus. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate and MBA courses in Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, Enterprise Systems, and Digital Labs. The successful candidate will be expected to teach in multiple modalities, including online, hybrid and in-person, in a campus setting with a diverse student body, many of whom are first generation college students. They will teach at both the Bothell and Bellevue locations of the Business school.
University and School Background
Located in the heart of the Puget Sound region, the University of Washington Bothell is one of the most dynamic public universities in the state of Washington. The campus is committed to increasing access to an excellent UW education and preparing students to be leaders throughout Washington and beyond. The campus offers more than 55 undergraduate and graduate degrees. Current enrollment is approximately 6,000 students. More than 90% of undergraduates are from Washington State, more than 40% are first-generation college attendees, and more than half are students of color.
UW Bothell is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI) that participates in the AANAPISI program. This program provides grants and related assistance to enable MSI to improve and expand their capacity to serve Asian Americans and Native American Pacific Islanders and low-income individuals.
The UW Bothell School of Business is accredited by AACSB and is deeply committed to the success of its faculty in research, teaching, and service. The School of Business is well known for its undergraduate, MBA and MS Accounting programs. We work closely with industry leaders as well as the smaller, innovative, and rapidly growing companies in software, electronic commerce, medical equipment, biotechnology, electronics, and aerospace. Our programs draw from companies such as Microsoft, Boeing, Costco, Amazon, Expedia, Philips, and Starbucks. We also have a facility, the Eastside Leadership Center in Bellevue, WA. All faculty members in the School of Business should expect to teach at both the Bothell and Bellevue locations. We have a growing supply chain management option and a MIS concentration. We also have close relationship with our Computing and Software Systems (CSS) program in the School of STEM, and students from both CSS and MIS often take courses together. More information is available on the MIS concentration by clicking here: (https://www.uwb.edu/babusiness/bothellcampus/bothellconcentrations/mis).
We offer a participatory student experience grounded in hands-on learning, close relationships with faculty members as teachers and mentors, and the personalized support of staff. Faculty members have complete access to the computing and library resources of the University of Washington, including commonly used financial databases via WRDS. The operations and MIS faculty are under a combined OMIS area. The culture is collegial and OMIS faculty members should expect to be able to interact with colleagues from other business sub-disciplines. Our faculty publish in many of the leading journals and serve on editorial boards. For more information, see Faculty - Business - UW Bothell.
Qualifications
A doctorate (or foreign equivalent) in MIS, Supply Chain Management, or a closely related field, is required. Positive factors for consideration include, but are not limited to, experience in teaching supply chain related courses as well as statistics. Applicants must demonstrate excellence with respect to scholarly research, and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Instructions
All application materials must be submitted through Interfolio http://apply.interfolio.com/92870 as pdf documents. The position is open until filled, although complete applications received by Dec 15th, 2021, will receive priority consideration. Please direct general inquiries to BSsearch@uw.edu.
Required materials include:
- A cover letter describing academic qualifications, research interests, and teaching experience relevant for this position.
- Curriculum vitae
- A sample research paper
- A teaching statement with evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., copies of student evaluations)
- A statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. The School of Business is committed to preparing our students to understand, negotiate and address complex DEI topics from multiple perspectives including personal and managerial. We would like to know about your approach to integrating the practice of DEI in your pedagogy and how you have improved levels of access and success for students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in their academic field. Candidates who have not yet had the opportunity for such experiences should articulate how they expect to contribute to these core values of the school.
- Letters of recommendation will be requested for candidates who advance in the application process.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, disability, or protected veteran status.
Commitment to Diversity
The University of Washington is committed to building diversity among its faculty, librarian, staff, and student communities, and articulates that commitment in the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/). Additionally, the University’s Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member’s academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements and Information
Under Washington State Governor Inslee’s Proclamation 21-14.1, University of Washington (UW) workers must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof, or receive a UW-approved medical or religious exemption. This requirement will be a condition of any offer associated with this recruitment. For more information, please visit https://www.washington.edu/coronavirus/vaccination-requirement/.