Teaching Assistant / Associate Professor

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Closing Date:
04/10/2024
Type of Position:
Faculty - Non-Tenure
Workstudy Position:
No
Job Type:
Academic Term (Fixed Term)
Work Shift:

Sponsorship Available:
No
Institution Name:
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation's 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.


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 nation's 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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Department:
ISYS | Information Systems
Department's Website:
directory.php
Summary of Job Duties:
The Department of Information Systems, Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville invites applicants to apply for a non-tenure track position at the level of Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate Professor (Open Rank) to begin in Fall 2024 or in 2025 (Spring/Fall). The ability and expertise to teach in at least one of the following areas is preferred: business analytics, application development, database/data warehouse, systems analysis and design, digital innovation, cybersecurity, and/or enterprise resource planning. A Teaching Assistant or Teaching Associate Professor in this position is expected to teach six to eight courses per year with a mix of face-to-face and online courses, as needed, normally with no more than two course preparations per semester. Salary and rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.


Regular, 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:
Candidates must be academically qualified per AACSB accreditation standards
Doctorate in information systems, analytics, or a closely related field from a nationally or internationally accredited university conferred by the start of employment
Ability to publish in peer-reviewed information systems or related field journals
Demonstrated/documented excellence in teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses (provide evidence of excellence in teaching such as course/instructor evaluations for undergraduate and graduate courses)

Additional Information:
The Information Systems Department: The department has twelve tenured or tenure-track faculty members (including four professors who hold positions with endowments and three distinguished professors), in addition to nine teaching/clinical faculty members, five full-time instructors, and several part-time instructors. The department is ranked in the top 4 departments in the world in the AIS-8 journals, for the last 3-year period (******** ). 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 one of the only in the world to include two AIS LEO award winners, a Decision Sciences Institute Lifetime Distinguished Educator, an IEEE Fellow, and three AIS Fellows, and faculty have received numerous other accolades from major professional societies. We 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.
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 a number of databases including Acxiom, Dillard's, Nielsen, Tyson Foods and Sam's 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", which stands for Excellence, Professionalism, Innovation and Collegiality. The Walton College has nearly 9,000 students. The Walton College has an innovative cross-functional business core program that focuses on business processes, and several new cross-disciplinary minors and concentrations. The Walton College has consistently been ranked among the nation's 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 32,000 students. It recently completed a successful capital campaign that raised about $1.45 billion.
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. Fayetteville's 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 85,000 with a regional (Northwest Arkansas) population of about 535,000. 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.

Salary Information:
Commensurate with education and experience
Required Documents to Apply:
Cover Letter/Letter of Application, Curriculum Vitae Optional Documents:
Proof of Veteran Status
Recruitment Contact Information:
Elizabeth Keiffer
Teaching Assistant Professor
Sr Associate Director of Graduate Programs

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site UASYS
Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Pre-employment Screening Requirements:
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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.

Constant Physical Activity:
Hearing, Talking
Frequent Physical Activity:
N/A
Occasional Physical Activity:
N/A
Benefits Eligible:
Yes