Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
Bentley University
Application
Details
Posted: 27-Feb-23
Location: Waltham, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Computer and Information - Analytics
Computer and Information - Applied Mathematics
Computer and Information - Management Science
Computer and Information Science
Academic Designation:
Academic
Work Function:
Education
Summary:
The Department of Computer Information Systems (CIS) at Bentley University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant or associate professor level starting in July 2023. A qualified candidate should have an excellent record of accomplishments in both research and teaching appropriate for the candidate's level of experience. The selected applicant will be expected to contribute to the CIS department’s mission of educating technically adept information systems professionals and advancing the state of research at the intersection of business and digital technologies. Special consideration will be given to those candidates who work in the areas of FinTech or Health IT. Bentley is committed to the teacher-scholar model where teaching, scholarship, and service excellence are expected and valued.
The CIS department offers degree programs at the undergraduate level and contributes courses to several other programs at Bentley, including the undergraduate general education core, the graduate analytics core, MBA core, and an MBA concentration. The main areas of teaching include business intelligence and analytics, applied artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, NLP, FinTech, Health IT, data and information management, business process management, IS strategy, organizational and societal impact of IT, enterprise architecture, computing and communication infrastructure, web & mobile technologies, application development, and IT project management. The CIS faculty’s scholarship encompasses several areas of information systems and computer science (see http://bit.ly/CIS_Faculty), and their research receives external funding and appears in leading publication outlets.
With a strong faculty of teacher-scholars, Bentley strives to lead higher education in the integration of global business with the arts and sciences, information technology, and corporate ethics and social responsibility. Providing a stimulating academic community for both faculty and students, Bentley supports its faculty as they pursue cutting-edge research and bring their expertise and real world understanding into the classroom. We seek qualified faculty who represent diverse backgrounds, interests and talents and share a commitment to high ethical standards and a willingness to embrace challenge and change.
Bentley University strives to create a campus community that welcomes the exchange of ideas and fosters a culture that values differences and views them as a strength in our community.
Minimum Qualifications:
The department is seeking applicants with a PhD in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field. We expect the candidate’s PhD to be completed by the end of September 1, 2023.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, candidates should submit the following as part of the application:
Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
A list of up to five papers that collectively represent your best work
Diversity Statement: The diversity statement should be one-to-two pages and speak to your experience with diversity (i.e., gender, race, ethnicity, age, religious or other backgrounds) and/or inclusion (all members of an organization are valued, respected, and have influence) and how it relates to your research, teaching, or service. Bentley University recognizes that your individual exposure to diversity is a function of your background. We value those from relatively homogenous cultural contexts as well as those from diverse cultural contexts, whether in the U.S. or internationally, where diversity may take on different forms.
List of three references. Names and contact information for three references are required upon application. Bentley will contact these confidential references for those candidates moving forward in the process.
For full consideration, please submit your application by March 17, 2023.
To support an equitable process and achieve the widest possible reach for our search, we will conduct all initial interviews by Zoom after the deadline.
BENTLEY UNIVERSITY is one of the nation’s leading business schools, dedicated to preparing a new kind of business leader – one with the deep technical skills, broad global perspective, and high ethical standards required to make a difference in an ever-changing world. Our rich, diverse arts and sciences program, combined with an advanced business curriculum, prepares informed professionals who make an impact in their chosen fields. Located on a classic New England campus minutes from Boston, Bentley is a dynamic community of leaders, scholars and creative thinkers. The Graduate School emphasizes the impact of technology on business practice, in offerings that include MBA and Master of Science programs, PhD programs in accountancy and in business, and customized executive education programs. The university enrolls approximately 4,100 full-time undergraduate, 140 adult part-time undergraduate, 1,430 graduate, and 34 doctoral students. Bentley is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges; AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business; and the European Quality Improvement System, which benchmarks quality in management and business education.
