Qualified applicants must hold a Ph.D. in information systems or a closely related discipline from
an AACSB accredited institution or international equivalent. For appointment at the assistant professor rank, candidates should demonstrate the promise of moving toward excellence in publication as evidenced by copies of published articles or submitted manuscripts to Information Systems journals, and working papers targeted for publication in top-tier Information Systems journals, and excellence in teaching technical MIS classes with a preference for those able to teach business and web programming in Java. For appointment at the associate professor rank, candidates should demonstrate a research record commensurate with rank and excellence in teaching technical MIS classes with a preference for those able to teach business and web programming in Java. To be eligible for tenure on appointment, candidates must be appointed as an associate professor, have been tenured at a prior institution, and bring a demonstrably national reputation to the institution. For information regarding requirements for each faculty rank, please see the University of Georgia Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (https://provost.uga.edu/facultyaffairs/UGA_Guidelines_for_APT_approved_2_2020.pdf) and the Terry College of Business Criteria and Procedures for Promotion and tenure (https://provost.uga.edu/resources/documents/Business_2015.pdf)
The Management Information Systems Department is consistently ranked very highly nationally and internationally for both its programs and its scholarly productivity. Faculty hold editorial positions at the premier information systems journals, and current and emeritus faculty include multiple AIS Fellows, LEO Award winners and INFORMS ISS Distinguished Fellow. The department is quite diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, research traditions, topics of interest, and research approach, and includes 14 full-time tenure-track faculty and eight full-time lecturers and senior lecturers.
The Management Information Systems Department offers the following degrees: Ph.D., an online Master of Business & Technology, a BBA in MIS that includes areas of emphasis in data analytics and information security management, and a FinTech certificate. In addition, the Terry College of Business offers an on-campus MBA degree, an on-campus Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) degree, and off-campus Executive/Professional MBA degrees (in Atlanta). More information regarding the Terry College of Business and the Management Information Systems Department is available at
www.terry.uga.edu.Interested candidates should upload a cover letter, a vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and contact information for three references (including email address) to
https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/276875 by October 15, 2022 to ensure full consideration. The department will reach out to your references at the appropriate time in the process. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. No additional materials
will be considered. Applications submitted in other ways will not be considered. Initial interviews will be conducted via Skype or Zoom. Questions about the position can be directed to the search committee chair, Hani Safadi (
hanisaf@uga.edu) with the subject line "MIS Faculty Position".
The University of Georgia (UGA), a land-grant and sea-grant university with statewide commitments and responsibilities, is the state's oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education (https://www.uga.edu/). UGA is currently ranked among the top 15 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The University's main campus is located in Athens, approximately 65 miles northeast of Atlanta, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA was founded in 1785 by the Georgia General Assembly as the first state-chartered University in the
country. UGA employs approximately 1,800 full-time instructional faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff. The University's enrollment exceeds 39,000 students including over 30,000 undergraduates and over 9,000 graduate and professional students. Academic programs reside in 18 schools and colleges, as well as a medical partnership with Augusta University housed on the UGA Health Sciences Campus in Athens.
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central UGA HR (
hrweb@uga.edu). Please do not contact the department or search committee with such requests.