The Department of Management Information Systems in the Fox School of Business at Temple University invites applications for two faculty positions in Management Information Systems beginning September 2008. We expect to hire at the senior Assistant or above level, both positions can be filled with tenure upon appointment or at the untenured level. The positions are subject to final budgetary approval.

We are seeking candidates that have a record of scholarship in premier MIS journals such as Management Information Systems Quarterly (MISQ) and Information Systems Research (ISR). The selected candidate will be considered for a named fellowship. Salary is competitive and commensurate with rank and qualifications.

Applications should include a cover letter and (a) full curriculum vitae, (b) a brief statement of current and future research interests, (c) evidence of excellence in research, and (d) the names and contact information for three references. We strongly prefer **electronic** submissions. Please send all materials to: Dr. Munir Mandviwalla (department chair), at Munir.Mandviwalla@temple.edu. Please do not send paper submissions, they will not be reviewed.

Temple University is located in Philadelphia, serves 34,000 students, and is one of the three major state-related, research universities in Pennsylvania. Established in 1918, and with over 5500 students and 154 full time faculty, the Fox School of Business is one of the largest most comprehensive business schools in the region and the nation with urban and suburban campuses in the Pennsylvania region and worldwide. The Fox School mission statement includes a focus on three driving forces of the economy: globalization, information technology (IT), and innovation and entrepreneurship.

For the third consecutive year, the Financial Times ranked The Fox School’s MBA among the Top 10 programs in the U.S. for “Value for Money” and as one of the Top 10 programs among public urban universities in the U.S.  The Executive MBA program was ranked in the top 20 in the nation by Financial Times. US News and World Reports ranked the Fox MBA in the top 60 overall and in the top 25 overall among public urban institutions, the Undergraduate program was ranked in the top 75 in the nation. The Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) places Fox in the Top 1% of institutions worldwide cited for research in the field of business and economics The Princeton Review has consistently rated the Temple campus as one of the most connected in the nation. The MIS program was rated educational program of the year by the Eastern Technology Council (a regional association with 1100 Members) and the MIS Techno MBA was ranked in the top 20 by Computerworld in 1999/2000.

Established in 2000, the MIS department offers highly respected undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs in information systems including a required course in MIS for all business students. In the last two years, we achieved 100% placement for all our majors, and good research productivity including publications in MISQ, ISR, Organization Science, Decision Support Systems, and Communications of the ACM. The department through the associated Institute for Business and Information Technology offers excellent industry connections and research opportunities.

Temple University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and specifically invites and encourages applications from women and minorities. Additional information is available from the university, college, and department websites at: http://www.temple.edu, http://www.fox.temple.edu, and http://www.mis.temple.edu and http://www.ibit.temple.edu

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Department of Management Information Systems

Fox School of Business and Management

Temple University

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1810 N 13th Street

Philadelphia, PA 19122