Assistant Professor of Business Information System

Eastern CT State University; Windham (CT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Eastern Connecticut State University seeks an Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems to join a growing BIS program. The position emphasizes teaching excellence, student advisement, scholarly activity, and service in a public liberal arts setting.

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate BIS courses, contribute to curriculum development, supervise internships, and collaborate across disciplines to connect technology, data and decision-making with real-world applications.

Qualifications

• Doctorate in Information Systems or related field by appointment.
• Evidence of effective undergraduate teaching in information systems.
• Evidence of, or demonstrated potential for, an active program of scholarship.
• Ability to teach and mentor students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds and levels of technical experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate BIS courses such as database management and systems analysis.
• Develop new courses, certificates, and workforce programs.
• Support experiential learning, internships, student projects and research.
• Mentor students from diverse backgrounds and facilitate inclusive classroom environments.

Skills

Teaching

Advising

Curriculum development

Diversity awareness

Education

Doctorate in Information Systems or related field

Job description

Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems

Eastern Connecticut State University is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems position. Eastern is Connecticut’s Public Liberal Arts University and is located in Willimantic, Connecticut which is 1.5 hours from Boston and 2.5 hours from New York City. Eastern is one of four universities in the Connecticut State College and University System (CSCU). The position also offers substantial health and retirement benefits.

The Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems invites applications from candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching excellence,creative activity and scholarship, student advisement, university and community service. ECSU is especially interested in faculty with demonstrated innovation and excellence in teaching in a liberal arts curriculum, and sensitivity to diverse populations and perspectives.

Position: Assistant Professor, Business Information Systems

The Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems at Eastern Connecticut State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Business Information Systems at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, beginning Fall 2027.

Position Expectations

The successful candidate will contribute to a growing Business Information Systems (BIS) program that prepares students for roles in business, technology, data, and organizational decision-making across the insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and public sectors. We seek a faculty member who can contribute to teaching and student advising and maintain an active program of scholarly and/ or professional activity cons'istent with departmental and university expectations. The successful candidate will contribute to curriculum innovation in response to rapid developments in information technology and its applications to work systems. The successful candidate may collaborate with faculty within the department and across disciplines on new courses, certificates, and other workforce-responsive programming. The successful candidate will also support experiential learning, internships, student projects and research, and career preparation consistent with the program's applied and workforce-connected identity.

Teaching Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in Business Information Systems. Areas of teaching need may include database management, systems analysis and design, operations management and supply chain analytics, enterprise systems and platforms, cloud technologies, business process analysis and improvement, project management, generative AI and AI-assisted decision-making and emerging areas of information systems.

The successful candidate may also contribute to the development and teaching of Liberal Arts Curriculum (ELAC) courses that situate information systems and technology within broader modes of inquiry and human experience.

As a public liberal arts university, Eastern emphasizes learning that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. Candidates should demonstrate the capacity and intellectual fluency to teach and work effectively with students from multiple disciplines and with varying levels of technical preparation. The successful candidate should be able to make information systems and technical concepts accessible and relevant to students both within and outside of business, while connecting technology, data, organizational work systems, and decision-making to questions, problems, and applications across disciplines.

Required Qualifications

• A doctorate in Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Business Information Systems, or a closely related field by the time of appointment;
• Evidence of, or demonstrated potential for, effective undergraduate teaching in information systems;
• Evidence of, or demonstrated potential for, an active program of scholarship;
• The ability to teach and mentor students with diverse disciplinary backgrounds and levels of technical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Preference may be given to candidates with demonstrated undergraduate teaching experience across areas of the IS 2020 curriculum; project management, supply chain and logistics analytics, and the ability to thoughtfully integrate emerging technologies, including Generative AI, across the curriculum.

Compensation and Employee Benefits

The Assistant Professor of Business Information Systemsis compensated at the Assistant Professorsalary level in accordance with Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (CSU-AAUP) Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement.

For more information, please visit Bargaining Agreements/Pay Plans - Eastern.

The State of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.

Fringe benefits include: paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals; medical, dental, and prescription plans; group life insurance; retirement; retiree health care; tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Contribution plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts; long and short term disability insurance plans.

For more detailed information, please visit Human Resources - Eastern.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Eastern Connecticut State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: LaMar Coleman, Ed.D., Vice President for Equity and Diversity. Dr. Coleman can be reached at: 860-465-5112 or via email at: [e-mail].