Assistant Professor, Management Information Systems

The University of Arizona Management Information Systems (MIS) Department is recruiting a tenure-eligible Assistant Professor for the 2025-2026 academic year. Areas of emphasis in the department include AI, analytics, cyber security, and healthcare.

With a strong national and international reputation as an agile, innovative, and research-oriented department, MIS is well poised to meet the challenge of serving the evolving research, learning, service, and teaching needs of a premier 21st century discipline.

The MIS Department is one of the six academic departments in the Eller College of Management at the University of Arizona. Founded in 1974, the department was a pioneer in defining and advancing the field of Information Systems. Since its inception, the MIS Department has made outstanding contributions to the field, both by creating relevant and impactful research and by offering leading edge educational programs. The department has well-established and highly successful research centers that have generated over $200M in funded research projects since the 1980's. MIS faculty members have also been successful with technology transfer initiatives through successful commercialization of their research. The department has been ranked in the top 5 in the field of information systems for over 30 years.

The MIS Department offers undergraduate, masters, and PhD programs in MIS. Over 5,000 students, including 250 PhD students, have graduated from these programs. US News & World Report currently ranks the undergraduate program #4 and the MS program #3 among all universities. The MIS Department is also home to multiple research centers including the Artificial Intelligence Lab, the Center for the Management of Information, and the INSITE Business Intelligence and Analytics Center.

The MIS Department supports and practices Inclusive Excellence, which values diversity, equity and inclusiveness in teaching, research, and community service. For this position, the department is seeking strong, experienced candidates who are committed to work with diverse students and colleagues and have experience with a variety of teaching methods and curricular perspectives.

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• The MIS Department is seeking a colleague who will actively contribute to the intellectual environment in our department through research, teaching, and service.
• Successful candidates are expected to conduct research leading to high quality publications. The department has a long history of extramural funding and the expectation is that the applicant will contribute on that dimension.
• The appointee will teach courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels in traditional and online classrooms and contribute to mentoring students, including those from underrepresented backgrounds. The appointee will also participate in outreach and contribute to departmental, college, and university service. In these and other ways, the appointee will help to develop innovative approaches to enhancing student engagement, increasing diversity, and expanding collaborations with community and business partners.
• The Eller College of Management and the MIS Department are committed to the principles and practices of Inclusive Excellence, the UA's diversity and inclusiveness strategic approach to campus diversity.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to publish original research in the top information systems journals and conferences.
• Potential for high quality teaching.

• Ph.D. degree in information systems, computer science or other related disciplines.
  

• Preference will be given to candidates with outstanding research and teaching background that align well with the MIS department's various areas of research and teaching, particularly in AI, analytics, data science and/or design science areas.
• A record of research excellence as evidenced by publications in top academic journals and/or conferences.

1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
3. Statement of Research Interests
4. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
5. Teaching Evaluations

Please note: After your application is fully submitted, you will be requested to provide contact information for a minimum of three professional references. Should you be selected as a finalist for this position, your references may receive an automatic email. This email will ask your references to complete a letter of recommendation.