[C21-056] Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems

The Management Information Systems (MIS) Department seeks a dynamic, student-oriented individuals for two full-time, tenure-track faculty appointments to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in MIS. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching excellence, a record of (or potential for) high-quality scholarship, and a commitment to academic service. Candidates are expected to be committed to multiculturalism and working with a diverse student body. Faculty also are expected to participate in assessment, curriculum development, faculty governance, maintain their AACSB qualifications as Scholarly Academic (SA), and other faculty activities.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Management Information Systems or related field; A.B.D. will be considered if Ph.D. is obtained within one-year of appointment).
• Evidence of and/or commitment to teaching excellence.
• Evidence of and/or commitment to high-quality scholarship.
• Evidence of and/or commitment to academic service.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in the discipline of MIS from an AACSB accredited school
• Record of successful university teaching
• Discipline-related professional experience
• Business Analytics skills
• Programming skills

School of Business: The CCSU School of Business provides high-quality, affordable, and accessible educational programs for undergraduate and graduate students from Central Connecticut and the greater northeast region. We prepare the next generation of leaders by empowering our students for successful professional futures; developing close relationships with regional businesses; responding to employers' workforce needs; and promoting faculty excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement.

The CCSU School of Business is an accredited member of AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

The University: The largest of Connecticut’s regional comprehensive universities, Central currently enrolls over 10,000 students. A third of its undergraduates are students of color, the largest group being Hispanic. Ninety-six (96%) percent of the students are from Connecticut. For more information about Central Connecticut State University, please visit www.ccsu.edu.

The Community: Located nine miles southwest of Hartford, New Britain is a city of approximately 72,000. Part of the Greater Hartford area of 1.2 million residents, New Britain is centrally located in the state and is within easy reach of much of Connecticut and several metropolitan areas. Nicknamed “the Hardware City” for its rich industrial heritage, it is home to Stanley Black & Decker. Important cultural institutions include the New Britain Museum of American Art and Walnut Hill Park, designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead. New Britain’s population is characterized by a high degree of racial and ethnic diversity. Currently, the U.S. Census Bureau estimates 70% of the population as White, 13% as Black or African American, 3% as Asian, and 0.2% as American Indian or Alaska Native. Currently 4.6% of New Britain’s population identify themselves in more than one racial category and 43% of New Britain’s population identify themselves as Hispanic or Latino. Fifty percent (50%) speak a language other than English in the home and 19% were born internationally. Significant portions of its population come from Puerto Rican and Poland or consider themselves to be from the African-American, Italian, or Irish ethnic backgrounds. In addition to all that greater Hartford provides, New Britain is 40 minutes from Springfield, Mass., two hours from Boston, and two hours from New York City. It is also part of the Hartford-Springfield “Knowledge Corridor” and, therefore, within easy driving distance of a host of private and public institutions of higher education and many cultural opportunities.

Application and Appointment: Applications are being accepted until filled. Priority will be given to applications received by June 1, 2021.

Target start date: Fall 2021 (August 2021) / Spring 2022 (January 2022). These are tenure track appointments.

To begin the application process please visit the CCSU HR Job Opportunities at https://www.ccsu.edu/hr/faculty-management-admin.html. Select job [C21-056]Associate Professor / Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems and click on the Apply button and submit the following documents:

• Letter of Interest addressing the qualifications for this position
• Current curriculum vitae or résumé
• Names of three current professional references with title, email addresses and telephone numbers
• Transcripts (Unofficial copies are acceptable; if selected, official copies will be required).
• Most recent teaching evaluations

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

Fringe benefits include personal, vacation and sick leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, and prescription plans, group life insurance, a choice of retirement plans, retirement 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 Compensation plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts, long term and short term disability plans.

For more detailed information, please visit CCSU Human Resources

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Emailed and mailed applications will not be accepted. Please redact any personally identifiable information (i.e., Social Security number, date of birth, marital status, country of origin) from any documents submitted. Please ensure your Social Security Number is not listed on any documents submitted.

For more information, contact Dr. Michael Gendron at 860-832-3293 or gendronm@ccsu.edu.

As an affirmative action employer, Central Connecticut State University actively seeks and encourages applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request.