Assistant or Assoicate Professor in Information Systems

The Information Systems and Quantitative Sciences (ISQS) Area of the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor position in information systems beginning Fall semester 2023.

Qualified applicants at the assistant level must possess a strong commitment to excellence in teaching. At the associate level, evidence of effective teaching in information systems is required. A demonstrated and ongoing commitment to serving diverse student populations is desired. Successful candidates at the assistant level must possess a promising program of high quality and interesting research. At the associate level, a demonstrated record of publishing impactful research in the top tier journals is expected. Candidates who have records of scholarship supported by extramural funding and who have the proven capacity or clear potential to bring externally sponsored research to Texas Tech University are encouraged to apply. Service to the area, college, university, and profession is expected. Candidates must hold a doctorate in information systems or a related field (or must have earned a doctorate by August 2023). Salary and benefits are competitive and may include a reduced teaching load and summer support for at least the first three years. 

Screening of applicants begins immediately and continues until the position is filled. Texas Tech will not conduct formal interviews at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), but ISQS faculty members will be available to meet informally with candidates attending ICIS. A complete application consists of a cover letter addressing the applicant’s qualifications and a detailed curriculum vitae with a list of references, and sample papers. To apply, please visit http://texastech.edu/careers, and search for requisition 31576BR. Inquiries regarding the position can be sent to Dr. Inmyung Choi, Search Committee Chair, at inmyung.choi@ttu.edu. 

The ISQS area provides a supportive and collegial environment for research, teaching, and service. ISQS faculty are productive in research, actively publish in top-tier journals, and serve on editorial boards of premier journals. The information systems program ranked 30th in the UT Dallas North American Business Rankings based on research contributions from 2019 to 2022 for publications in MIS Quarterly and Information Systems Research. The ISQS area offers an IT undergraduate degree, a Master’s degree in Data Science, and a Ph.D. degree. The area is developing a Master’s degree in Information Systems. The college offers undergraduate, Master of Science (online and in-person), MBA (STEM, Professional, and Online), and Ph.D. degrees.Ph.D. students graduating from the ISQS area have been placed at R1 schools. 

The Rawls College of Business is AACSB accredited. Rawls College is dedicated to fostering a community in which all students, staff and faculty feel accepted and appreciated. We exist in an interconnected world and strive to educate our students to become globally conscious business leaders. To that end, we encourage our students, staff and faculty to recognize and value diverse perspectives throughout their careers. It offers a BBA degree with majors in accounting, energy  commerce, finance, information systems, marketing, management, and supply chain management. It has three MBA programs: Professional MBA, Online MBA, and the STEM MBA. It also offers MS degrees in accounting, data science, finance, and marketing research & analytics. In addition, it offers a Ph.D. with concentrations in accounting, finance, information systems & quantitative science, management, and marketing. It has 78 tenured or tenure-track faculty members and 52 non-tenure-track faculty members. The college has approximately 5,000 undergraduate, 800 masters, and 60 doctoral students. 

As an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, Texas Tech University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. We actively encourage applications from all those who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community at Texas Tech University. The university welcomes applications from minoritized candidates, women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and dual career couples. 

Texas Tech University is a Carnegie Very High Research Activity University (Tier1) and a Hispanic Serving Institution with approximately 40,000 students. The university is built in Spanish Renaissance architecture and boasts one of the top university public art collections in the nation, with works from some of the world's leading contemporary artists. Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, a city of more than 300,000 in the South Plains region of Texas. With broad streets and an excellent highway system, Lubbock has the shortest average commute in the nation, nearly every point-to-point trip in the city takes 15 minutes or less. The cost of living is low compared with most metropolitan areas in the U.S., and Texas has no state income tax. Excellent public and private schools are available. The climate is desirable: winters are short and relatively
mild, and summers are sunny with low humidity.