What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructor, Management Information Systems position at University of Delaware?
Position Announcement Continuing-track Instructor Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics
University of Delaware
The Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems in the Alfred Lerner College of Business and Economics at the University of Delaware invites applications for a continuing-track instructor position in Management Information Systems. The beginning date for the position is August 2025.
Candidates must possess a Masters' or Ph.D. degree in Information Systems, Statistics, Business Analytics, or a related field. Successful candidates will demonstrate the drive and vision to develop an innovative, cutting-edge instructional program. Candidates will be expected to teach courses in Management Information Systems and Business Analytics, including programming, database design, statistics, and data analytics. Teaching load is typically a maximum of eight courses per year with potential reductions for service. This is a permanent position, renewable with increasing contract renewal lengths (starting at two years and moving up to five-year renewals).
Founded in 1743, the University of Delaware ( www.udel.edu ) combines tradition and innovation, offering students a rich heritage along with the latest in instructional and research technology. Located on an attractive campus in Newark, Delaware, roughly an hour from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and about 2 hours from New York and Washington, D.C., the University is a state-assisted institution with a strong private endowment and selective admission. It is one of the oldest land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institutions in the nation. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies University of Delaware as an R1 research university with very high research activity.
Lerner College has five departments, 42 academic programs, about 4,200 students, 160 faculty members, and state-of-the art facilities. Lerner College supports full-time, part-time, on-site corporate, and online MBA programs in addition to MS programs in functional business areas and non-degree executive education programs. Degree programs are fully accredited by the AACSB. For more information on Lerner College, see lerner.udel.edu .
The Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems is housed within Lerner College and offers bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting and in management information systems and several joint degrees, partnering with both the College of Engineering and the College's MBA programs. The department promotes a collegial, supportive environment and values candidates who share these values. To learn more about the Department and its faculty members, please visit https : / / lerner.udel.edu / departments / accounting-management-information-systems / .
Salary and benefits are highly competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, recent teaching evaluations, and a syllabus for a recently taught course. Additional information may be requested after initial review of applicants. Questions may be directed to the Search Committee Chair (Hanieh Javadi Khasraghi, hanieh@udel.edu ).
The search committee will begin reviewing applications in November 2024. All application materials shall be shared with departmental faculty. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. We will conduct preliminary interviews via Zoom.
The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer that encourages applications from minority group members and women. The University's Notice of Non-Discrimination can be found at http : / / www.udel.edu / aboutus / legalnotices.html . Employment offers will be conditioned upon successful completion of a criminal background check. A conviction will not necessarily exclude you from employment. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States by the start of their employment at the University of Delaware.
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