University of Georgia, Terry College of Business
Department of Management Information Systems
(a) Multiple Assistant Professor Positions
(b) Open Rank (Assistant or Associate) Professor Position
The Department of Management Information Systems in the Terry College of Business at The University of Georgia invites applications for
(a) one or more full-time tenure-track faculty position(s) at the assistant professor level (https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/496486)
(b) one full-time tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level (https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/495037).
The position(s) will begin fall semester 2027, with an anticipated employment start date of August 1, 2027. Assistant professors should apply separately to each position to be considered for both.
Qualified applicants must hold a Ph.D. in information systems or a closely related discipline from an AACSB accredited institution or international equivalent. They should have a demonstrated potential to establish a successful record of scholarly research, commensurate with rank, as evidenced by copies of published articles or submitted manuscripts to top-tier Information Systems journals, and working papers targeted for publication in top-tier IS journals. Evidence of potential for excellence in teaching is also desirable.
For information regarding the requirements for each faculty rank, please see the University of Georgia Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion & Tenure (https://provost.uga.edu/facultyaffairs/promotion-tenure-evaluation/promotion-and-tenure/promotion-guidelines/) and the Terry College of Business Criteria and Procedures for Promotion and Tenure at https://provost.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/ptu-criteria-business.pdf.
The Management Information Systems Department is consistently ranked very highly nationally and internationally for both its programs and its scholarly productivity. Faculty hold editorial positions at the premier information systems journals, and current and emeritus faculty include multiple AIS Fellows, LEO Award winners, and INFORMS ISS Distinguished Fellows. The department is quite diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, research traditions, topics of interest, and research approach, and includes 17 full-time tenure-track faculty and 12 full-time lecturers and senior lecturers.
The Management Information Systems Department offers the following degrees: Ph.D., an online Master of Business & Artificial Intelligence, a BBA in MIS that includes areas of emphasis in data analytics and information security management, a FinTech certificate. In addition, the Terry College of Business offers on-campus and online MBA degrees, an on-campus Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) degree, and off-campus Executive/Professional MBA degrees (in Atlanta). More information regarding the Terry College of Business and the Management Information Systems Department is available at www.terry.uga.edu.
Interested candidates should upload a cover letter, a vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, and contact information for three references (including email address) to https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/496486 (for the assistant professor positions) and https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/495037 (for the open-rank (assistant-associate) position) by October 1, 2026 to ensure full consideration. The department will reach out to your references at the appropriate time in the process. No additional materials will be considered. Applications submitted in other ways will not be considered. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Initial interviews will be conducted via Skype or Zoom. Questions about the position can be directed to the search committee chair, Elena Karahanna (ekarah@uga.edu) with the subject line "MIS Faculty Position".
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Elena Karahanna
Distinguished Research Professor and C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry Distinguished Chair
University of Georgia
Athens GA
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