UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MICHAEL G. FOSTER SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
FACULTY POSITION IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS
The Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington consistently ranks among the top business schools in the United States-for both undergraduate and graduate degrees. The Foster School serves a diverse, multicultural population of more than 2,500 students. With one-in-four UW freshman applicants requesting business majors, demand for Foster School business education is significant and growing.
We are driven by our purpose of fostering leaders, insights, and progress to better humanity. The Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) Department, with its international reputation for its research productivity and teaching excellence, works together with other Foster School departments, UW schools and colleges, and community partners (e.g., Starbucks, Costco, Amazon, and Microsoft) to offer courses in top-ranked programs at the undergraduate, MBA, Hybrid MBA, Executive MBA, MSIS, MSCM, MSBA, Ph.D., and executive levels. In accordance with our commitment to excellence and equity, the Foster School values contributions in research, teaching, and service that address diversity and equal opportunity. We are currently engaged in several searches for faculty to join the Foster School with the aim of increasing thought leadership in these areas. For more information visit https://foster.uw.edu.
The ISOM Department is recruiting to hire one full-time tenure eligible Assistant Professor for the 2022-2023 academic year. Assistant Professors have an annual service period of nine months. University of Washington faculty members engage in research, teaching, and service. Duties include conducting high-quality scholarly research in information systems leading to publication in top academic journals., and effectively teaching courses at all levels.
Applicants must have or be nearing completion of a PhD or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Economics, or a related field by the date of appointment. A qualified candidate may be considered for temporary appointment as an Acting Assistant Professor, pending PhD with conversion to appointment as an Assistant Professor after degree conferral if the terminal degree has not been conferred by the position start date.
The following items are required and should be uploaded in pdf format: (i) detailed curriculum vita, (ii) research papers and publications, (iii) evidence of teaching experience (include student and peer evaluations if available), (iv) the names and contact information of at least three references, and (v) a statement detailing how your teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in your academic field. Applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further the Foster School's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants need to apply and submit materials at: https://apply.interfolio.com/93001
The committee will begin reviewing applications on October 15 to short list for interviews. The final application deadline is November 1, 2021. For further inquiries, contact the committee chair, Professor Ming Fan (mfan@uw.edu).
The Foster School of Business has established a strategic priority of incorporating an inclusion, diversity, and equity focus into every decision that we make (see: https://foster.uw.edu/about-foster-school/fostering-diversity/) This is consistent with the UW Diversity Blueprint (http://www.washington.edu/diversity/diversity-blueprint/) Additionally, the University's Faculty Code recognizes faculty efforts in research, teaching, and/or service that address diversity and equal opportunity as important contributions to a faculty member's academic profile and responsibilities (https://www.washington.edu/admin/rules/policies/FCG/FCCH24.html#2432).
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Yingfei Wang
Assistant Professor
University of Washington
Seattle WA
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