Assistant Professor of Information Systems

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San Marcos

Dept of Information Systems & Analytics

The Department of Information Systems and Analytics (ISA) at Texas State University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning fall 2025.

The selected applicant will be expected to conduct high-quality research relevant with information systems, leading to peer reviewed scholarly publications. Particularly, we seek scholars whose research applies Artificial Intelligence (AI), modern Machine Learning (ML), and similar technologies to solve business problems. Additionally, the selected applicant will be expected to teach relevant undergraduate and graduate courses, especially courses in applied AI, modern ML, and software development. Additional job duties include service at the department, college, university, and professional levels.

Texas State’s San Marcos campus is located in a growing community along the I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. With its strategic location in the heart of the region’s innovation ecosystem, where Blackland prairies roll into beautiful hills, Texas State University enjoys a unique setting among Texas universities. Texas State University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Emerging Research University within the State of Texas.

The McCoy College of Business fosters an engaged learning community that prepares the student population for successful business careers as responsible global citizens. The College complements these efforts with research that adds to knowledge, provides solutions to business challenges, and contributes to pedagogical advances. The College is AACSB-accredited, has grown more than 30 percent over the last 10 years, and serves over 4,200 undergraduate and nearly 500 graduate students. The ISA Department hosts a Master of Science in Data Analytics and Information Systems, BBA in Computer Information Systems, a university-wise minor in Analytics, as well as contributing to the Master of Business Administration and the proposed Doctor of Business Administration.

All positions are subject to the availability of funds.

Candidates must have earned Ph.D., D.B.A or be ABD from an internationally accredited institution with a business-related area in information systems, management information systems, information technology, and computer science.

ABD candidates are expected to successfully defend their dissertation by the date of hire. The candidate must have an active business-related research agenda in AI/ML.

In addition to the required qualifications listed above, candidates with the following qualifications are preferred:

• Ph.D. from an AACSB accredited business school.

• Previous research experience in the areas of AI/ML applications in business.

• Previous teaching experience in applied AI, ML, and/or software development.

• Evidence of effective teaching (if any).

• Experience with applying application programming interface (API) of AI-powered language models, such as ChatGPT, Claude.ai, and Google Gemini.

• Track record (or potential) for publications in peer-reviewed high-quality journals.

• Experience (or potential) in securing external funding.

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/48660

To assure full consideration, please submit the following by 20 September 2024:

Cover Letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications
Curriculum vitae,
Statement of teaching philosophy,
Satement of research interests,
Evidence of teaching experience/evaluations (if any)
Unofficial Transcripts (all in one document)

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree granting Universities.

Fall 2025

08/16/2024

09/20/2024

Yes

Texas State University is an equal employment opportunity employer and takes affirmative action to employ covered veterans and people with disabilities.

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Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.

Proper documentation of identity and eligibility for employment will be required before the hiring process can be completed.

Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.

https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/48660