Description

The Department of Accounting is AACSB accredited and provides a balanced emphasis on quality teaching, research, and service. Candidates are expected to demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and scholarly research. Qualifications include a Ph.D. or DBA in Information Systems or related fields. A degree from an AACSB accredited school is preferred. ABDs with substantial progress toward degree completion will be considered. Professional certification and work experience in information systems are desirable.  The successful candidate will have a primary teaching interest in systems analysis and design and an additional interest in business analytics, data management, and hands-on knowledge of data analytic tools. The normal teaching load is nine credit hours per semester in some combination of face-to-face, online and hybrid courses. The selected applicant will begin August 16, 2022.

Illinois State University, founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois. Illinois State is a co-educational, residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study with more than 20,000 students. Our six colleges offer 174 undergraduate majors, 76 minors, 97 master’s programs, 17 doctoral degrees, and 40 certificate options. We have repeatedly been named a “Great Place to Work” by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Bloomington-Normal Community:
Illinois State University is located in the growing twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, with a population of approximately 132,000 and conveniently located approximately two hours from both Chicago and St. Louis. The community is home to GROWMARK, the Illinois Farm Bureau, State Farm Insurance’s International Headquarters, Rivian, Illinois Wesleyan University, Lincoln College, and Heartland Community College. The community has distinguished itself for its outstanding school systems, its citizens’ level of educational attainment, its parks and recreation, health care, job growth, economic opportunity, and low crime rate. Forbes magazine, in a review of the best places for business, ranked Bloomington-Normal the 15th best place for business out of 168 small metros listed. Bloomington was also recently placed on CNNMoney's list of the 100 Best Places to Live. Expansion Management Magazine rated Bloomington-Normal as one of two metro areas with a five-star quality of life, giving the community high rankings in such areas as standard of living, quality of schools, traffic, and commute time. Please visit the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau website at https://www.visitbn.org/ for more information.

Interested candidates can contact the Department Chairperson Dr. Deborah Seifert (dseifer@ilstu.edu), (309)438-3336. 

Interested candidates can apply here (Assistant or Associate Professor in Business Information Systems | Jobs - Illinois State).

Requirements

1. Ph.D. or DBA in Information Systems or a closely related field from an AACSB-accredited school. ABD with substantial progress toward degree completion will be considered. 

2. State law mandates demonstrable oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for teaching positions.