Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems

Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems
 

Eastern Connecticut State University is seeking a qualified candidate to fill the Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems position. Eastern is Connecticut’s Public Liberal Arts University and is located in Willimantic, Connecticut which is 1.5 hours from Boston and 2.5 hours from New York City.  Eastern is one of four universities in the Connecticut State College and University System (CSCU). The position also offers substantial health and retirement benefits.
 

The Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems invites applications from candidates who have a strong commitment to teaching excellence, creative activity and scholarship, student advisement, university and community service. ECSU is especially interested in faculty with demonstrated innovation and excellence in teaching in a liberal arts curriculum, and sensitivity to diverse populations and perspectives.

Position: Assistant Professor, Business Information Systems
The Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems at Eastern Connecticut State
University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Business Information Systems at the
rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, beginning Fall 2027.

Position Expectations: The successful candidate will contribute to a growing Business Information
Systems (BIS) program that prepares students for roles in business, technology, data, and
organizational decision-making across the insurance, manufacturing, healthcare, information
technology, and public sectors. We seek a faculty member who can contribute to teaching and student
advising and maintain an active program of scholarly and/ or professional activity cons'istent with
departmental and university expectations. The successful candidate will contribute to curriculum
innovation in response to rapid developments in information technology and its applications to work
systems. The successful candidate may collaborate with faculty within the department
and across disciplines on new courses, certificates, and other workforce-responsive programming.
The successful candidate will also support experiential learning, internships, student projects and
research, and career preparation consistent with the program's applied and workforce-connected
identity.

Teaching Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate
courses in Business Information Systems. Areas of teaching need may include database management,
systems analysis and design, operations management and supply chain analytics, enterprise systems
and platforms, cloud technologies, business process analysis and improvement, project
management, generative AI and AI-assisted decision-making and emerging areas of information
systems.

The successful candidate may also contribute to the development and teaching of Liberal Arts
Curriculum (ELAC) courses that situate information systems and technology within broader modes
of inquiry and human experience.

As a public liberal arts university, Eastern emphasizes learning that crosses traditional disciplinary
boundaries. Candidates should demonstrate the capacity and intellectual fluency to teach and work
effectively with students from multiple disciplines and with varying levels of technical
preparation. The successful candidate should be able to make information systems and technical
concepts accessible and relevant to students both within and outside of business, while connecting
technology, data, organizational work systems, and decision-making to questions, problems, and
applications across disciplines.

Required Qualifications, Applicants must have:
• A doctorate in Information Systems, Management Information Systems, Business
Information Systems, or a closely related field by the time of appointment;
• Evidence of, or demonstrated potential for, effective undergraduate teaching in
information systems;
• Evidence of, or demonstrated potential for, an active program of scholarship;
• The ability to teach and mentor students with diverse disciplinary backgrounds and
levels of technical experience.

Preferred Qualifications: 
• Preference may be given to candidates with demonstrated undergraduate teaching
experience across areas of the IS 2020 curriculum; project management, supply chain
and logistics analytics, and the ability to thoughtfully integrate emerging technologies,
including Generative AI, across the curriculum.

To Apply: 
Applicants should upload a cover letter, current resume and contact information of three professional references as one PDF file to JazzHR at: Assistant Professor of Business Information System - Eastern CT State University - Career Page. Cover letter should be addressed to Chair, Search Committee for the Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems. Applications submitted by November 6, 2026, will receive highest consideration however, the position will remain open until filled.

Compensation and Employee Benefits
The Assistant Professor of Business Information Systems is compensated at the Assistant Professor salary level in accordance with Connecticut State University American Association of University Professors (CSU-AAUP) Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement. 

For more information, please visit  Bargaining Agreements/Pay Plans - Eastern.

The State of Connecticut and Eastern Connecticut State University are proud to offer its employees competitive wages and a wide range of fringe benefits including voluntary and supplemental benefits.
Fringe benefits include: paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals; medical, dental, and prescription plans; group life insurance; retirement; retiree health care; tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western) as well as an array of voluntary and supplemental benefits such as Deferred Retirement Contribution plans, Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts; long and short term disability insurance plans.

For more detailed information, please visit Human Resources - Eastern.

Eastern Connecticut State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, marital status, ancestry, present or past history of mental disorder, learning disability or physical disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or criminal record. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: LaMar Coleman, Ed.D., Vice President for Equity and Diversity. Dr. Coleman can be reached at: 860-465-5112 or via email at: [email protected].

Please note that CSCU does not provide sponsorship and is unable to sponsor applicants for work visas at this time. Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.