Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems
Department: Costello College of Business at George Mason University – Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) Area
Location: Fairfax, VA (on-site); eligible for visa sponsorship.
About the Department
The Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University is one of the largest business colleges in Virginia, with campuses in Arlington, Fairfax, and Incheon, South Korea. The college offers AACSB-accredited business and accounting programs for undergraduate and graduate students, emphasizing multi-disciplinary academic programs, inclusive entrepreneurship, modular education, experiential learning, and corporate partner engagement.
The ISOM area is the largest academic unit in the College of Business, comprising 20 tenure-line faculty and 11 term faculty across Management Information Systems (MIS), Operations Management, and Business Analytics disciplines. Faculty conduct managerially relevant research using diverse methodologies and have published in premier journals such as Management Science, Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Production & Operations Management, Strategic Management Journal, and Administrative Science Quarterly. Faculty members have received university and professional society awards for research and teaching, serve on editorial boards of leading journals, and are actively engaged in their fields.
About the Role
George Mason University invites applications for a Tenure-Line Assistant Professor of Management Information Systems (MIS) starting Fall 2027. This is a full-time, 9-month instructional faculty position with benefits.
Responsibilities
- Conduct high-quality research with the potential for publication in top-tier academic journals.
- Teach MIS courses in undergraduate and graduate programs (initial teaching load of 9 credits per year, typically 3 courses).
- Contribute to service within the ISOM Area, College of Business, University, and profession, including student mentoring, committee membership, and engagement with the business community.
Qualifications
Required
- Earned Ph.D. in MIS or a closely related field, or ABD with a documented expectation of degree completion before Fall 2027.
- Evidence of effective teaching or potential to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Demonstrated strong research trajectory with potential for publications in top-tier academic journals.
- Commitment to good citizenship, service, and collaboration with colleagues.
Preferred
- Fewer than two years since Ph.D. conferral.
- Alignment of research interests with current MIS faculty.