Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Assistant Professor

e-Business and Information Systems

Department of e-Business & Technology Management

College of Business and Economics

CBE-N-2311

Towson University invites applications for a tenure-track entry-level assistant professor position in the Department of e-Business & Technology Management, College of Business and Economics, for Fall 2010.  Candidates must have demonstrated potential for strong research and teaching skills in e-Business and Information Systems.  Successful candidates will be expected to teach courses in MIS and e-Business at the undergraduate and Master's levels.  The position requires a nine contact hour teaching load per semester for the first three years.  Applicants should possess a Ph.D. (or D.B.A.) in Business Administration or a related information technology field from an accredited university.  ABDs with an expected graduation date no later than December 2010 will be considered. The salary is competitive.

Towson University’s College of Business and Economics is accredited by AACSB for both its business and accounting programs.  It conducts undergraduate business programs with majors/concentrations in an array of business fields and also jointly offers a MBA program with the University of Baltimore.  The college also has affiliated foreign business programs in several countries.

Towson University

Founded in 1866, today Towson University is recognized by U.S. News & World Report’s top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions.  Towson is nationally recognized for its programs in the liberal arts and sciences, business, education, communications, health sciences, and the fine and performing arts.  The University places a strong emphasis on service learning and civic engagement through such activities as internships, practica, clinical placements, course assignments and student events.  As the Baltimore area’s largest university and Maryland’s Metropolitan University, Towson articulates its research and scholarship mission through partnerships that link the University to the economic, educational and cultural life of the state of Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic region. Towson enrolls more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students in 63 undergraduate majors, 38 master’s programs and four doctoral programs. Located on a rolling 328 acres, the striking campus is eight miles north of downtown Baltimore and 45 miles from Washington, D.C.  The campus and its surrounding cities provide an excellent environment for teaching and supporting the academic pursuits of the 780 full-time faculty who work here.

Application Process

Review of applications will be ongoing and will continue until the position is filled. This position is contingent on funds being available at the time of hire. Interested candidates should email a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcript, writing sample, and contact information for three references to:

Tobin Porterfield

Towson University

Department of e-Business & Technology Management

8000 York Road

Towson, MD 21252-0001

Ph: 410-704-3265

tporterfield@towson.edu

Upon submitting your Curriculum Vitae to indicate your interest in this position, please be sure to visit http://www.towson.edu/odeo/applicantdata.asp to complete a voluntary on-line applicant data form.  The information you provide will inform the university's affirmative action plan and is for statistical purposes only and shall not be used to illegally discriminate for or against anyone. 

Towson University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.