Job VU University Amsterdam (VU) - Full Professor of Business Information Systems

The Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FEWEB) offers four Bachelor of Science programs, eight Master of Science programs and thirteen postgraduate programs in a wide range of economics and business. Since her establishment in 1948, the faculty has evolved into a medium-sized faculty with approximately 4500 bachelor- and master students, 1500 postgraduate students and about 500 academic and non-academic members of staff. 

Department of Information Systems and Logistics (IS&L)

The Department of IS&L is responsible for all education on Business Information Systems (BIS) in FEWEB and offers different courses in both the Economics and Business Administration Bachelor’s and Master’s programs.

The candidate holds a PhD in Information Systems or related area. Especially, we seek a candidate who is enthusiastic and committed to excellence in both BIS education and research. This should be visible from the candidate’s high quality past performance, such as good teaching evaluations and an international research profile. Since a significant part of the courses of the Information Systems group is taught in the Business Administration program we favour candidates with business experience. 

The educational profile of the candidate should align with the key themes taught in the BIS courses currently given by the Department. These themes include ICT, Information System typologies, Information Systems & organizational structure and culture, Information Systems & organizational decision-making, Information System strategy, Information Systems & innovation, and Inter-organizational Systems. The research background of the candidate should align with the BIS research conducted within the research program of the Department. The candidate should be active in editorial boards of international journals and conferences, have experience in organizing academic workshops and conferences, and be a frequent speaker at international conferences. The candidate should have an established track record of publications in the most important BIS journals.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• To build a strong BIS research team with a high academic reputation within the Department and the Faculty.
• To produce international top-level research in the BIS field.
• To be active in the national and international IS community.
• To teach and supervise undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate degree programs.
• To provide leadership in BIS course development within the Department.
• To provide leadership in enhancement and implementation of the vision and strategy of the Department of IS&L.
• To supervise and inspire junior faculty members and PhD students.
• To play an important role in external fund raising. 

In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the post holder will be requested to perform other duties assigned by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration from time to time.

The salary is in accordance with the university regulations for academic personnel. You can find information about our excellent fringe benefits of employment at http://www.workingatvu.nl

For information, please contact Prof. Dr. H. Verbruggen, chairman of the selection committee (e-mail: hverbruggen@feweb.vu.nl; phone: +31 20 5989520). The positioning report for this position can be obtained from Drs. F.A.M. Snijders, Managing director of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (e-mail: fsnijders@feweb.vu.nl).   

Candidates who are interested to apply for this position are requested to send a letter and a detailed resume containing educational data, a list of publications, teaching experience and evaluations, administrative experience as well as any other information that may be relevant for the position before 31th October 2010. Applications must be sent to VU University Amsterdam, attention of: Drs. F.A.M. Snijders, Managing director, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, De Boelelaan 1105, room 2A-15, NL-1081 HV Amsterdam, or via e-mail vacature@feweb.vu.nl.