Assistant Professor - Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics (CIS & BSAN) (Two Positions)

Working Title: Assistant Professor - Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics (CIS & BSAN) (Two Positions)

State Role Title: N/A

Position Type: Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Exempt: Not Eligible for Overtime

 

College/Division: College of Business

Department: 100774 - Computer Information Systems

 

Pay Rate: Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only position? No

Is this a grant-funded position? No

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated position? No

 

Beginning Review Date: 10/24/2025

 

About JMU:

Mission
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Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond, VA. With a population of just over 53,000, Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective, public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students, faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20,000 undergraduate and 1,900 graduate students, with over 1,000 full-time instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts, science and technology, and professional disciplines at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs, focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction, and innovative faculty research.

 

General Information:

James Madison University’s Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics (CIS & BSAN) is seeking applicants for two tenure-track positions at the rank of Assistant Professor with appointments beginning Fall 2026.

About the Department: The Department of CIS & BSAN is an academic unit of the College of Business and has 25 full-time faculty members, over 600 CIS majors in 3 concentrations (Information Systems, Business Analytics, and Information and Cybersecurity Management), 80 CIS minors, and over 50 BSAN minors and growing. In addition, the department supports the college by providing core business classes in information systems, quantitative methods, business statistics, and operations management. The department places a primary emphasis on its undergraduate programs that include hands-on projects, laboratory exercises, case analyses, and engaging classroom experiences designed to prepare graduates to work independently and in team-oriented environments. The CIS program is accredited by ABET making the department one of only 10 CIS programs in the nation accredited by both the AACSB and ABET.

In addition to high involvement in undergraduate education, departmental faculty members play a vital role in the delivery of the MBA programs. Outside the academic community, faculty members maintain strong connections with the consulting industry and interact regularly with members of the department’s advisory board.

About the College: The AACSB-accredited College of Business includes nationally ranked undergraduate and graduate programs. The college includes the Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for Professional Selling, Capital Markets Lab, and Madison Consulting. Our very successful alumni hold C-suite positions at major corporations. The college has approximately 5,300 students in its AACSB programs and is highly regarded across the JMU campus community.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

The primary teaching responsibility will be delivering undergraduate courses in business analytics, addressing topics related to business statistics, decision analysis, and management science, among others, and using computational tools such as Excel, Python, or R. The typical teaching load is 3/3. The successful candidate is expected to produce scholarly research leading to quality peer-reviewed journal publications and to engage substantively in academic and community ser