Multiple Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in the Department of Information Systems

The Department of Information Systems (IS) at UMBC invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate level starting August 2025. We welcome applications from candidates engaged in high-quality research including but not limited to areas such as AI, Data Science, Human Centered Computing, Health Informatics, Software Engineering, and STEM Engineering Education. Applications from candidates whose research interests relate to the fields of Cybersecurity and Human Centered Computing are particularly encouraged. Candidates' research interests should complement and extend our current strengths. 

We are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been under-represented in the professoriate, and individuals who are willing to contribute to the diversity mission of the university and the department. Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in a related field to the role(s) no later than August 2025. More information about research interests of our faculty can be found at https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/home/research. 

The Department has 43 full-time faculty and over 2,200 students, including over 100 PhD students. The department offers nine degree programs including undergraduate degrees in Information Systems and Business Technology Administration. Graduate degree programs, MS and PhD, are offered in both Information Systems and Human-Centered Computing, including an innovative online MS program in IS. In addition, the Department houses the Master’s in Health Information Technology and the Master’s in Software Engineering, both as professional degree programs. Our faculty are actively engaged in collaborative interdisciplinary research within and across departments and institutions. Seven of our current faculty have received NSF CAREER awards. IS faculty members lead four research centers: the Center for Real-time Distributed Sensing and Autonomy (CARDS), the Interactive Systems Research Center (ISRC), NSF HDR institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions (iHARP), and the UMBC site of the Center for Advanced Real Time Analytics (CARTA). Further details can be found at https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/. 

UMBC is an R1 public research university that is leading the world in inclusive excellence in research and teaching. UMBC is ranked #12 in 2024 among all U.S. universities in undergraduate teaching (US News). To continue to support this goal, the Center for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT) provides excellent support such as classroom observation, collection and analysis of student feedback as well as regular workshops and pedagogical demonstrations. Our research is bold, cross-disciplinary, and leverages our location near government agencies, such as NIH, NASA, NSF, NIST, DOD, NIDILRR, NSA, DHS, DARPA, IARPA, ARL, ONR and USGS. The UMBC Cybersecurity Institute (https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/) is one example of unified interdisciplinary academic and research leadership, partnership, innovation, and public outreach. 

UMBC’s strategic location in the Baltimore-Washington corridor puts us close to many high-tech companies and local area medical and nursing schools as well. The 2023 Chronicle of Higher Education also named UMBC as one of the great colleges to work for. The department, college and UMBC are deeply committed to the success of all of our faculty. We provide mentoring programs which offer regular and structured support for faculty to develop a thriving and

successful research program, including launch committees for new faculty, and the Eminent Scholar mentoring program which helps faculty to build relationships with leaders in the field beyond UMBC. The campus is close to both energetic urban centers and family-friendly suburbs. Nearby cities such as Columbia and Ellicott City have been routinely ranked in the top 10 best places to live in the US by Money Magazine. For more information, please visit https://prospective-faculty.umbc.edu/. 

Candidates are expected to establish a collaborative, externally funded, and nationally recognized research program and contribute to teaching a variety of graduate and undergraduate courses offered by the department. We expect candidates to be innovative in terms of pedagogical methods, course content, and curriculum development, and be committed to advising, mentoring and supporting student success. Successful candidates for the Assistant Professor rank should be able to develop an independent and externally-funded research program. Candidates for the Associate Professor rank should also have a strong record of research, teaching, service, and a sustained externally-funded research program. All candidates need to demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in their work or activities to date, as well as the potential to contribute to diversity and inclusion based on their proposed activities at UMBC. 

UMBC is a national model for diversity and inclusive excellence in STEM. Examples of these are our Meyerhoff Scholar programs (http://meyerhoff.umbc.edu/), the Center for Women in Technology (CWIT: http://cwit.umbc.edu), and PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP (https://promise.umbc.edu/), Cyber Scholars Program (https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/cyberscholars/), Scholarships for Service Federal CyberCorps (https://cybersecurity.umbc.edu/scholarship-for-service-sfs-federal-cybercorps/), and McNair Scholars Program (https://mcnair.umbc.edu/) programs. Inclusive excellence is a hallmark of UMBC and a foundational value of our community. UMBC is the nation’s #1 producer of Black undergraduates who go on to complete a Ph.D. in the natural sciences or engineering and #1 for Black undergraduates who complete an M.D./Ph.D., based on NSF data. 

The IS department is proud to support a diverse student and faculty body in terms of gender, race, and ethnicity. For example, our undergraduate student population has 32% female and 41% underrepresented minorities. The IS faculty has a culture of inclusive excellence, demonstrated by both academic research such as community engaged scholarship, research on improving accessibility of technology to individuals with disabilities, as well as efforts to address diversity issues in STEM through efforts such as CWIT scholar program and starting a regional chapter of Women in Data Science and Machine Learning. Women faculty are leaders in the department and the college, directing centers and serving in the leadership roles in the Dean’s office.

Applications for the positions must be submitted as PDF files via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/156589. 

A complete submission will consist of: 

1) Cover letter 

2) CV 

3) Statement of demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence (recommended length: one page). 

4) Statement of research interests (recommended length: two pages). 

5) Statement of teaching philosophy (recommended length: one page). 

6) Names and contact information of at least three references. Letters will be required later for short-listed candidates. 

Candidates’ experience will be evaluated commensurate to the rank to which they are applying. For inquiries, please email is_faculty_search_2024@umbc.edu . An informational webinar will also be held on November 14, 2024 at 5 pm Eastern. If you are interested in the webinar, please register at https://forms.gle/MwKuWvhpuKCxZw8n8. Review of applications will begin in October 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. 

Salary ranges commensurate with experience. 

Assistant Professor: Min.  $121K to $141K

Associate Professor: Min. $138K to $161K

Other components of pay are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. The above salary range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.  A background check will be required.

UMBC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.