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Department of Information Systems

For more information visit: https://informationsystems.umbc.edu/

The UMBC Department of Information Systems invites applications for two non-tenure track positions at the Assistant Teaching Professor or Professor of the Practice levels with a start date of Fall semester 2025.

The Department has 43 full-time faculty and over 2200 students, including over 1600 undergraduate students. The department offers undergraduate degrees in Information Systems (IS) and Business Technology Administration (BTA). Graduate degree programs, MS and PhD, are offered in both Information Systems, Human-Centered Computing, and 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. We offer several accelerated BS/MS options for our students. 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 a public research university ranked as "R1", considered to be among the best research universities in the country.  UMBC is a world leader in inclusive excellence in research and teaching. UMBC is ranked #12 among all U.S. universities in undergraduate teaching and #15 for innovation (US News). To continue to advance this goal, the Faculty Development Center provides excellent support such as classroom observation, collection and analysis of student feedback as well as regular workshops and pedagogical demonstrations. Our students can  leverage our location near government agencies, such as NIH, NASA, NSF, NIST, DOD, NIDILRR and USGS. 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 UMBC was recognized as a top place to work in 2023 by both ModernThink and the Baltimore Sun.

The department, college and UMBC are deeply committed to the success of all of our faculty. We offer regular and structured support for faculty to develop a thriving and successful teaching career. 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.

The successful candidate will be actively involved in on campus teaching and advising the department's undergraduate students. This candidate will have experience in one or more areas of teaching that are relevant to our discipline, including technical, programming and/or management courses. The Information Systems (IS) Department is multi-disciplinary, placing a strong emphasis on the theory and application of information systems. At a minimum, candidates must have earned a MS in a relevant area. There is a pathway for promotion at UMBC from Lecturer, to Sr. Lecturer to Principal Lecturer. Candidates with an earned Ph.D. and significant industrial or governmental background are encouraged to apply and may be considered for an appointment as a Professor of the Practice.  

Note:  Effective January 1, 2025 UMBC has new teaching faculty titles: Lecturer = Assistant Teaching Professor, Senior Lecturer = Associate Teaching Professor, Principal Lecturer = Teaching Professor.

All candidates are expected to demonstrate their commitment to diversity in all aspects of the position, to include teaching, mentoring, service, or community engagement. Our Department strives to obtain an equitable and diverse scholarly environment through building an inclusive climate and culture focused on a common objective of excellence in education, research and student success. 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://gradschool.umd.edu/promise), 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/). 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. 

Salary ranges commensurate with experience.

Assistant Teaching Professor: $78,000 to $98,000

Professor of Practice: $115,000 to $129,000

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. Position includes full University benefits.

Application Instructions
Applications for the positions must be submitted as PDF files via Interfolio. Review of applications will start mid-November 2024 and will continue until positions are filled.

A complete submission will consist of:

1) Cover letter

2) CV

3) One-page statement of demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence.

4) One-page statement of teaching philosophy.

5) Points of contact for at least three references

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UMBC offers a rich benefits package. Benefits offered align with type of position and may be prorated based on hours per week.

• Paid Leave
• Tuition Remission
• Medical, Prescription and Dental Insurance
• Retirement plans
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities & much more

See benefits summary for detailed information.

12 Month Faculty Benefits Summary

9 Month Faculty Benefits Summary

UMBC, an honors university serving more than 14,000 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, is one of two public universities in Maryland to achieve the “doctoral/research university-extensive” Carnegie classification. Located just outside Baltimore and 45 minutes from Washington, DC, the campus is growing rapidly under dynamic leadership.

Our UMBC community redefines excellence in higher education through an inclusive culture that connects innovative teaching and learning, research across disciplines, and civic engagement. We will advance knowledge, economic prosperity, and social justice by welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds from all backgrounds. The successful candidate will join a department with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence, and will be expected to contribute actively to these efforts (https://diversity.umbc.edu/).