Assistant Professor, School of Information Systems & Technology

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Position Rank and Title: Assistant Professor

School/Department Name: School of Information Systems & Technology (SISTech)

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule . Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $134,100 - $141,300

Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Target Start Date: August 17, 2026

Final date to receive applications: September 1, 2025

Position Description

The School of Information Systems & Technology at San José State University is pleased to announce a search for an Assistant Professor of Information Systems. Teaching topics may include traditional Information Systems (IS) courses for the MIS program such as Systems Analysis & Design, Introduction to MIS, and programming, as well as data analytics and visualization and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Faculty are also expected to engage actively in research on IS-related topics, publishing in peer reviewed journals and presenting at conferences, and to support the school, college, and university’s mission through service activities.

SISTech resides in the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business  prepare students to excel professionally and contribute to society through the undergraduate MIS concentration within the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major. Our program reflects IS best practices and provides students with the skills and hands-on experience they will need to succeed today and tomorrow. Our location in Silicon Valley provides both students and faculty with unparalleled opportunities to engage with leading technology firms.

Our diverse school includes tenured / tenure track faculty who contribute meaningfully to academic literature and clinical faculty with years of experience at leading organizations in Silicon Valley. Consequently, our students are well-represented throughout the high-tech and non-tech industries locally and beyond. To learn more about our school, programs, and faculty, please visit our SISTech website .

SISTech and San José State University value inclusive excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We enroll nearly 40,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved; approximately 45% of our undergraduate students are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, we are both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

SJSU aspires to create holistic learning environments that facilitate both individual and collective transformation. We seek teacher-scholars who cultivate inclusive, empowering spaces for mutual learning, skill-building, and knowledge exchange.

Our commitment to lifelong learning supports meaningful connections among faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the broader communities we serve.

We invite all applicants to include a Statement of Inclusive Excellence (or incorporate it into your cover letter) to share how your lived and professional experiences will contribute to the SJSU community—particularly in relation to student success and inclusive education. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Inclusive Excellence Statement Guidelines .



Required Qualifications

• A PhD in Management Information Systems, Information Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field, from an appropriately accredited institution
• Applicant must be qualified as a scholarly academic (SA) according to AACSB standards
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

• Ability to teach a variety of traditional IS courses
• Expertise Python, R, data analytics / visualization, or Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Desire for a highly collegial and cooperative work environment
• Strong teamwork, communication, interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated history of teaching, research, and service excellence

• Maintain ongoing research activity providing valued contributions relevant to the IS academic community, including peer-reviewed journal papers and conference proceedings, etc.
• Deliver engaging, relevant, and timely learning…