This job listing from The Chronicle of Higher Education (http://chronicle.com/jobs/) was forwarded to you by: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ This job listing is available online at this address: http://chronicle.com/jobs/id.php?id=0000484046-01 _________________________________________________________________ What's the best investment you can make in your career? Answer: a subscription to The Chronicle of Higher Education. We'll keep you up to date on all the important news, controversies, and trends in academe. And a subscription gives you daily updates and complete access to our Web site, which includes an online archive of 12 years of back issues. You'll find a special subscription offer at http://chronicle.com/4free/?ej _________________________________________________________________ - The text of the job listing is below - Chair, Information Sciences in College of Business Administration -- Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge -- Louisiana E. J. Ourso College of BusinessInformation Systems and Decision Sciences (ISDS) Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803 EDWARD G. SCHLIEDER ENDOWED CHAIR OF INFORMATION SCIENCES IN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AT LSU AND A&M COLLEGEThe Information Systems and Decision Sciences (ISDS) Department at Louisiana State University's E. J. Ourso College of Business is now accepting applications for the Edward G. Schlieder Endowed Chair of Information Science. Required Qualification: Ph.D. in ISDS or related field. The holder of the Edward G. Schlieder Endowed Chair of Information Science will be expected to play a leading role in the development and growth of the ISDS Department, the E. J. Ourso College of Business, the Center for Computation & Technology, and LSU. The holder of this endowed chair would provide effective leadership in the following areas: providing academic stewardship for the department's graduate programs including advising and mentoring Ph.D. students; effectively teaching in the department's graduate programs including the Ph.D. and M.B.A. programs, and developing and enhancing the curriculum in information sciences; conducting significant research in the field of information and decision sciences and publication of the results of this research in internationally recognized scholarly outlets. Research areas may include but are not limited to geographic information systems, business process modeling, healthcare informatics, economic development and economic impacts of new technology, emergency/crisis management, technology adoption, and computational approaches to decision making. The Chair holder would also be expected to maintain personal visibility in internationally respected academic organizations through participation in professional symposia; service as an organizational officer, journal editor, etc. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue through January 31, 2007, or until candidate is selected. An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check. Submit letter of application, vita (including e-mail address), and letters of reference to: ISDS Search Committee ([log in to unmask]) or Dr. Helmut Schneider, ISDS Department, E. J. Ourso College of Business, 3199 CEBA Building, Louisiana State University, Ref: Log #0811, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. LSU is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer _________________________________________________________________ Visit Chronicle Careers at http://chronicle.com/jobs/ _________________________________________________________________ Copyright 2006 by The Chronicle of Higher Education