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School of Information Systems Openings for Faculty Applications for tenure-track and practice-track are invited at all levels. The Singapore Management University (SMU) was officially incorporated in January 2000. It holds the unique position of being Singapore's first private university funded by the government of Singapore. SMU's mission is to generate leading-edge business and management research with global impact, and to produce creative and entrepreneurial leaders for the knowledge-based economy. SMU's School of Information Systems (SIS) was created in November 2002 to extend the university's mission into the realm of business-focused information technology. SIS will deliver undergraduate, research, and masters/professional programmes. The first student intake for the Bachelor of Science (Information Systems Management) is August 2003. SMU and Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, USA) have entered into an exciting partnership to jointly establish the School of Information Systems. Carnegie Mellon faculty are actively participating in SIS faculty selection, mentoring and development, and in the design of the SIS undergraduate curriculum, research centre and masters/professional programmes. SIS Research themes include: • E-business applications & directions • Data management in economic, financial, marketing and related business and management applications • Information security applications, management and policy • Architecture, software engineering and systems development methods • Information systems management, strategy and value analysis • Business case and total cost of ownership analysis for IT solutions • Demonstration of innovative IT applications and value propositions in financial services, manufacturing, supply chain & logistics services, health & medical services and the public sector • Multi-disciplinary collaborations with SMU's School of Accountancy, School of Business, and School of Economics and Social Sciences SMU is committed to improving pedagogy. SIS teaching will emphasize interactive and participative learning formats and innovative project experiences in regional and global settings. Undergraduate courses will be delivered in the following areas: Object oriented systems, Rapid solution assembly, Data management, Networking, Software engineering methods & processes, Enterprise integration, Security, Performance & quality of service, Architectural analysis, Design studios, and Special projects. Tenure-track applicants must have a PhD from an internationally recognised university in the areas of Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or related disciplines and an outstanding record of academic research and publishing that is commensurate with their desired rank. Tenure-track faculty must also demonstrate a genuine passion for business applications and for interacting with business leaders. Practice-track faculty applicants must have a PhD in the related IT disciplines, an outstanding record of participating in leading-edge applications that impact business practice, and a passion for communicating new knowledge and best practices through industry and professionally relevant publications, conferences, and seminars. Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, samples of published work, and where appropriate samples of application practice. Candidates living outside North America, please submit to: Dr Steven Miller, Interim Dean, SIS c/- Office of Faculty Administration Singapore Management University 469 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259756 Telephone: +65 6822 0189 Email: siscv@smu.edu.sg Candidates living in North America, please submit to: Ms Betty Cosnek Institute for Strategic Development Carnegie Mellon University Posner Hall 236 Pittsburgh, PA 15213-3890 Email: smusis@andrew.cmu.edu Singapore Management University 469 Bukit Timah Road Singapore 259756 SMU. We Mean Business www.smu.edu.sg