Description

Welcome to VCU where we don't just prepare for the future - we build it.

As one of the nation's most innovative public R1 research universities, VCU brings together learning, discovery, creativity, service, and impact in ways few institutions can match. Located in the heart of Richmond, Virginia, VCU is a premier urban research university where bold ideas are encouraged, disciplinary boundaries are crossed, and ambitious scholars find the resources and community to turn vision into reality.

We are seeking  an accomplished faculty member and leader to join the Information Systems Department at the rank of Associate or Full Professor.  The ideal candidate will bring a bold research vision at the intersection of artificial intelligence, advanced analytics, and healthcare systems. The successful candidate will be an exceptional scholar and visionary whose impactful scholarship, attracts top talent and inspires students. This is an opportunity for someone who sees possibilities rather than constraints and who is energized by building new capacity. 

At VCU, you will join a community that embraces excellence, rewards innovation, and supports ambitious ideas. Your success will be backed by meaningful institutional investment, competitive compensation, strong benefits, and supportive, motivated colleagues.

We value differing perspectives and believe the most significant breakthroughs happen when talented people come together around a shared purpose.

If you are looking for a platform to help shape a field, strengthen an institution, and mentor the next generation of scholars and leaders, we invite you to learn more about this opportunity.

The VCU School of Business

The Information Systems Department is housed in the VCU School of Business, which advances research that shapes new thinking in business and policy. Scholars here thrive in an environment that values high-impact research, innovative teaching, and cross-disciplinary collaboration and are supported by strong industry partnerships and robust research resources.

Offering bachelor's, master's, certificate and doctoral programs, the School ranks among the top six percent of business schools worldwide. Nearly 4,000 students each year gain the knowledge, skills and experience to succeed in a rapidly changing business environment, and leading national employers actively recruit VCU Business graduates.

The School's location in Virginia's capital connects faculty to a vibrant ecosystem of corporations, startups, nonprofits, healthcare organizations and government agencies that create rich opportunities for research, partnership and impact.

This isn't business as usual. It's innovation at work.

The Information Systems Department

The Department of Information Systems brings together scholars with expertise in artificial intelligence, analytics, digital technologies, healthcare delivery, information credibility, cybersecurity and related fields. Faculty share a commitment to rigorous, relevant scholarship, meaningful mentorship, intellectual generosity and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

The School's Human-AI ColLab provides a powerful platform for this work, supporting research on how people, organizations, information systems and artificial intelligence interact. The ColLab enables scholars to launch new research initiatives, engage students, build external partnerships and advance human-centered, responsible AI.

For a scholar ready to build something consequential, help shape the direction of a school and university, and create a lasting academic legacy, VCU offers a distinctive platform to lead.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will maintain an internationally recognized research program, produce impactful scholarship, secure external funding and provide intellectual leadership in transdisciplinary research involving artificial intelligence, digital technologies and healthcare systems and markets.

The role offers opportunities to shape the School’s strategic research agenda, develop cross-campus initiatives and expand research partnerships. The candidate will build collaborations across the School of Business, VCU Health and other university units; mentor junior faculty and doctoral students; teach information systems courses; contribute to curriculum development; and provide academic and professional service.

Through research, collaboration and leadership, the successful candidate will contribute substantially to the School’s national and international academic reputation.

How to Apply

Candidates should complete the application through the VCU Jobs website by the preferred application deadline of November 15, 2026. Applicants must submit their CV, a cover letter, research and teaching statements, and the names and email addresses of four references. References will be contacted only with the candidate’s prior knowledge and approval.

All nominations and application materials will remain confidential until finalists are identified. Please submit all required materials through the VCU Jobs portal at the link below:

All applications must be submitted through the VCU Job Portal

Only complete applications that meet the required qualifications will be considered. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For additional information, please contact search committee chair Victoria Yoon at vyyoon@vcu.edu.

Additional Information:

All full-time university faculty are eligible for VCU’s robust benefits package that includes: comprehensive health benefits, paid leave and holiday leave, retirement planning and savings options, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, generous tuition benefit, employee discounts, well-being resources, abundant opportunities for career development and more. Learn more about VCU’s benefits here.

Virginia Commonwealth University is an equal opportunity employer.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• A Ph.D. and an internationally recognized research program in information systems that integrates artificial intelligence and advanced analytics within healthcare systems;
• A record of publication in high-quality peer-reviewed journals appropriate to the candidate’s career stage; and
• Demonstrated ability to work in and foster an environment of respect, professionalism and civility with faculty, staff and students from all backgrounds and experiences, or a commitment to doing so as a faculty member at VCU.

Preferred Qualifications

• A record of pursuing or securing external research funding, or demonstrated potential to do so;
• Evidence of excellence or strong potential in teaching, mentoring, academic leadership and professional service;
• Demonstrated success or strong potential in collaborative transdisciplinary research;
• Established or emerging partnerships with healthcare organizations, public agencies, community organizations or industry;
• The ability to work productively in a collaborative and transdisciplinary academic environment;

The School welcomes applicants whose experiences, accomplishments and potential demonstrate a strong fit with the position, including candidates who may not meet every preferred qualification listed above.