Mid-Career Faculty Consortium
Description
Tenured? Wondering about the next steps in your career? At a crossroads in your career? Thinking about seeking an administrative post? Or leading a research center or taking on leadership roles in the academic community? Then the AIS Mid-Career Mentoring workshop is for you!
The ideal workshop participant is an academic who is at a mid-point in their academic career and who would appreciate advice and information about different career options after tenure.
Track Chairs
IT University of Copenhagen
Choon Ling Sia
City University of Hong Kong
Faculty Mentors
Marta Indulska, University of Queensland
Sirkka Jarvenpaa, University of Texas at Austin
Ho Geun Lee, Yonsei University
Michael Myers, University of Auckland
Jan Pries-Heje, Roskilde University
Hock Hai Teo, National University of Singapore
Jason Thatcher, Clemson University
Agenda
9:30-10:30 Panel 1
Panel 1 involves discussion of “internal” roles (within one’s university) available post tenure, what the roles are, the skills needed, the benefits and disadvantages of taking on those roles, etc. Examples of such roles include Department Chair, Associate Dean, Dean, Research Center Director, Provost, etc.
10:30-10:45 Coffee break
10:45-11:45 Panel 2
Panel 2 involves discussion of “external” roles (within one’s academic community or in the larger practitioner community) one could take on post tenure, what the roles are, the skills needed, the benefits and disadvantages of taking on those roles, etc. Examples of such roles include Editorial roles for major IS journals, leadership roles in the AIS organization or in AIS conferences, board of director for major corporations, technology transfer roles, etc.
11:45-12:00 Wrap-up
