MCIS and MENACIS 2023

MCIS and MENACIS 2023 Junior Faculty and Doctoral Consortium 2023

The Junior Faculty and Doctoral Consortium will take place on September 6th (in the afternoon) and September 7th (in the morning) in Madrid, Spain, hosted by IE Business School, IE University.

The MCIS and MENACIS Junior Faculty and Doctoral Consortium (JFDC) aims to support doctoral students and researchers at the early stage of their careers in the fields of Business, Management, and Information Systems in order to develop effective career plans based on their personal and professional goals. More specifically, the JFDC has three primary objectives:

• To provide students and early-stage researchers with networking opportunities with peers and faculty members.
• To support students and early-stage researchers in strategizing about their research, dissertation, teaching, and career plans.
• To reflect on academic career aspirations and dynamics.

The program includes two keynote speakers:

• Nancy Pouloudi, Professor of Information Systems Management, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), Greece. (https://www.aueb.gr/en/faculty_page/pouloudi-nancy)
• Edgar Whitley, Associate Professor of Information Systems, London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE), UK. (https://www.lse.ac.uk/management/people/academic-staff/ewhitley)

Students and early-stage researchers will be split into small groups based on their research focus and their career stage in order to promote collaboration. Each panel will involve multiple faculty members and students with a goal of having a 1:1 ratio of faculty mentors to junior faculty and doctoral students.

• JFDC Faculty Mentors
  • Neda Abdolvand, Alzahra University, IR
  • Pär Ågerfalk, Uppsala University, SE
  • Mousa Albashrawi, KFUPM, SA
  • Michael Barret, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Izak Benbasat, University of British Columbia, CA
  • Amany Elbanna, Royal Holloway, UK
  • Manos Gkeredakis, IESE Business School, ES
  • Alessandra Lazazzara, Università degli Studi di Milano, IT
  • Scott McCoy, William & Mary, USA
  • Guillermo Rodríguez Abitia, William & Mary, USA
  • Suprateek Sarker, University of Virginia, USA
  • Stefano Za, Università degli Studi G. d’Annuzio Chieti-Pescara, IT

Programme (tentative)
Venue: IE Business School, IE University,

September 6, 2023
• 02:00-02:30 PM Registration
• 02:30-03:00 PM Opening session
• 03:00-04:30 PM PhD Students’ and Junior Faculty Presentations and Coaching Roundtable with the Faculty (PART 1)
• 04:30-05:00 PM Coffee break
• 05:00-06:30 PM PhD Students’ and Junior Faculty Presentations and Coaching Roundtable with the Faculty (PART 2)
• 06:30-07:00 PM Closing session
• 08:30 PM Self-financed Dinner

September 7, 2023
• 09:00-10:30 AM – Keynote speaker
• 10:30-11:00 AM Break
• 11:00-12:00 AM- JFDC Panel

Fee

The JFDC is free of charge for all doctoral students and junior faculty (within 5 years of PhD completion) registered for the MCIS and MENACIS 2023 Conference. Doctoral students and junior faculty not registered for the Conference will be given the possibility to participate in the JFDC (including panels and plenary workshops) by paying a registration fee of 70 €. This fee is for the JFDC only and does not include participation in the MCIS and MENACIS 2023 conference sessions and coffee breaks.

Application Criteria

Doctoral students wishing to participate in the MCIS and MENACIS 2023 JFDC should be involved in dissertations projects investigating Business, Management and/or Information Systems related topics.
Junior faculty wishing to participate in the MCIS and MENACIS 2023 JFDC should be at the early stage of their career (within 5 years of PhD completion) in the fields of Business, Management, and Information Systems.
The consortium chairs will review each application (DUE DATE: June 27, 2023 – see application requirements below). The review process will emphasize applicants’ accomplishments and potential. Multiple students applying from the same doctoral school are allowed.

Application Process
Please complete the following form by June 27th, 2023, including the required documents via the following link: https://airtable.com/shrSZXldEpflIP073 .

Each student (or junior faculty) is required to read in advance the contribution(s) of the other student(s) (or junior faculty) participating in his/her presentation in order to provide feedback. Faculty members will be responsible for stimulating and managing the discussions. Details on the organization of each panel will be provided timely, prior to the workshop.
Each student and junior faculty should be also prepared to deliver a short presentation (15-20 minutes) summarizing the key points of his/her research. Additional 20/30 minutes will be dedicated to the discussion with the faculty members for each participant.
The number of participants in the Junior Faculty and Doctoral Consortium is limited to create effective participation and discussion opportunities.
Applicants will receive confirmation of acceptance to attend the Junior Faculty and Doctoral Consortium by July 5th, 2023.

IMPORTANT DATES
• July 9, 2023 – Deadline for submitting application
• July 13, 2023 – Notification of Decisions sent to applicants
• September 6, 2023 (in the afternoon) – Junior Faculty and Doctoral Consortium
• September 7, 2023 (in the morning) – Junior Faculty and Doctoral Consortium Workshop