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Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Editor VacancyNominations are being solicited for the editorship of Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education (DSJIE) for a four-year term of service to officially begin on January 1, 2012, renewable for another two years. Chetan Sankar's term as editor ends December 2011. DSJIE is being increasingly recognized as a Category I journal by colleges of business and the new editor has the opportunity to take the journal to the next level. A description of the position and the responsibilities of the editor are presented below. Inquiries and nominations should be addressed to Rhonda Lummus, Chair of the Publications Committee, at rlummus@indiana.edu. The basic responsibility of the Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Editor is to produce, through Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, four quality issues of the Journal in January, April, July, and October of each year. The four issues must appear on schedule. The exact manner in which the Editor's office operates will obviously vary according to the Editor; however, the major tasks required in the position can be summarized as follows:
The DSJIE Editor should have familiarity with the functional and methodological areas related to innovative education in the decision sciences. Equally important, the Editor must be willing to put aside personal preferences in favor of the interests represented by the membership of the Institute. The Editor must also be able to work under time constraints resulting from publication deadlines, author requests, and a steady flow of manuscripts (approximately 100 to 120 new manuscripts annually). Acceptance of the Editor's position should be accompanied by a willingness to devote a considerable amount of personal time to its duties over a three to six-year period. The editor also coordinates the selection of the best published teaching briefs and empirical manuscripts for presentation at the annual conference. A cash award of $2,000 for the best empirical papers is available from Wiley-Blackwell publishers and an award of $500 for the best teaching briefs from Alpha Iota Delta. An interested candidate for the Editorship position should provide the following information:
The policy of the Institute regarding the timing of the appointment of an Editor is as follows. The appointment of the new Editor by the Board of Directors shall be finalized at least three months before the new term of editorship is to begin, so as to allow the newly appointed Editor to work with the outgoing Editor for familiarization with the editorial procedures and processes and for the replacement of Editorial Review Board members and Associate Editors. To meet this objective, the due date for nomination/application for the position will be November 1, 2011. The new Editor would assume this position effective January 2012. The new editor and his/her staff will have to begin the transition process working with the current editor during the first half of 2012 to assume the editorial responsibilities. Rhonda Lummus, Kelley School, Indiana University - Bloomington, rlummus@indiana.edu. Placement Services Coordinator VacancySubmit applications by: The Decision Sciences Institute annually operates a web-based placement system, which provides recruiting information for both applicants and academic institutions searching for faculty. The Institute is seeking a new placement coordinator for a three-year term beginning after the 2011 Annual Meeting in November. At the present time, all placement activities are conducted by Dr. Arijit Sengupta with the support of Wright State University, Raj Soin College of Business, Dayton, Ohio, with the accounting aspects conducted by Institute staff. The current placement system provides a fair number of automation capabilities, including self-posting of information by candidates and employers, many different ways of searching and viewing information, and report generation capabilities. The duty of the placement coordinator includes maintaining this system (minimal work involving clearing the data at the beginning of the year, and generating occasional reports), responding to emails from prospective employers or candidates, and take an occasional phone call asking for help with using the system. A final critical duty is the coordination of the placement activities at the annual meeting. Such duties include working with the local arrangements coordinator to secure equipment and space, working with the DSI staff to arrange times and supplies, and ensuring the smooth operations of the placement area. Items to submit: (1) Curriculum vita, (2) Statement of activities and service provided to the Institute, (3) Statement of interest and availability to serve a three-year term, (4) Statement of qualifications and experience related to the position, and (5) Description of institutional commitment for the support of the coordinator's job functions for a three-year period. Additional information may be secured from the current coordinator, Arijit Sengupta, at 937-775-2115 or arijit.sengupta@wright.edu. All interested parties should submit the items listed above by January 15, 2012, to: Carol Latta
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The Board of Directors of the Decision Sciences Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Asoo Vakharia of the University of Florida as the next editor of the Decision Sciences Journal . Asoo has an extensive publication record and prior editorial experience including serving on the current editorial team of DSJ as associate editor. Asoo has a vision for the journal that would not only sustain DSJ 's quality but enhance it significantly in the coming years. The Board's decision to appoint Asoo Vakharia as the next editor of DSJ was unanimous. We wish him much success as he assumes this new leadership role in the Institute.