ECIS Junior Faculty Consortium 2026
Track Chairs
Alessio Maria Braccini
(University of Agder, Norway)
alessio.m.braccini@uia.no
Salehu Anteneh
(Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
salehu.anteneh@aau.edu.et
Monideepa Tarafdar
(University of Massachusetts Amherst)
mtarafdar@isenberg.umass.edu
Alessio Maria Braccini
University of Agder, Norway
Salehu Anteneh
Addis Ababa University
Monideepa Tarafdar
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Important Dates
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Application deadline: March 25, 2026 -
Notification of acceptance: April 14, 2026 -
Junior Faculty Consortium: 14 June 2026
Mentors
Hanna Krasnova, Potsdam University, Germany
Monica Tremblay, College of William and Mary, USA
Carsten Sorensen, Copenhagen Business School
Roberta Bernardi, University of Bristol
Irwin Brown, University of Cape Town
Solomon Negash, Kennesaw State University, USA
Gamel O. Wiredu, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana
Gurpreet Dhillon, University of Nebraska Omaha, USA
Sam Zaza, Middle Tennessee State University, USA
Ilias Pappas, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Nancy Poloudi, Athens University of Economics and Business, Grece
Alex Richter, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zeland
What is the Junior Faculty Consortium?
We invite junior faculty in Information Systems from all AIS regions (Regions 1, 2, and 3) to apply to participate in the Junior Faculty Consortium on 14 June 2026.
The Junior Faculty Consortium provides an opportunity for untenured faculty to discuss issues around advancing their career and becoming successful academics. The consortium consists of panels, discussions, and interactive paper development sessions and provides a platform for discussion on navigating academic careers as well as for networking with mentors and other junior faculty. A selected group of IS faculty from universities around the world will serve as faculty mentors (mentioned above) and will share their experiences and suggestions.
The consortium will address various topics and related choices that junior faculty have to make on their academic journey, including publication and networking strategies, tenure preparation and career planning, work-life balance, managing co-authorships, etc. The workshop format will be very interactive to make the day fruitful and enjoyable for the participants.
Program and Preparation
The program will specifically include 1) a keynote speech, 2) panels, and 3) group exercises. Once participants are accepted to the Consortium, they will be notified of the detailed program. Please come with plenty of questions about your scholarly life and an open mind.
Participation Criteria
Prospective participants will be required to apply for participation. Criteria for participation in the JFC will include faculty who:
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Have completed their Ph.D by maximum six years
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Are an untenured faculty (including postdocs) in an academic position in the Fall of 2025
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Are AIS members and have registered for the conference
The number of participants is limited to 25 in order to maintain the richness and intimacy of the experience.
Application Procedure
Participation in the Junior Faculty Consortium is included in the ECIS 2026 registration fee. Interested participants must apply by 25 March 2026 via the following application form.
Workshop acceptance notification will be sent by 14 April 2026.