JUNIOR FACULTY CONSORTIUM

Overview

The PACIS 2026 Junior Faculty Consortium (JFC) will provide a professional development opportunity for untenured faculty focusing on research, teaching, and service activities, including how to achieve balance in these activities and navigate the challenges of academia.

This event (scheduled for July 5th 2026 8:30 – 12:30, follow by lunch) is designed specifically for junior faculty to be oriented and prepared for the opportunities and challenges ahead. Participants will spend the day with a group of distinguished scholars, mid-career faculty who have gone through the tenure process more recently, as well as peer colleagues in order to get advice and share experiences. In particular, the overarching goals of the workshop are to provide junior faculty with advice on how to plan and manage the tenure process and future career and to offer a platform for discussion and networking.

The workshop will address various topics and related choices that you have to make on your tenure-track 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 you.

See the agenda here.

Criteria for Participation

Prospective participants will be required to apply for participation. Criteria for participation in the JFC will include faculty who:

• Have completed their Ph.D.
• Are an untenured faculty in an academic position in the Summer of 2026
• Have registered for the conference as an AIS member and a regular participant
• Have not participated in an PACIS JFC before.

The JFC will provide a working lunch and refreshment breaks.

Mentor List

1. Ben Choi (Nanyang Technological University) – benchoi@ntu.edu.sg
2. Ben Liu (City University of Hong Kong) – ben.liu@cityu.edu.hk
3. Atreyi Kankanhalli (National University of Singapore) – atreyi@comp.nus.edu.sg
4. James Thong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) – jthong@ust.hk
5. Xue Yang (Nanjing University) – yangxue@nju.edu.cn
6. Yuanyuan Chen (University of Alabama) – ychen200@ua.edu
7. Maggie Yi Guo  (University of Michigan Dearborn) – magyiguo@umich.edu
8. Mikko Siponen (University of Alabama) – tmsiponen@ua.edu
9. Felix Tan Ter Chian (Universitay of New South Wales) – f.tan@unsw.edu.au
10. Carol Hsu (University of Sydney) – carol.hsu@sydney.edu.au
11. Claudia Loebbecke (University of Cologne) – claudia.loebbecke@uni-koeln.de

Application Details

Please email your application to pacis2026jfc@gmail.com
Your application should include the following:

• CV
• Affiliation
• Positives and challenges you have encountered so far in your academic career
• A few points on how the Junior Consortium can help you succeed in your academic career