Junior Faculty & Doctoral Consortium (JFDC)

• Provide doctoral students with guidance and feedback on their research
• Create opportunities for mentorship and advice from leading researchers
• Foster a supportive community of emerging scholars in Information Systems
• Enhance participants’ professional development and academic career prospects

• Doctoral students who are conducting research in the broad field of Information Systems
• Students at any stage of their dissertation (early, mid, or later stages) are welcome
• Preference may be given to students who have formulated their research questions and initial research design

The JFDC is free of charge for all doctoral students and junior faculty (within 5 years of PhD completion) registered for the MCIS 2025 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 … €. This fee is for the JFDC only and does not include participation in the MCIS 2025 conference sessions and coffee breaks.

Applicants are invited to submit the following materials:

• Research Summary (max 3,000 words, excluding references): Research problem and motivation; Research questions or objectives ; Theoretical foundations ; Research method ; Preliminary findings (if any) ; Planned next steps ; Challenges faced 
• Curriculum Vitae

Submissions should be prepared in PDF format, following MCIS submission guidelines, and uploaded via pouloudi@aueb.gr AND isabelle.walsh@skema.edu

Submissions will be reviewed by the Doctoral Consortium Co-Chairs and a panel of faculty mentors. Selection will be based on the quality of the submission, the stage of research, and the potential benefit to the participant from attending the Consortium.