Background
The School of Management at California Lutheran University (
www.callutheran.edu/management) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Business Analytics anticipated to start in the Fall of 2023. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals dedicated to teaching, scholarship, service, collaborating with and mentoring a diverse student body. The successful candidate will have demonstrated commitment to and success working in diverse, multicultural and multi-racial communities. Specifically, we seek individuals with experience in meeting the needs of our growing LatinX student body (currently representing over 38% of all undergraduate and graduate students) and other underrepresented student groups. Candidates, from all faiths, who advocate for justice and fairness for all people are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate has a demonstrated ability to teach a variety of courses in analytics and statistics at both undergraduate and graduate levels, online and in person. The teaching load for this position is 24 credits per year. Undergraduate courses are 4 credits and offered on a semester basis and graduate courses are 3 credits and offered on a quarter basis. This may translate to a 4/3 or 3/4 teaching load or a combination thereof. The ability to conduct quality research in the area of interest is highly desirable and required for promotion and tenure.
The School of Management, which offers both graduate and undergraduate programs, is the largest of the professional schools at the university. Approximately half of Cal Lutheran students are international students or from underrepresented groups. The mission of the School of Management is to prepare students for success with integrity in their professional and personal lives through scholarship, diverse learning experiences, and community engagement in a global context. For more information, visit
https://www.callutheran.edu/management/.
Cal Lutheran offers an excellent benefits package including education benefits and tuition remission, for eligible faculty and staff, their spouse, their same sex domestic partner, and eligible dependent children. Cal Lutheran also contributes the equivalence of 10% of the eligible employee's base salary to a
TIAA retirement account. We have a beautiful campus community and setting nestled in Thousand Oaks, which is located halfway between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara in Southern California.
Minimum Qualifications
• PhD in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Statistics, Computer Science or related field. ABD with a dissertation defense date and completion of all degree requirements on or before August 2023 will be considered and would come in at the rank of Instructor.
• Experience with analytics technologies such as R.
• Demonstrated interest in / ability to work with underrepresented, underserved, and first-generation students, including (but not limited to) African American, Latinx, Asian American & Pacific Islanders, and Native American students.
• Proficiency in teaching business analytics topics such as data visualization, machine learning techniques and predictive modeling at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
• Experience in mentoring and advising students, particularly underrepresented, underserved, and first-generation students.
Willingness and ability to participate in service at the School of Management, the university, and the community
Application Instructions
Make sure to include the following with your application:
Interested candidates should submit each of the following as a separate document:
- Cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications of the position and are prepared to support the mission of Cal Lutheran and its designation as an HSI.
- Curriculum vitae (CV) highlighting academic accomplishments (teaching, service, research).
- Statement of teaching, including teaching philosophy that addresses your experience and/or motivation to teach and mentor underrepresented and first-generation students (300 – 700 words).
- Statement of current research and scholarly activities (300 – 700 words).
- Statement of diversity, equity, inclusion and justice activities and involvement (300 – 700 words).
- List of three references with contact information.
Note: Graduate and doctoral program transcripts as well as teaching evaluations will be requested of applicants who are invited for a phone interview.
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled, but preference will be given to those submitted by November 13, 2022.
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John Garcia
Assistant Professor of Finance & Business Analytics
California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA
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