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Belk Distinguished Professor in Business Analytics at UNC Charlotte

  • 1.  Belk Distinguished Professor in Business Analytics at UNC Charlotte

    Posted 11-01-2016 13:17

    The Belk College of Business at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte invites applications for a
    full-time, tenured position as the Belk Distinguished Professor in Business Analytics. Business Analytics is
    broadly defined as the use and analysis of very large/high frequency data sets for business decision
    making. The successful candidate can have research and teaching interests in any functional area of
    business including, but not limited to, Marketing, Accounting, Consumer Analytics, Data Science,
    Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Information Systems, Management, or Operations and Supply
    Chain Management, but must also have a demonstrated teaching and research interest in business
    analytics. Regardless of the specific research focus, candidates must have an outstanding research
    record, commensurate with appointment to an endowed professor.

    This position has been restructured from Marketing Analytics to Business Analytics. New title and
    criteria are pending appropriate approvals.

    We are seeking a dynamic and collegial individual with an outstanding record of sustained scholarship
    and teaching excellence. A Ph.D. in business or a closely related field from an accredited school is
    required. A strong commitment to excellence in high-quality, innovative research and teaching at the
    undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels, along with a commitment to support the college’s
    mission as a major urban research university is expected. The successful candidate will serve as a liaison
    between the Charlotte regional business community and the college for programs that address topics
    related to business analytics.
    Qualifications:
     Ph.D. in Business or closely related field from an accredited university;
     Record of sustained scholarship consistent with appointment at the rank of associate professor
    or professor. If appointed at the rank of associate professor, the title will be Belk Distinguished
    Scholar in Business Analytics. Regardless of academic rank, the candidate must have a record of
    scholarship and an international reputation consistent with appointment to an endowed
    position;
     Teaching and research interests in Business Analytics, which is broadly defined as the use and
    analysis of very large/high frequency data sets for business decision making, as well as in a
    functional area of business including, but not limited to, Marketing, Accounting, Consumer
    Analytics, Data Science, Economics, Finance, Human Resources, Information Systems,
    Management, or Operations and Supply Chain Management.
     Demonstrated record of teaching excellence at the undergraduate, graduate and executive
    levels;
     Strong communication and relationship-building skills with students, faculty, alumni, and the
    local business community;
     Ability and willingness to represent the Belk College to the Charlotte regional business
    community. 

    Teaching load and salary will be competitive with such positions at research universities. The starting
    date is August 2017 and the position is contingent on final budgetary approval. More information about
    the Belk College of Business is available at The Belk College of Business | Belk College of Business | UNC Charlotte and the job posting is available at https://jobs.uncc.edu/postings/13038

    If you have any questions concerning this position, please contact Professor Richard Buttimer, Senior Associate Dean, Belk College
    buttimer@uncc.edu or (704) 687-7695

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    Cem Saydam, Professor
    University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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