Dear colleagues,
The McCoy College of Business Administration at Texas State University invites applications for the Jerry D. & Linda Gregg Fields Chair in Business Analytics. This is a full-time, endowed, tenured faculty position at the rank of Professor. We seek outstanding candidates from all areas of business with a distinctive disciplinary expertise and applied focus on business analytics. The appointee is expected to have a nationally recognized research record, pursue continuing research and scholarship, communicate research applications to external stakeholders, and provide disciplinary expertise, innovation, and leadership to help shape the College's strategic goals for business analytics. The McCoy College is interested in recruiting an individual who can embrace and enhance the vision of a diverse, collegial, and productive academic environment while building and leading collaborative, interdisciplinary teams.
Texas State's San Marcos campus is located in a growing community along the I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. With its strategic location in the heart of the region's innovation ecosystem, where blackland prairies roll into beautiful hills, Texas State enjoys a setting that is unique among Texas universities. Texas State is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Emerging Research University within the State of Texas. "Harnessing Big Data" is one of the University's five strategic "Big Ideas," and this endowed chair position is a transformative investment in data science and analytics research for the McCoy College.
Please see the official job ad for the required and preferred qualifications and apply at: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/35668. To ensure full consideration, please submit the following materials by September 15, 2021:
- Curriculum vitae;
- Application letter that addresses each of the above responsibilities and qualifications;
- Statement of research philosophy;
- Statement of teaching philosophy; and
- Names and contact information, including email, phone, and address, for three professional references.
The confidential review of credentials will continue until the position is filled. For inquiries, please e-mail Dr. Alexis Stokes, Chair of the Search Committee, at FieldsSearch@txstate.edu.