The Department of Marketing and Business Analytics at San Jose State University invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Business Analytics. Please see below for details and application instructions.
JOB OPENING ID: 24708
RANK: Assistant Professor, tenure track
SALARY: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
STARTING DATE: August 2019
ELIGIBILITY: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
QUALIFICATIONS: Focus is on potential for excellence in teaching and research in Business Analytics, Operations Research (OR)/Operations Management (OM), or Statistics. Teaching assignments will be at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population of students, faculty, and staff as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.
All applicants should have the following qualifications:
- Possession of a doctorate in OR/OM, Business Analytics, Statistics, or a related discipline, prior to start date.
- A record that shows the potential to conduct high-quality research and publish in peer-reviewed journals on cutting-edge, rigorously examined topics.
- A commitment to interact effectively with the business community in Silicon Valley.
- Demonstration of potential for teaching excellence.
- Demonstration of an ability to work in a collegial atmosphere as part of a team.
- Possession of excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
ACADEMIC ASSIGNMENT: The ability to teach a variety of business analytics courses at the undergraduate and graduate level is preferred. Research active faculty typically teach 9 semester hours (equivalent to 3 classes) per semester. Research and scholarly activities leading to publications in peer-reviewed journals are required. Research support is provided. Service to the university, college, and department are also expected.
CONSULTING AND APPLIED RESEARCH: Located within the heart of the "Silicon Valley" and less than an hour's drive of San Francisco, a major world trade and financial center, opportunities are available for consulting and applied field-based research.
THE DEPARTMENT: The Marketing and Business Analytics Department has over 30 faculty members (17 Tenured or Tenure-Track). The department serves approximately 1,100 undergraduate students with concentrations in Marketing and in Business Analytics. We also oversee the General Business concentration. The department website is www.sjsu.edu/mktba.
THE COLLEGE: The Lucas College of Business has an enrollment of approximately 5,300 undergraduates and 350 students in graduate programs. The undergraduate and graduate programs are accredited by the AACSB International.
THE UNIVERSITY: This position is an excellent opportunity for scholars interested in a career at an institution that is a national leader in graduating URM students. SJSU has achieved both HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) and AANAPISI (Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution); 40% of our student population are first-generation and 38% are Pell-qualified. As a result, we rank #4 nationally in increasing student upward mobility. San José State University is California's oldest institution of public higher learning. The University ranks among the top 200 schools nationwide for total research and development expenditures. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San Jose (pop. 1,000,000), the hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high technology research and development center. Many of California's most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close to San Jose. A member of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students, and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Candidate must address the needs of a student population of great diversity--in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation--through course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: The College continues an ongoing recruitment process, with appointments beginning in August 2019. Conference meetings will be conducted at INFORMS Annual Meeting in Phoenix. For full consideration send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching interests and philosophy, statement of research interests and philosophy, and three original letters of reference with contact information by October 26, 2018 to https://apply.interfolio.com/53796
For questions, please contact Dr. Joseph Giglierano by email at joseph.giglierano@sjsu.edu.
Please include Job Opening ID (JOID) on all correspondence.
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David Czerwinski
MBA Director
Associate Professor of Business Analytics
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
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