[AISWorld] Assistant/Associate Professor in Business Analytics Position at SUNY Plattsburgh

[Rohit Rampal]

*Assistant or Associate Professor, Business Analytics*

The Department of Management, Information Systems and Analytics (MISA), in
the School of Business and Economics at the State University of New York,
College at Plattsburgh invites applications for a tenure-track faculty
position focused on business analytics at the rank of Assistant or
Associate Professor, starting Fall 2017.  The successful candidate will be
committed to excellence in teaching, research and service.  He or she will
be expected to demonstrate an understanding of and sensitivity to diversity
and gender issues, as SUNY Plattsburgh is committed to ensuring that its
graduates are educated to succeed in an increasingly complex,
multicultural, and interdependent world.

*Responsibilities include:* The successful candidate will be expected to
teach Business Analytics and related courses primarily in the proposed
Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA) program. The MSBA program is
pending approval and it is expected to begin in fall 2017.  In addition to
the teaching responsibilities, the successful candidate will be expected to
maintain an active research agenda resulting in journal publications and to
participate in service activities.  We would also expect the faculty member
to play a key role in business analytics initiatives, which include
providing curricular leadership for the proposed Master of Science in
Business Analytics as well as the existing undergraduate minor. All
business analytics courses will be taught in a computer lab, which creates
an active learning environment where students obtain hands-on experience
working together with their professors and classmates on analytics-related
problems using large data sets.  Candidates may be asked to teach courses
in a distance learning format.

*Required Qualifications*: An earned Ph.D. in business analytics or an area
closely related to business analytics (e.g., operations research,
information systems, management science, business statistics, operations
management, or decision science) from an AACSB or ABET accredited program
and, some teaching experience is required for appointment as Assistant
Professor. Applications from ABD candidates will be considered for
appointment at a lesser (qualified) rank and salary, conditioned upon proof
that the applicant’s defense of her/his dissertation will be scheduled
within the first year of the appointment. A successful ABD applicant will
receive promotion to the rank of Assistant Professor and a salary increment
at the start of the semester following verification of the terminal degree
completion.  An ABD hire will be limited to a one-year appointment, subject
to renewal for one year only (2 years maximum).  The successful candidate
will have demonstrated an ability to work effectively and collegially with
faculty, staff, and administrators.

*Preferred Qualifications*: Practical experience with the popular analytics
software tools and languages commonly used in industry such as SAS, IBM
SPSS Modeler, SQL, Python, R, Hadoop, and Tableau is preferred. Preference
will be given to those with education, training or business/teaching
experience in business analytics.

SUNY Plattsburgh is an equal opportunity employer, committed to excellence
through diversity.  As an equal opportunity employer and a government
contractor subject to VEVRAA, SUNY Plattsburgh complies with hiring
regulations regarding sex, color, religion, national origin, disability,
age and veteran status.

*Salary*: Commensurate with education and experience, and excellent
benefits.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
the position is filled.  Application materials received by October 3 will
be guaranteed full consideration. Please apply to
http://jobs.plattsburgh.edu/postings/7430 and include a cover letter,
resume/CV, unofficial transcripts, evidence of teaching effectiveness
(e.g., student evaluations) and contact information for 3 current
references. Official transcripts from an accredited institution will be
required prior to the start of employment.