[AISWorld] Post-Doctoral Scholar at the University of South Florida (Job ID 13039)

[de Vreede, Gert-Jan]

The Muma College of Business at the University of South Florida (USF) is searching for an outstanding post-doctoral scholar to work with faculty on research projects and publications in the area of information systems, analytics and online experiments.

The post-doctoral scholar will need to be able to design and execute carefully controlled online experiments such as Amazon’s Mechanical Turk experiments to test the effectiveness of a new digital platform. The broad research domain is in learning and collaboration technologies. The candidate will have to be comfortable with advanced statistical analysis techniques both as applied to large-scale secondary datasets as well as to analyzing the results of experiments.

Candidates must have a PhD in Information Systems, Psychology, Management, or a related discipline. Candidates who are expected to complete their terminal degree by July 31, 2017 are also encouraged to apply. The applicant must have a publication record or qualifications that are commensurate with classification as a “scholarly academic” according to current AACSB standards.

The post-doctoral scholar will be part of the Information Systems & Decision Sciences department at the Muma College of Business. The department faculty engage in fundamental and applied research in management and organization, information systems and business analytics and publish in the leading journals in the management & organization, information systems, business analytics and related areas. More information can be found at http://www.usf.edu/business/departments/isds/index.aspx.

The University of South Florida is a high-impact, global research university located in beautiful Tampa Bay on Florida's spectacular west coast. It is one of the largest public universities in the nation, and among the top 50 universities, public or private, for federal research expenditures. The university is classified by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research universities, a distinction attained by few universities.

USF’s main campus is located in northeast Tampa. The concentration of high technology companies and shared services centers in this region affords many contacts and consulting opportunities. The faculty member joining this position has the opportunity to work in one of the fastest growing economic areas in the United States. With mild weather and ample recreational opportunities, the Tampa Bay area is consistently ranked as one of the most attractive places to live in the United States. The USF website can be accessed at http://www.usf.edu.

USF is an Equal Opportunity Institution. Review of applications is expected to begin October 31, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled.

How to Apply:
Applicants must apply for the position through USF’s on-line employment application system “Careers at USF”. This can be accessed from
http://www.usf.edu/administrative-services/human-resources/careers/index.aspx
Click on “Search Jobs” – “Advanced Search” and use Job ID 13039.

Please upload a cover letter, names of three references, and a curriculum vitae. For additional information please contact Dr. Balaji Padmanabhan (bp at usf.edu) or Dr. GJ de Vreede (gdevreede at usf.edu).

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Gert-Jan de Vreede, PhD
Professor
Information Systems & Decision Sciences Department
University of South Florida

University Lecturer in Management, Communication & IT
at Management Center Innsbruck - Austria

email: gdevreede at usf.edu<mailto:gdevreede at unomaha.edu>
phone: (813) 974 3392
office: CIS2061
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