[AISWorld] Tenure Track Positions at Cal. State East Bay

[Jiming Wu]

THE UNIVERSITY:  California State University, East Bay is known for its
award-winning programs, expert instruction, a diverse student body, and a
choice of more than 100 career-focused fields of study. In 2020, CSUEB was
ranked among the top 25 most paying off colleges in the U.S. by CNBC. The
main campus of the university is located at the Hayward Hill and the ten
major buildings, on 342 acres, contain over 150 classrooms and teaching
laboratories, over 170 specialized instructional rooms, numerous computer
labs, and a library with over one million items. Together with the Concord
campus, the Oakland campus, and the online campus, CSUEB has over 800
faculty and an enrollment of over 15,000 students. The university is
organized into four colleges: Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences; Business
and Economics; Education and Allied Studies; and Science, offering a total
of 136 bachelor’s degrees, 60 master’s degrees, 9 credential programs, and
12 certificate programs, and 1 doctoral degree program.
https://www.csueastbay.edu.

THE COLLEGE: CSUEB’s College of Business and Economics offers 6 degree
programs (BS in Business Administration, MBA, BS and MS in Economics, MS in
Accountancy, and MS in Business Analytics) spanning 4 departments:
Accounting and Finance, Economics, Management, Marketing and
Entrepreneurship. The College’s distinguished faculty represents a
multinational, multicultural diverse group providing a wealth of wide-range
of global experiences and expertise in various fields. The College is AACSB
accredited since 1973 and has been nationally ranked by the Princeton
Review (2014).

THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Management is staffed by more than 30
full-time, tenure-track faculty organized into the following interest
groups: Information Technology Management (ITM), and Operations & Supply
Chain Management (OSCM), Human Resources Management, and Strategy &
International Business. The MS in Business Analytics degree program is
housed in the Department of Management, taught by ITM and OSCM faculty.
Benefiting from our proximity to Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Bay
Area, MSBA graduates have been hired by many renown high-tech companies,
including but not limited to Apple, Amazon, Adobe, Facebook, Google, Uber,
and Zoom. The College and the Department plan to introduce analytics
concentration or major at the undergraduate level. The position is for
Business/Data Analytics, with possibility of teaching in ITM or OSCM. The
new hire will be assigned to either ITM or OSCM group.

DUTIES OF THE POSITION: We seek one or potentially two individuals who has
strong research and teaching interests and expertise in the subject areas
that are relevant to Business/Data Analytics, including research and
teaching in one or more of the following areas: data mining and machine
learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence, text mining and social
media analytics, object-oriented programming, database including NoSQL,
data engineering, and big data technologies such as spark.

The successful applicant is expected to be an excellent teacher, a
productive researcher, and a helpful colleague. Please note that teaching
assignments at California State University, East Bay can be at the Hayward
and Concord campuses, in off-campus programs in Oakland and San Ramon, and
online. The successful applicant should also possess a doctoral degree
emphasizing advanced foundational discipline-based research. In addition to
teaching and research, all faculty assist the department with
administrative and/or committee work as well as campus-wide committee
responsibilities.

RANK AND SALARY: Full time, tenure-track position(s) at the rank of
Assistant Professor. Salary is dependent upon educational preparation and
experience. Availability of position is subject to budgetary authorization.

DATE OF APPOINTMENT: Fall Semester, 2022.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS: Required: (1) an earned doctoral degree from an AACSB
accredited institution in Business/Data Analytics or related fields before
the effective date of the appointment; (2) ability or experience in
teaching, mentoring, research, or community service that has prepared them
to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence; (3) a
demonstrated record of scholarly activities; (4) a demonstrated record or
capability of teaching excellence in the designated areas; and (5)
effective communication skills.

Preferred: (1) extensive experience of teaching a diverse student body; (2)
complete application by November 31st, 2021.

Desirable: Business experience and versatility in teaching IT or OSCM
courses.

CSU East Bay is fully committed to the rights of students, staff, and
faculty with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal
laws. For more information about the University’s program supporting the
rights of our students with disabilities see:

http://www20.csueastbay.edu/af/departments/as/

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin immediately and
will continue until the position is filled.

To apply, please visit the website and follow the process:

https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/eb/en-us/job/501969/assistant-professor-of-management

Please submit a letter of application, which addresses the qualifications
noted in the position announcement, a complete and current vita, graduate
transcripts, numeric teaching evaluations, copies of major publications,
and three letters of recommendations. Applicants are strongly encouraged to
submit a one-page statement addressing their contributions to diversity
through research, teaching, and/or service.

The Search Committee will conduct telephone or virtual interviews in
November 2021.

Direct all inquiries to Business/Data Analytics Search Committee:

Dr. Chongqi (CQ) Wu (Search Committee Chair) at chongqi.wu at csueastbay.edu

Dr. Peng Xie at peng.xie at csueastbay.edu

Dr. Yuanyuan Gao at yuanyuan.gao at csueastbay.edu

Dr. Balaraman Rajan at balaraman.rajan at csueastbay.edu

Dr. Surendra Sarnikar at surendra.sarnikar at csueastbay.edu
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Dr. Jiming Wu, Full Professor
Interim Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
College of Business and Economics
California State University East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward, CA 94542
Phone: (510)885-3099
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