[AISWorld] Assistant/Associate Professor, BAIS Department, University of San Francisco

[Kourosh Dadgar]

Job Title:
Assistant / Associate Professor, Dept. of Business Analytics & Information
Systems

Job Summary:
Position: The School of Management at the University of San Francisco is
accepting applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department
of Business Analytics and Information Systems.

The business world is in a time of great change, with the analytics
revolution driving the transformation of all aspects of business. The San
Francisco Bay Area is at the epicenter of these changes, and here at USF we
have a great opportunity – and responsibility – to prepare our students to
thrive in this world.

Person: We seek an individual excited about teaching undergraduate and
graduate business students, conducting high-quality research, and being an
active part of a dynamic community of teachers and scholars. We prefer to
add a colleague with leadership skills who is interested in helping us grow
and develop innovative programs to serve the University and the broader
community.

Full Job Description:

*Teaching*: Candidates must demonstrate strong potential for teaching
excellence along with a desire to work in a collaborative, team-teaching
setting. Skills in teaching operations management, information systems,
business analytics, and/or, programing are highly desirable.

*Business Context*: It is essential that the candidate be socialized to
business and have a strong understanding of how technical knowledge and
capabilities are used to create and communicate actionable managerial
insight to drive business outcomes. We strongly prefer candidates with
substantial relevant work experience and/or research directly related to
the practice of their discipline. The ideal candidate will be motivated to
participate in courses and programs that are closely aligned with current
and emerging business trends.

*Scholarship*: We seek teacher-scholars with a strong interest in research
that is grounded in business practice. We are particularly interested in
candidates with expertise in the use of data-driven analytics to drive
business process change. Candidates must demonstrate potential

for an active research agenda.

*Requirements for Position*: The successful candidate must have completed a
research doctorate in Operations Management, Information Systems,
Industrial Engineering, Management Science, Operations Research,
Statistics, Computer Science, Applied Economics, or a related field from an
accredited university. Applicants who are currently doctoral students must
be on course to complete all degree requirements by May 31, 2022.

As a Jesuit institution, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are fully
embraced at all levels of the University.  An applicant interested in a
position in the business analytics and information systems department must
have a strong lens of equity and experience working with diverse students,
faculty, and staff. In addition, applicants should have a demonstrated
ability or plan to cultivate an inclusive classroom and working environment
that would support USF's Jesuit mission.

*The School of Management*: Our school offers bachelor and master degree
programs in business, nonprofit, and public administration. Most
undergraduate students are based on the Hilltop Campus in Malloy Hall, a
modern, purpose-built facility with classrooms, offices, and gathering
spaces.

Graduate programs are housed in a modernized historic building in downtown
San Francisco, within walking distance of many leading technology
companies, a thriving startup community, and a number of well-established
companies in financial services, retailing, hospitality, and other
industries. The school has accreditation from AACSB, NASPAA, and WASC.

It is an exciting time to be at the University of San Francisco’s School of
Management. Our MBA program was recently ranked as one of the top 100 in
the world by *US News and World Report* overall and as one of the top 25
MBAs for business analytics. Our new full-time MS in Information Systems in
thriving. We just launched a new BSBA major in Business Analytics that is
growing rapidly.

Working here offers the opportunity to participate in a collaborative and
supportive environment with colleagues who have substantial business
experience and research expertise. The school welcomes inter-disciplinary
and practice-oriented scholarship, as well as discipline-based and
theoretical academic research.

*The University of San Francisco*: Since 1855, the University of San
Francisco has dedicated itself to offering daring and dynamic educational
programs. USF is committed to being a premier Jesuit Catholic, urban
university with a global perspective. We are committed to educating hearts
and minds to cultivate the whole person, to pursuing learning as a lifelong
humanizing and liberating social activity, and to making excellence the
standard for teaching, scholarship, creative expression, and service.
Inspired by a faith that believes in and strives for justice, we endeavor
to humbly and responsibly engage with and contribute to the cultural,
intellectual, economic and spiritual vitality of the San Francisco Bay Area
and of the global communities to which we belong.

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified
applicants with disabilities upon request.

*To Apply*:   For more information and to apply online, please go to
usfjobs.com to *submit a cover letter, CV, sample teaching evaluations, and
three letters of reference. In addition, all candidates should submit a
Diversity Statement demonstrating their approach to DEI in a higher
educational context. *Applications will be accepted until the position is
filled.  Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until
the position is filled.


For any questions regarding this position please email Dr. Thomas A
Grossman <tagrossman at usfca.edu>