Description
Effective Date: January or August 2025
The University of West Alabama College of Business is seeking to hire a faculty member in Business Systems, Statistics, and Data Analytics (open rank, tenure-track, full-time, 9-month) starting in January or August 2025.
Responsibilities:
- Teach undergraduate and graduate information systems, business statistics, and data analytics/science courses on-campus and online.
- Fulfill other duties expected of a faculty member, such as student advising, committee assignments, appropriate public and professional service, research, professional development, and college recruitment and retention activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Department Chairperson and/or Dean.
Qualifications
Essential:
- A PhD or DBA in Data Analytics/Science, Information Systems, and/or Statistics, or related fields from an accredited institution. Consideration will be given to ABD candidates.
- Ability to teach business statistics courses. Must have 18 graduate hours in statistics or related fields qualified to teach undergraduate statistics courses.
- Ability to teach courses in data analytics, information systems, and data science.
- Ability to work effectively with administration, faculty, staff, and students.
Desired:
- Successful college teaching experience.
- Experience teaching both on-campus and online.
- Experience with industries seeking data-proficient graduates.
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation, including information obtained from social media and other internet sources.
Application Instructions
When you select Apply Now, you will be prompted to provide the following:
- Cover letter.
- Current CV.
- Email and phone number of three professional references; reference letters may be requested later.
- Transcripts of all college work. Unofficial transcripts will suffice for application. Official transcripts must be submitted immediately upon employment.
Only complete applications will be considered.
The University of West Alabama does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, hearing status, personal appearance, color, sex, pregnancy, political affiliation, creed, ethnicity, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability (including perceived disability), age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other protected category under applicable local, state, or federal law, including protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any grievance process on campus, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or other human rights agencies.
AA/EO Employer.
Minority applications encouraged.