San José State University
San José, California
ANNOUNCEMENT OF POSITION AVAILABILITY Subject to Budgetary Approval
Specialization: Decision Sciences (Business Statistics/Analytics/Data Mining)
Job Opening ID (JOID): 23335
Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor, Tenure-Track
Qualifications:
- Possess experience, expertise and demonstrated excellence in teaching and research in data mining, business analytics, or operations research. Awareness of and sensitivity of a multicultural population of students, faculty, and staff as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience is required.
- Possess a doctorate appropriate for the courses taught (if ABD, completion of the doctorate will be a requirement for employment).
- Demonstrate an ability to work in a collegial atmosphere as part of a team.
- Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Exhibit a commitment to interact effectively with the Silicon Valley business community.
Responsibilities:
Teaching assignments will be at the graduate and undergraduate levels in both traditional and accelerated formats. Candidate must address the needs of a student population of great diversity--in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation--through course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Starting Date: August 22, 2016
Eligibility: Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Application Procedure:
For full consideration upload a letter of application, vita, statement of teaching interests/philosophy, research plans, and at least three original letters of reference with contact information by December 1, 2015 at apply.interfolio.com/30187
Questions may be directed to:
Dr. Kenneth C. Gehrt, Chair
Department of Marketing and Decision Sciences
Lucas College and Graduate School of Business
Phone: 408.924-3506
FAX: 408.924-3445
Email: kenneth.gehrt@sjsu.edu
San José State University is California’s oldest institution of public higher learning. The campus is located on the southern end of San Francisco Bay in downtown San José (Pop. 1,000,000), hub of the world-famous Silicon Valley high-technology research and development center. Many of California’s most popular national, recreational, and cultural attractions are conveniently close. A member of the 23-campus CSU system, San José State University enrolls approximately 30,000 students, a significant percentage of whom are members of minority groups. The University is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives.
San José State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. This policy applies to all San José State University students, faculty, and staff as well as University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose. Note that all San José State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
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