Assistant Professor of Analytics

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

The Dolan School of Business, Fairfield University, invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in the Department of Analytics beginning Fall 2024. Candidates must have completed or be in the process of completing a PhD or DBA in Business Analytics, Decision Sciences, Applied Statistics, Applied Computer Science, or a related field. Candidates must have a strong commitment to teaching, a demonstrated ability to publish in high-quality research journals, and a commitment to innovation and demonstrated excellence in using technology in the classroom or online.

The position requires teaching three courses per semester, which may be day or evening classes at both undergraduate and graduate levels. The faculty member may teach at either the Fairfield and/or Bridgeport campus. Strong applicants should be versatile, with an ability to teach a variety of courses in Analytics. Candidates with proficiency in Python, SQL, or R and expertise in data science, decision analytics, data visualization, data mining, sports analytics, and/or statistics, as well as those with significant industry or consulting experience, are especially encouraged to apply. The salary and the benefits for the position are competitive. The Dolan School of Business is AACSB accredited and ranked among the US News & World Report’s and Bloomberg Business Week’s best business schools. Fairfield University is located on the Connecticut coast about an hour from New York City and thirty minutes from New Haven.

Application Instructions: Review of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration, please click “Apply Now” and submit the following materials by November 30th, 2023.

• a curriculum vitae,
  
  
• a letter of application,
  
  
• statement of teaching philosophy and research plans,
  
  
• contact information for three references.
  
  

Category:

Academic - Faculty Tenure/Tenure Track

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

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