Posting Information

Position TitleAssistant Professor of Analytics

Job Posting Number2025004TTL

Job LocationSan Marcos

DepartmentDept of Information Systems & Analytics

Position Description

The Department of Information Systems and Analytics ( ISA ) in the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University is seeking applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning Fall 2025. The selected applicant will be expected to perform high-quality, business-related research in data analytics and/or data science, leading to peer reviewed scholarly publications in premier academic journals. Faculty are also expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in business analytics, statistics and/or quantitative methods, including online teaching and dissertation supervision in the Doctor of Business Administration ( DBA ) program at McCoy College. Additional job duties include service at the department, college, university, and professional levels. All positions are subject to the availability of funds. ABD candidates are expected to successfully defend their dissertation by the date of hire.

Texas State’s San Marcos campus is located in a growing community along the I-35 corridor between Austin and San Antonio. With its strategic location in the heart of the region’s innovation ecosystem, where Blackland prairies roll into beautiful hills, Texas State University enjoys a unique setting among Texas universities. Texas State University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Emerging Research University within the State of Texas.

The College complements these efforts with research that adds to knowledge, provides solutions to business challenges, and contributes to pedagogical advances. The College is AACSB -accredited, has grown more than 30 percent over the last 10 years, and serves over 4,200 undergraduate and nearly 500 graduate students. The ISA Department hosts a Master of Science in Data Analytics and Information Systems, BBA in Computer Information Systems, a university-wise minor in Analytics, as well as contributing to the Master of Business Administration and the proposed Doctor of Business Administration.

Required Qualifications

• Candidates must have an earned Ph.D. or DBA from an internationally accredited institution within Decision Sciences, Management Science, Operations Research, Quantitative Methods, Statistics, Analytics or a related quantitative field.

• The candidate should have a research agenda in one or more of the following: Applied Statistics, Probabilistic Machine Learning, and Methods of Artificial Intelligence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more of the following research areas: Stochastic Processes, Probabilistic Machine Learning, Bayesian methods, Deep Learning, Stochastic Optimization.

• Experience in one or more of the following teaching areas: time series analysis, data mining, computational statistics.

• Evidence of effective teaching at business college level.

• Experience in teaching at business college graduate level.

• Industry consulting experience in analytics.

• Earned or anticipated Ph.D. degree from an AACSB accredited business school.

• Evidence of effective teaching online/hybrid courses.

• Track record/potential for publications in peer-reviewed high-quality journals.

• Experience/potential in securing external funding.

Application Procedures

Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will be accepted and considered: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/49482

To ensure full consideration, please submit the following materials by10/20/2024:

• Curriculum vitae

• Cover letter that addresses the required and preferred qualifications

• Statement of teaching philosophy

• Statement of research philosophy

• Unofficial Transcripts (all in one document)(

• If available, evidence of teaching experience/evaluations

The selected candidate will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree-granting universities.

Proposed Start DateFall 2025

Posting Date09/19/2024

Review Date10/20/2024

Close Date10/20/2024

Open Until Filled?Yes

EEO/AA Statement

Texas State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Reasonable Accommodation

If you experience accessibility issues or require alternative formatting during the application process due to a disability or underlying condition, we request that you contact Talent Acquisition for assistance. A representative fromTalent Acquisition (https://www.hr.txst.edu/talent-acquisition) will respond to you as soon as possible.

Record Checks and Verifications

Employment with Texas State University is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications.

Eligibility for Employment

Proper documentation of identity and eligibility for employment will be required before the hiring process can be completed.

Why Work at Texas State?

Texas State University is home to more than 38,000 students and 2,000 faculty members in the growing Austin-San Antonio corridor. A member of the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie classification, the university creates new knowledge, fosters cultural and economic development, and prepares its growing population of diverse students for the endless possibilities that await them as citizens of Texas, the nation, and the world.

Bolstered by research with relevance and innovation in creative and scholarly work in a full range of academic disciplines and a spirit of inclusiveness, Texas State seeks outstanding candidates for a variety of faculty positions.

Quick Linkhttps://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/49482

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