Assistant/Associate Professor, Business Analytics

Athabasca University's Faculty of Business is recruiting for an Assistant/Associate Professor, Business Analytics.

About the Faculty/Department:
Athabasca University (AU) is a university Like No Other and is one of four research-intensive publicly funded institutions in Alberta. AU's approach to accessible yet transformative education and research is truly distinctive.  Its Faculty of Business is a major AACSB-accredited business school in Canada, offering programs for undergraduate and graduate students studying at the Bachelor, Master's, Postgraduate Diploma, and Doctoral levels. The Faculty of Business is dedicated to supporting students, the business community, and society by providing internationally recognized, outstanding, innovative, challenging, and accessible business education.

The Position:

The Faculty of Business is seeking a candidate with a strong background in Business Analytics at the rank of assistant or associate professor for a tenure-track position with an expected commencement date of July 1, 2025. The successful candidate must demonstrate expertise in machine learning, business coding, causal inference, social/text analytics, predictive or prescriptive data analytics, and sentiment analysis, among others, in business functional areas. Experience using tools such as R and Python with hands-on applications in business functional areas is essential. The holder of this position is responsible for providing high-quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, developing new courses, undertaking innovative research projects, and delivering outstanding services to the university and community as defined in the collective agreement. Also required are a robust or promising research portfolio in Business Analytics and related fields and a promising or successful record of securing tri-agency or similar funds.

This full-time position is located in Alberta.

The full job profile can be viewed at: Academic Role Description

Qualifications:

• ABD or PhD in Business Analytics, Business Administration, or Management of Information Systems with a focus on Business Analytics. A combination of data sciences, machine learning, business knowledge, and a degree earned from an AACSB-accredited institution are strongly desired.
• Evidence of teaching excellence and a robust or promising research portfolio.
• Experience in supervising graduate students, industry, and interdisciplinary teaching would be appreciated.
• Along with the relevant academic credentials as mentioned above, this position requires excellent communication, organizational, administration and online skills. The successful candidate should be comfortable teaching and working in a 100% online environment and have demonstrated ability to maintain a high academic standard, maintain accurate student records, return students' work promptly, etc.

A secondary area of expertise or teaching ability in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) may be considered an asset.

Application Requirements:

Applications must be submitted through our online recruitment system. Include the following:

• A letter of application
• Curriculum Vitae
• Evidence of research effectiveness, such as:
  • A research statement
  • A published article or other research output
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness, ideally in a teaching dossier, such as:
  • A teaching philosophy statement
  • Teaching or course evaluations
  • A sample syllabus
  • Artifacts of teaching initiatives (e.g., websites, videos, podcasts)
• Names and contact information for three referees

Athabasca University welcomes and appreciate candidates with a range of backgrounds and experiences.

Contact information:

For further information regarding this position, please contact Dr.Bangaly Kaba, Professor, Management Information Systems, Chair of Operation Sciences Department, Faculty of Business via email at [email protected]

Athabasca First

Wherever possible, AU seeks to attract and hire qualified team members to reside in the Athabasca region. We will offer relocation assistance for the right candidate should you decide to relocate to the Town of Athabasca. As a resident of the town or county of Athabasca, you can choose to work on and from our beautiful campus in Athabasca.

To discover the Town and Region of Athabasca, go to: Visit Athabasca.

What AU Offers: 

Benefits and Pension eligibility differs based on employee group and may include:

• Defined Benefits Pension Plan
• Alberta Health Care
• Extended Health Care
• Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Coverage
• Vacation
• Office Closure between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Discretionary Benefit Fund
• AU Course Allowance
• A Variety of Leaves (e.g., Maternity/Parental/Adoption, Compassionate Care, etc.)
• Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Educational credentials will be verified before an offer of employment is extended. An offer of employment is conditional upon verification of educational credentials. 

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian Citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority. 

Athabasca University encourages applications from women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, persons of any gender identity and expression, and members of visible minorities. 

Where applicants have equal skills, abilities, and experience, candidates residing within or willing to relocate to the County of Athabasca will be given preference.

Working outside of Canada is not supported by Athabasca University. You are legally not permitted to work for Athabasca University if you are living outside of Canada.