Assistant or Associate Professor - Decision, Risk, and Operations Division

Statistics Interest Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia Business School seeks tenure-track faculty at assistant or associate professor level in the Decision, Risk, and Operations Division. The position involves teaching analytics, statistics, and operations management to MBA and Ph.D. students, with a strong emphasis on rigorous research and high-quality instruction.

Anticipated start date is July 1, 2027. Priority will be given to applications submitted before November 1, 2026; for attendees of INFORMS in San Francisco, initial materials

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field or near completion.
• Strong potential for high-impact research and teaching excellence.
• Commitment to the academic mission of the school.

Responsibilities

• Develop and publish a scholarly research program in decision, risk, and operations.
• Teach analytics, statistics, and operations management to MBA and PhD students.

Job description

Columbia Business School – Assistant or Associate Professor – Decision, Risk, and Operations Division

Duties and Responsibilities

The Decision, Risk, and Operations Division at Columbia Business School is seeking to hire qualified faculty members for tenure-track appointments at the assistant or associate professor level. The Division has teaching responsibilities for business analytics, statistics, and operations management courses at the MBA and Ph.D. levels.

Position Qualifications

Applicants for an assistant professor level appointment should have, or be close to completing, a Ph.D. from an accredited institution, demonstrate promise of becoming an outstanding scholar in every respect, including research and teaching, and should combine exceptional disciplinary training with a strong interest in the professional mission of the school.

Applicants for an associate professor level appointment should have a Ph.D. from an accredited institution, a record of scholastic achievement in both research and teaching, and should combine exceptional disciplinary training with a strong interest in the professional mission of the school.

Priority will be given to applications that are submitted before November 1, 2026. For applicants that will be attending the INFORMS Annual Conference in San Francisco, it is highly recommended that they submit their initial materials (CV and statements) by October 19, 2026.

Anticipated start date: July 1, 2027