Assistant Professor - Business Analytics

calvin; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Calvin University seeks an Assistant Professor - Business Analytics on our Grand Rapids campus to help shape the new BS in Business Analytics. This full-time role emphasizes program design, data technologies, and collaboration with industry partners.

The candidate should hold a PhD (or equivalent) or a Master’s with 5 years’ related experience and show a commitment to teaching at the undergraduate/masters level plus scholarly activity. No travel required.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s with relevant experience in business analytics or data science.
• Experience teaching at undergraduate or Master’s level is required.
• Experience with ERP systems and AI usage in business contexts.

Responsibilities

• Teach at Undergraduate or Master’s level; typically 24 semester hours per academic year.
• Pursue an active scholarly agenda and engage with professional associations.
• Advise students, contribute to program development and external partnerships.

Skills

Teaching at undergraduate or master's

AI in business

Education

Ph.D. in Business Analytics or related

Master's with 5 years experience in the job offered

Tools

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)

Job description

EMPLOYER: Calvin University

POSITION TITLE : Assistant Professor - Business Analytics

HOURS / WEEK: 40

JOB SITE LOCATION: 3201 Burton Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546

DUTIES

Calvin University seeks an Assistant Professor - Business Analytics based out of our campus at 3201 BURTON STREET SE, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546. This position does not require travel.

Calvin University invites applicants for a full time Assistant Professor - Business Analytics within the School of Business. We desire an individual who is willing to form a vision for the future of our new BS in Business Analytics. This is an opportunity to provide leadership to holistically design a program that prepares future business professionals to strategically plan applying the full breadth of technologies for data collection (e.g. IoT, RFID, Social Media etc.), data storage (RDBMS, NoSQL), analysis from foundational statistical methods to machine learning and communication through written, oral and visual means (i.e. data visualization). In addition, we strive for a program that establishes a symbiotic relationship with a broad range of industries.

FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES

Faculty members typically teach 24 semester hours per academic year. Faculty are expected to pursue an active scholarly agenda; to teach effectively; to advise students well; to serve the university, department, students, and the wider community; and to engage actively with professional associations and learned societies, e.g., Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), American Accounting Association (AAA), American Statistical Association (ASA) and The Academy of Management's "Communication, Digital Technology, and Organization" (CTO) Division.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Ph.D. (or foreign academic equivalent) in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Statistics, or a related business discipline. Alternatively, Master's (or foreign academic equivalent) in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Data Science, Business Statistics, or a related business discipline and 5 years of experience in the job offered or related. Experience must include: Experience teaching at the Undergraduate or Master's level; experience with Enterprise Resource Planning; and experience with AI usage in Business. Any suitable combination of education, training, or experience is acceptable.

OTHER

No travel required for this position.

If offered employment must have legal right to work in U.S.

FAITH and EDUCATIONAL COMMITMENT

1. Commitment to the educational mission of Calvin as a Christian liberal arts university affiliated with the Christian Reformed Church.

2. A commitment to the Christian faith and to the integration of faith, learning, and student development.

DIVERSITY COMMITMENT

Demonstrated awareness and commitment to effectively establishing relationships and positive communication across multiple dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to, race, gender, physical limitations, class, or religious etc.