Assistant Professor, Information Systems

The Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics in the School of Business, University at Albany, State University of New York, located in Albany, New York (https://www.albany.edu/business) invites applications for a full-time, tenure track appointment in Business Analytics and Information Systems. Preference may be given to advanced Assistant Professors. The position will commence in Fall 2023.

The University at Albany is a Carnegie 1 research university with over 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students and is one of four research centers in the SUNY system. The University is located in the state capital, and the surrounding capital district area is a center for culture, entertainment, and outdoor recreation. Albany is three hours from New York City, Boston, and Montreal. Close by are the Berkshires, the Catskills, historic Saratoga Springs, and the Adirondack Mountains, areas famed for recreational, educational, and cultural opportunities.

The School of Business is AACSB accredited in both business and accounting and offers a supportive environment for research with teaching loads and research support competitive with other major research universities. Our Information Systems and Business Analytics faculty are research-active with publications and editorial positions in top-tier IS, Simulation, and Business outlets, including Information Systems Research, MISQ, EJIS, CAIS, JAIS, JBR, and various IEEE and ACM publications. The School of Business offers degrees at the bachelor’s and master’s levels and is an active participant in the University’s Ph.D. program in Information Science.

Applicants should possess a Ph.D. in Business Analytics, Big Data, Information Systems, or a closely related field from a college or university accredited by the U.S. Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization. ABD candidates with imminent defense dates may be considered.

Candidates should demonstrate the potential for outstanding scholarly research achievement, and evidence of high-quality teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The successful candidate will demonstrate the potential to publish in top-tier, academic journals, and the capacity to teach business analytics and big data courses, including analytics for managers, business analytics, relational and non-relational database design, big data processing architectures, cloud-based big data services, and client-side prototyping at all levels.

Our department collaborates regularly with industry and government, as well as departments across the campus. We particularly welcome those who have the ability to work well in a collegial, interdisciplinary department.

Applicants must discuss in their application their ability and experience working with and instructing a culturally diverse population with varying levels of technological skill.

Applicants must address their willingness to teach remotely or online. Review of applications begins in November, 2022.