Asst. Professor - Economics jobs in Worcester, MA

Description

Nichols College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor of Business Analytics, with a start date of July 2025. Rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. Faculty responsibilities include teaching undergraduate or graduate courses each semester, holding regular office hours, providing service to students and the College including curriculum development, and engaging in relevant and appropriate scholarship and professional activity.

Qualifications

Candidates should have a PhD or expect to complete their PhD by August, 2026 in Business/Data Analytics, Information Systems, Data Science or a closely related field from an accredited institution. We are seeking faculty who possess a passion for effective, creative teaching, with an emphasis on experiential learning. The ideal candidate will be able to teach in both the undergraduate and graduate programs.  

Skills required: Python/R, SQL, Dashboarding using Tableau or PowerBI, Machine Learning

Department Profile

The Business Analytics Department, housed in the School of Business, offers a rapidly growing undergraduate concentration in Business Analytics and a minor in Data Science. Our business students gain practical, industry-relevant experience through internships as well as course-embedded consulting projects and certifications. Students also can intern or work at our groundbreaking Center for Intelligent Process Automation, housed on campus.

College Profile
Nichols College is an AACSB-accredited college of choice for business and leadership education with a distinctive focus on professional development and the pursuit of passion. The picturesque 200-acre campus is in Dudley, Massachusetts, a rural New England community one hour from Boston, Hartford and Providence, and less than three hours from New York City. Founded in 1815, Nichols is a private institution offering a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with 22 concentrations, five Bachelor of Arts degrees, and four graduate degrees, including an MBA, MSA, Master of Science in Organizational Leadership, and Master of Science in Counterterrorism.

Nichols College is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer and encourages women and members of the BIPOC community to apply. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Instructions
Please apply online and include a letter of interest, resume, and teaching statement. References will be requested.

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