Visiting Professor of Business Analytics & Information Systems

Classification: Visiting Faculty-Academic Year
Appointment Type: One-year, full-time, non-renewal acadademic position
Collective Bargaining Unit: R03
Priority Screening Date: Open until filled

ABOUT CSUMB

California State University, Monterey Bay is a mid-sized university in California’s Central Coast that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. Powered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement, CSUMB is part of the nation’s largest four-year public university system, California State University, which educates nearly 460,000 students every year. 

With a vibrant, diverse student body of over 7,000 students, CSU Monterey Bay is both a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our staff and faculty transform students’ lives with a focus on student success and engagement through experiential learning, service learning, and a strong emphasis on multicultural and global perspectives. CSUMB’s sustainability goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030. 

The university’s Strategic Plan prioritizes inclusive excellence through recruiting and investing in developing a diverse body of faculty, staff and administrators. Many appreciate living and working close to the shores of beautiful Monterey Bay, with easy access to recreational areas from Big Sur to Santa Cruz. Nearby opportunities for collaborative research include working in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Silicon Valley, and with colleagues at local research universities, including UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University.

As one of the 23 campuses in the CSU system, CSUMB offers excellent benefits, including access to below-market-rate rental housing on East Campus, and competitive salaries for faculty and staff. With proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose, opportunities for faculty, staff and students are as endless as the shores of the nearby Pacific Ocean.

Candidates for this position are expected to demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence and student success at the university level. The successful candidate must have the ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. Lecturers are required to maintain additional hours outside the classroom to provide assistance to students. Specific assignments are dependent upon department needs. Candidates may be called upon to teach in a distance education mode.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teaching undergraduate and/or graduate level courses drawn from one or several areas of Business Analytics and Information Systems.
• Facilitating engaged learning to promote student success in an outcomes-based education environment.
• Contributing to continuous improvement in undergraduate and graduate curriculum design and delivery.
• If engaging in continuous scholarly activities in order to maintain Scholarly Academic (SA) status consistent with AACSB standards, the reduced teaching load would consist of 12 credits per semester (typically three four-credit classes). Otherwise, the teaching load is 16 credits per semester.
• Participating actively and exercising collaborative peer leadership in college-level and university-level administrative committees.
• Contribute to CSUMB vision by serving the public and the profession. Mentoring students and helping them network with firms for interships and jobs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Although preference is given to candidates who hold a Ph.D. in Business Analytics, Information Systems, or a related field by the time of appointment from a regionally and/or AACSB or EQUIS accredited program, applicants with a relevant master's degree or ABD candidates in these fields will also be considered.
• Scholarly Academic (SA) or Practitioner Academic (PA) status consistent with AACSB standards.
• Sensitivity working effectively in an ethnically and culturally diverse campus and business community.
• Experience in teaching Business Analytics and Information Systems courses at the undergraduate level that requires knowledge and skills of Python, SAS, R, Excel, and Tableau is a plus.
• Ability to teach a range of Business Analytics and Information Systems courses effectively in various delivery modalities (face-to-face, hybrid, fully online). 
• Good interpersonal skills and abilty to collaborate with colleagues.