"Academic Teaching Staff - Business Analytics"

About the Team

The Alberta School of Business is one of the world's leading institutions for business education and research. As the first and longest continually accredited business school in Canada, it is also one of the country's largest, with 70 faculty members, 2,100 undergraduate students, and 950 graduate students. Since its inception in 1916, the school's innovative thinking, entrepreneurial spirit, and leadership have shaped communities and businesses around the world. With a vision to develop and inspire entrepreneurial leaders from Alberta for the world, the School excels in research, teaching, and external engagement.

Description

This competition is open to all applicants however; internal candidates and applicants who were former employees of the University of Alberta will be given priority consideration before external candidates. Please log in to verify your internal candidate status.

This position is part of the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta (AASUA).

While this position welcomes applications from individuals external to the university, current Academic Teaching Staff are first notified of available positions and will receive first consideration in accordance with the terms of the Schedule D Academic Teaching Staff Agreement before considering external candidates for positions with a term 8 months or longer. Please login to verify your internal candidate status.

This is a Term 12 position and offers a comprehensive benefits package. Salary will be commensurate with experience in accordance with Schedule D of the Collective Agreement between the Board of Governors of the University of Alberta and the Association of the Academic Staff of the University of Alberta.

Location

This role is in-person. Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.

The Department of Accounting and Business Analytics in the Alberta School of Business, University of Alberta, is accepting applications for a full-time Academic Teaching Staff position for a 3-year fixed term appointment beginning July 1, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Teach business analytics courses (8 sections) to undergraduate and graduate students.
• Contribute meaningfully to the Master of Management Analytics (MMA) program through teaching, curriculum enhancement, and student supervision.
• Participate in MMA program service activities, including admissions, curriculum review, and program development.
• Stay current with developments in AI and analytics, including emerging tools and methods, and incorporate relevant innovations into teaching and program activities.
• Prepare course syllabi, course materials, midterm exams, final exams and assign grades.
• Evaluate student performance progress and provide appropriate and timely feedback according to department protocols.
• Help recruit project sponsors, supervise student capstone teams, and provide students with hands-on experience working with real software products.
• Remain abreast with relevant literature in business analytics as it applies to their teaching resources and activities.
• Provide help sessions to undergraduate and graduate students on business analytics fundamentals.
• Participate in department activities including advising student clubs and coaching students for case competitions.

Qualifications

• A PhD in a discipline relevant to business analytics (e.g., operations research, operations management, industrial engineering, or computer science), completed or expected to be completed by the time of appointment.
• Strong academic preparation and relevant industry experience in Business Analytics, AI, and Data Analytics.
• Evidence of effective communication, leadership, and the ability to engage diverse audiences in both academic and applied settings.
• Proven ability or clear potential to build and maintain strong relationships with industry partners, especially in sectors where analytics and AI play a significant role.
• Strong expertise in business analytics tools such as Python, R, SQL, Power BI, and Tableau is essential.
• Experience teaching and supervising undergraduate and graduate students.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Facilitation, negotiation and problem solving skills and an ability to handle challenging student situations.
• A record of publication in Business Analytics and an interest in Teaching and Learning research will be considered an asset.

Application Instructions

Please submit the following in one PDF document:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching Interests
• Any Available Teaching Ratings
• Academic Referral Letters (names of three references who have been asked to send confidential letters of assessment)

Please have your references send their letters of assessment by e-mail (PDF files) to:

Dr. Karim Jamal, Chair
Department of Accounting and Business Analytics
Alberta School of Business
Email to: abachair@ualberta.ca