"Lecturer in Business Analytics"

The Management Discipline at Surrey Business School is seeking applications for a Lecturer in the broad area of Business Analytics. The post holder will join a world-class group of scholars and will make significant contributions to various aspects of business analytics research and teaching. Business analytics expertise in our discipline covers a wide range of perspectives, including machine learning and AI, econometrics and statistics, DEA, simulations and optimization, and we are open to candidates with expertise in any of the above. Our discipline is also deeply engaged with local and international businesses which provide opportunity for creating impact and generating research funds. Our researchers are closely linked to the Centre for Business Analytics in Practice (CBAP) within the Business School. We actively collaborate with scholars across the University such as computer science, engineering, data science and digital health, and publish widely in high impact prestigious journals from a wide range of disciplines.

All candidates should hold a doctoral degree (or close to obtaining one), demonstrate experience of published research outputs at CABS 4*/3* or equivalent levels, and experience of teaching advanced quantitative modules to a high standard of quality within a business school context. Candidates should also ideally demonstrate a growing research network and pipeline of research.

While we are open to research areas, alignment with the strategic research themes of University of Surrey (https://www.surrey.ac.uk/research/themes) will be desirable.

Informal enquiries should be directed in the first instance to Prof Stephen A. Woods (s.a.woods@surrey.ac.uk), Head of Discipline for Management, Surrey Business School.

Interviews will be held on Friday 21st November.

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