Director of Analytics ProgramsFaculty Position, College of Business, Thomas Jefferson University

Job Details

Thomas Jefferson University seeks a full-time appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to serve as Program Director of Graduate Analytics Programs in the College of Business with an anticipated start date of January 2027. The college currently offers two graduate degrees: MS (Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence) and MS (Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence). The Program Director will provide academic and strategic leadership for graduate programs and related initiatives in Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. This is a leadership-focused faculty role that combines teaching program administration and scholarship with opportunities to shape a growing portfolio of analytics programs across the College of Business and Thomas Jefferson University.

Responsibilities:

The Program Director of Analytics Programs will provide strategic vision and leadership for the Data Analytics and Business Analytics graduate programs ensuring alignment with the Colleges broader Analytics and Artificial Intelligence initiatives. The Director will oversee curriculum development and revision to keep programs current with emerging technologies industry needs and accreditation standards while managing course planning staffing scheduling assessment and potential expansion into undergraduate and new certificate or concentration offerings.

In addition to teaching graduate-level analytics courses (and potentially undergraduate courses as programs expand) the Director will mentor and advise students fostering inclusive and engaging learning environments that support a diverse student population. The role also includes cultivating strong industry alumni and community partnerships to enhance experiential learning internships and employment opportunities as well as leading outreach recruitment and program promotion efforts in collaboration with Enrollment Management and the Deans Office.

The Director will contribute to program branding and communications oversee student orientation activities and maintain an active scholarly agenda in analytics data science artificial intelligence or related fields including pursuing external funding and engaging students in research. Finally the Director will work closely with the Dean faculty and staff on college-wide initiatives participate in university governance and promote a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement within the College of Business.

Job Description

Qualifications:

Preferred: Terminal degree (e.g. Ph.D. D.B.A. or equivalent) in a related field
such as Business Analytics Data Analytics Data Science Information
Systems or a closely related discipline.

Candidates with a masters degree in a related field and significant relevant
industry experience in analytics data science or applied AI will also be
considered.

Demonstrated current knowledge of theoretical and applied aspects of

computing and data analysis including areas such as: Data management and
databases Data science and statistical modeling Prediction simulation and
optimization. Artificial intelligence
and machine learning. Business analytics and decision support.

Use of relevant software and programming tools (e.g. Python R SQL BI tools
cloud platforms etc.)

Evidence of excellence in university-level teaching is highly preferred including
experience with curriculum development experiential learning and/or
online/hybrid instruction.

A strong record of scholarly or applied research in relevant areas or a

demonstrable record of impactful industry contributions for candidates from
practice.

Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills including experience

coordinating programs teams or projects.

Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to

collaborate effectively with faculty staff students and external partners.

Application Procedures:

Interested applicants should submit their online application and CV at: enter into the search box: REQ-0036405

As part of the application process candidates should submit: A letter of application Curriculum vitae a list of three references with contact information

Materials may be addressed to:

Dr. Philip Russel

College of Business

Thomas Jefferson University

4201 Henry Avenue

Philadelphia PA 19144-5497

Electronic submissions are accepted. Please submit a single PDF by email to:

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Philadelphia University

Primary Location Address

3243 School House Lane Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of America

Nationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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