Faculty Opportunity: Associate / Full Professor – Business Analytics – Rollins College

Faculty Opportunity: Associate / Full Professor – Business Analytics – Rollins College

• Institution: Rollins College

• School: Crummer Graduate School of Business

• Position: Associate / Full Professor – Business Analytics

• Appointment Type: Full-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty

• Service Months: 9 Months

• Location: Winter Park, Florida, United States

• Salary / Remuneration: Not specified

• Opening Date: October 8, 2026

• Priority Consideration Date: November 1, 2026

• Final Closing Status: Applications reviewed until the position is closed

• Expected Start Date: August 2027

Overview of the Role

The Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College invites applications for a tenure-track Associate or Full Professor in Business Analytics beginning in Fall 2027.

The School seeks an accomplished teacher-scholar with strong foundations in Business Analytics and a forward-looking understanding of how artificial intelligence is transforming data analysis, business insight generation, and managerial decision-making.

The position is specifically focused on Business Analytics rather than primarily technical AI, with particular emphasis on helping graduate business students connect analytical methods and emerging technologies to meaningful business decisions.

Teaching Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach foundational and advanced graduate courses across:

• MBA programmes

• Business Analytics concentration

• Graduate Certificate in Business Analytics

Current course offerings include:

• Data Analysis for Business Decision Making

• Data Analytics and Visualization

The selected faculty member may also develop or contribute to additional analytics-related courses depending on expertise and programme needs.

Academic & Professional Focus

The position emphasizes the ability to help students:

• Frame meaningful business problems.

• Evaluate data and analytical outputs.

• Understand limitations and uncertainty.

• Apply analytical methods to managerial decisions.

• Understand how AI is changing modern analytics.

• Use critical thinking and judgment alongside technical tools.

• Connect analytics with organizational and human contexts.

Faculty Role at Crummer

Faculty performance is approximately evaluated as:

• 50% Teaching and Student Development

• 30% Scholarship

• 20% Service and Institutional Stewardship

Faculty are expected to:

• Teach and mentor graduate students.

• Advise students on academic and professional development.

• Maintain an active research agenda.

• Publish peer-reviewed scholarship.

• Contribute to faculty governance.

• Participate in curriculum and programme development.

• Support admissions and recruitment.

• Engage with business organizations and practitioners.

• Contribute to executive education.

Business & Executive Engagement

The School places strong emphasis on faculty engagement with industry.

The successful candidate should be able to:

• Work effectively with companies.

• Understand real-world business problems.

• Engage credibly with managers and executives.

• Consult on analytics, data, AI, or related business issues.

• Design and deliver executive education.

• Build relationships with Central Florida’s business community.

• Create experiential learning opportunities for students.

Essential Qualification

Applicants must have:

• An appropriate Ph.D. or Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) in a discipline related to Business Analytics.

• Degree earned through a full-time, resident programme at an AACSB or equivalent accredited institution.

• At least 4 years of full-time teaching experience at Assistant Professor rank or higher at an AACSB-accredited institution.

• Demonstrated teaching excellence in Business Analytics or a closely related field.

• Strong grounding in Business Analytics concepts, methods, and applications.

• Demonstrated record of peer-reviewed scholarship.

• Active research agenda consistent with AACSB expectations.

• Ability to connect analytical methods and technologies with managerial decision-making.

Relevant Academic Disciplines

Appropriate doctoral backgrounds may include:

• Business Analytics

• Information Systems

• Management Science

• Operations Research

• Statistics

• Data Science

• Industrial Engineering

• Closely related disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

Preference may be given to candidates with:

• Experience teaching Business Analytics in MBA or graduate business programmes.

• Understanding of Generative AI and emerging agentic AI systems.

• Experience incorporating contemporary analytics technologies into graduate education.

• Consulting experience with companies in Analytics, Data, or AI.

• Experience designing executive education.

• Professional or industry experience.

• Strong record of student mentoring.

• Applied engagement with organizations and practitioners.

• Evidence of institutional collaboration and service.

Research & Teaching Profile

The ideal candidate will combine:

• Business Analytics

• Managerial Decision-Making

• Artificial Intelligence

• Data Analysis

• Data Visualization

• Generative AI

• Agentic AI

• Executive Education

• Industry Engagement

• Applied Business Research

The School emphasizes judgment, communication, ethical reasoning, and business context alongside analytical capability.

Application Checklist

Applicants should submit:

1. Letter of Interest

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Evidence of Sustained Teaching Excellence

   • Particularly in graduate or professional education

4. Contact Information for Three References

Benefits

Rollins College offers benefits including:

• Paid holidays and College closure days

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance

• Employer-funded health reimbursement account

• Employer-paid short- and long-term disability insurance

• Domestic partner benefits

• Employer retirement contributions

• Free tuition for employees and eligible family members

• Employee assistance programme

• Flexible spending accounts

• Wellbeing programmes

• Free campus parking

• Access to campus facilities

• Professional development opportunities

Visa / Employment Eligibility

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and provide required employment authorization.

The College notes that, based on the September 18, 2026 Presidential Proclamation and a separate executive order, it may not be able to provide H-1B sponsorship, particularly because it cannot pay the required fee associated with new H-1B petitions.

Nature of Appointment

• Full-Time Faculty

• Associate Professor / Full Professor

• Tenure-Track

• 9-Month Appointment

• Graduate Business School Faculty

• Teaching, Scholarship, Service, and Executive Engagement responsibilities

Important Dates

• Opening Date: October 8, 2026

• Priority Consideration Date: November 1, 2026

• Expected Start Date: August 2027

• Final Closing Status: Open until the position is closed

Applications received by November 1, 2026 will receive preference.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted through the Rollins College employment website.

Search Committee Chair: Dr. Wenkai Zhou
Email: wzhou@rollins.edu

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