Job title: Assistant Professor in Decision Sciences

Hiring company: IE Business School – IE University

Employment type: full-time

Job location: Madrid, Spain

Job Description

TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN THE DECISION SCIENCES

The Operations & Business Analytics Department at IE Business School – IE University invites qualified applicants for tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level, starting in September 2025.

The Operations & Business Analytics Department focuses broadly on empirical research in operations and supply chain management, quantitative methods, decision sciences, and data analytics. Methodologically, the department’s focus spans both non-experimental (e.g., econometric modeling) and experimental (e.g., field experiments, laboratory experiments) approaches. Accordingly, we look for candidates with an empirical research orientation, including but not limited to past or current work in the decision sciences, data analytics and applied statistics.

Successful candidates will be expected to publish in top-tier academic journals, teach data analytics courses at the graduate and postgraduate levels, interact and work closely with faculty across disciplines, and provide intellectual leadership in their own area of expertise.

Applicants are expected to have earned a doctoral degree in Decision Sciences, Data Analytics, Management Science, Operations Management, or a related area, from an internationally recognized school, at the time the appointment begins.

Proficiency in Spanish is not required from applicants, nor for career progression. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Applications should include (i) a cover letter, (ii) a CV, (iii) a brief research statement (one page), (iv) a brief statement of teaching philosophy (one page), (v) copies of recent publications/working papers, (vi) evidence of teaching excellence (e.g., teaching evaluations), and (vii) contact information of three references.

In order to be considered for an interview at INFORMS in Seattle, applications should be submitted via Interfolio by October 7, 2024, at: http://apply.interfolio.com/148277

For inquiries regarding the position, please contact Prof. Matthias Seifert at Matthias.Seifert@ie.edu.

About IE University

IE University, which grew out of IE Business School, has taken a leading position in Europe among institutions of higher education for its excellence in innovation and learning technologies. In addition to the Business School, IE hosts Schools in Law, Politics, Economics and Global Affairs, Architecture & Design, Humanities and Science & Technology. IE’s programs are highly ranked and recognized in the international press. IE has an internationally and culturally highly diverse faculty.

IE University has campuses in Madrid and Segovia, Spain. Madrid is a vibrant, cosmopolitan capital city of 5+ million that offers an enormous range of professional and leisure opportunities. Segovia is a beautiful World-Heritage city that offers the pleasures of a small city environment, the possibility of many outdoor activities, and easy access (30 minutes by bullet train) to the heart of bustling Madrid. Please visit: https://www.ie.edu/university/ to learn more about IE University.

IE University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from individuals who will expand the ethnic and gender diversity of our faculty.

Expiration date: 7 October 2024