Tenure track position(s) with focus on Innovation, Data Analytics and AI

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The House of Innovation and the Center for Data Analytics at the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE) currently invites applications for one or several tenure track positions, on the Assistant Professor level.

- One position with a research focus on innovation, entrepreneurship or digital
innovation/information systems, and with methodological and teaching focus on data analytics, including statistical methods, machine learning, and similar approaches and methods (confirmed position).
- One position with a research focus on social, behavioral and organizational aspects of artificial intelligence, and with teaching focus within innovation, entrepreneurship, digital innovation, or data analytics (position contingent on confirmation of funding).
For the first position, we expect candidates to have a background in a field such as Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Digital Innovation/Information Systems, Operations Management, Computer/Data Science, Statistics, or Econometrics, and have solid training in data analytics. Indepth understanding of the application of data analytics tools and methods for business applications is also required. A PhD in a related field is required by the time of assuming the position.

For the second position, we we expect candidates to have a background in a field such as Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Digital Innovation/Information Systems, Operations Management, or Science and Technology Studies. Training in data analytics is beneficial but not necessary.

Candidates are expected to have strong qualities in both research and teaching. In research, the successful candidate should exhibit the ability to publish in top-tier, peer-reviewed, international journals, as evidenced by a promising research and publication pipeline, a presence in the international research community, and publications in leading journals (if available). In teaching, experience from designing and delivering courses, as well as from coaching student projects, is considered a merit. Ability to teach a range of topics within data analytics is required for the first position. Candidates will be expected to interact and collaborate with faculty from other disciplines and to exercise intellectual leadership in their discipline.

An ideal starting time period for successful applicants is spring 2021, but we are open to discussing other dates. Salaries are competitive, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and are set on an individual basis.


How to apply:
Formal submission will be via the SSE Varbi online platform (https://jobs.hhs.se/en/job/stockholm/one_or_several_tenure_track_faculty_positions_at_the_house_of_innovation_and_the_center_for_data_analytics_stockholm_school_of_economics_focus_on_innovation_data_analytics_and_artificial_intelligence-321498.html). To apply, please submit:

- A cover letter articulating the candidate’s fit with the position description, including
research interests and teaching experience.
- A curriculum vitae
- A separate document listing both published articles (if any) and articles submitted to journals.
- Copies of representative research.
- Names and contact information for three persons willing to provide references.
Applications will be received until the positions are filled. To ensure that your application will receive full consideration, please submit your full application by September 1st, 2020.


We will be holding informal interviews at the following venues:

- INFORMS Business Analytics Conference 2020 (Denver, Colorado, 26-28 Apr.)
- POMS Conference 2020 (Minneapolis, Minnesota, 23-27 Apr.)
- EurOMA Conference 2020 (University of Warwick, 28-30 Jun.)
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2020 (Vancouver, British Columbia, 7-11 Aug.)

To be considered for an interview slot at one of these venues, please submit your expression of interest by email, including your curriculum vitae and job-market paper, with the subject heading “Analytics tenure-track/open rank positions”, and indicating the venue(s), at least 10 days in advance to Mr. Anders Reagan (research.hoi@hhs.se).



Inquiries
Please direct any further inquiries to:
Associate Professor Rickard Sandberg, cell: +46 70 699 12 55, rickard.sandberg@hhs.se
Assistant Professor Mark Alexander Conley, cell: +46 73 592 71 09, mark.conley@hhs.se
SSE HR Recruitment Manager Linda Tarmet, linda.tarmet@hhs.se

About the Stockholm School of Economics
The Stockholm School of Economics is ranked as the top business school in the Nordic and Baltic countries and enjoys a strong international reputation. World-class research forms the foundation of our educational offering, which includes Bachelor, Master, PhD, MBA, and Executive Education programs. Our programs are developed in close cooperation with business and research communities, providing graduates with a solid basis for attaining leading positions in a broad range of companies and other organizations. The School is accredited by EQUIS, certifying that all of its principal activities – teaching as well as research – maintain the highest international standards. The Stockholm School of Economics is also the only Swedish member institution of CEMS and PIM, which are collaborations between top business schools worldwide, contributing to the high level of quality for which our school is known.


SSE is committed to a balanced gender distribution and values a variety of backgrounds and experiences among our employees. We therefore welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, disability, sexual orientation, age, or religion or other beliefs.