Open Rank Professor of Data Analytics and Decision Science, Tenured / Tenure-Track

The Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia invites applications for a tenure-track open rank appointment in DADS, beginning in the fall of 2025. Applicants must have a PhD in Decision Sciences, Data Science, Management Science, Operations Research, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related area by the date of appointment. Applicants must have the ability to be a successful researcher, teacher, and colleague at the Darden School.

Applicants must show evidence of the ability to generate research of the highest quality and the potential to publish in premier outlets. Applicants, to the extent of their experience, must provide a record of success as a teacher, ideally both in MBA and executive programs. Senior candidates must also provide evidence of scholarly and managerial impact. All applicants are expected to be involved in research and teaching, in developing teaching materials, and in establishing or maintaining interactions with practicing managers as well as academicians. Candidates will also be evaluated for their capacity to support our new PhD program, specifically when it comes to mentoring students.

The DADS area at Darden specializes in influential academic research, teaching excellence, and the production of high-quality teaching materials made available to the world via Darden Business Publishing. There is broad latitude with respect to specific area of research interest. The area offers a variety of required and elective courses to residential and executive MBA students. Topics currently taught include decision analysis, data analysis, optimization, data science, behavioral decision making, game theory, and project management. The DADS faculty also teach in the Master of Science in Business Analytics program, as well as Darden’s non-degree Executive Education programs.

Darden is an organization with a strong culture that reflects a commitment to our mission and values . Candidates who are invited for personal interviews will be asked to describe how they could help foster a learning environment that inspires and engages a diverse audience. (Please read the Darden and University of Virginia statements and resources related to diversity and inclusion).

The Darden School of Business is a top-rated global business school. The University of Virginia is regarded as one of the nation’s finest public universities. Charlottesville is consistently ranked among the best places to live in the United States. For more information about the Darden School and the University of Virginia, see http://www.darden.virginia.edu/ .

The Darden School of Business is recruiting for the 2025 academic year in the areas of Accounting, Communications, Data Analytics & Data Science, Finance, Marketing, Leadership & Organizational Behavior, and Strategy. For more information and to apply, please visit jobs.virginia.edu and search “Darden.”

The selected candidate will be required to complete a background check at time of offer per University Policy.

Complete the application and see below for documents to attach. Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded.

Required Application Materials:

• CV
• Cover Letter that describes your research agenda and teaching experience (including a summary of teaching evaluations if available);
• One research paper (either published or a working paper)
• Contact information for 3 references

Applications that do not contain all of the required documents will not receive full consideration.

Review of applications will begin on September 27, 2024, though we welcome applications after that date and will continue to review applications until the position is filled. For questions about the application process, please contact Amy Fitzgerald at [email protected] .