Job Description
Associate or Full Professor of Sport Analytics Job #: 077961
Location Syracuse, NY
Pay Range: Assoc: $100,000-$120,000 Prof: $100,000-$150,000
Hours: Per department chair
Job Type: Full-time
Job Description: Syracuse University invites applications for the position of Associate or Full Professor of Sport Analytics in the Department of Sport Management.
Teaching expectations include teaching graduate and/or undergraduate courses and helping with student research projects. The faculty member is expected to conduct an active program of research. Service to the school, college, university, and the profession is also expected. The Department of Sport Management is housed in the Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics. The Sport Analytics degree is an academically rigorous, business-based 126-credit hour curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science degree, the first of its kind in the nation. It prepares students for immediate entry into the sport analytics industry directly with teams and leagues, in the daily fantasy and gambling industry, sponsorship and marketing analytics, etc., or graduate school. For more about the program:
Qualifications: An earned doctorate in data science, analytics, statistics, mathematics, economics, finance, sport management, or a related terminal degree is required.
Job Specific Qualifications: Required skills include proficiency in modeling of relationships with sports data. A demonstrated excellence in research and teaching is necessary for the position, along with a strong background and knowledge of the sports industry. We are specifically searching for candidates with a strong interest in some combination of statistical modeling, machine learning, automation, data mining, data visualization, and similar skills. Demonstrated or potential success in securing research funding from the federal government, corporate partners, and foundations.
Responsibilities: Primary duties include but are not limited to, undergraduate and graduate instruction in the Sport Analytics degree programs, publishing individual and corroborative research important to the field, overseeing and helping with undergraduate and graduate research, and effectively handling other responsibilities associated with being a tenured faculty member.
The successful candidate will also work collaboratively with other academic units and departments across the College, campus, and the local, regional, and national sport industry.
About Syracuse University: Syracuse University is a private, international research university with distinctive academics, diversely unique offerings, and an undeniable spirit. Located in the geographic heart of New York State, with a global footprint, and over 150 years of history, Syracuse University offers a quintessential college experience.
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About the Syracuse area: Syracuse is a medium-sized city situated in the geographic center of New York State approximately 250 miles northwest of New York City. The metro-area population totals approximately 500,000. The area offers a low cost of living and provides many social, cultural, and recreational options, including parks, museums, festivals, professional regional theater, and premier shopping venues. Syracuse and Central New York present a wide range of seasonal recreation and attractions ranging from water skiing and snow skiing, hiking in the Adirondacks, touring the historic sites, visiting wineries along the Finger Lakes, and biking on trails along the Erie Canal.
Application Deadline: Full Consideration By: Open Until Filled: Yes
Priority Consideration: To apply, visit Syracuse University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative-action institution. The University prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, creed, religion, sex, gender, national origin, citizenship, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law to the extent prohibited by law. This nondiscrimination policy covers admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs, services, and activities. Syracuse University has a long history of engaging veterans and the military-connected community through its educational programs, community outreach, and employment programs. After World War II, Syracuse University welcomed more than 10,000 returning veterans to our campus, and those veterans literally transformed Syracuse University into the national research institution it is today. The University's contemporary commitment to veterans builds on this historical legacy, and extends to both class-leading initiatives focused on making an SU degree accessible and affordable to the post-9/11 generation of veterans, and also programs designed to position Syracuse University as the employer of choice for military veterans, members of the Guard and Reserve, and military family members.
Syracuse University maintains an inclusive learning environment in which students, faculty, administrators, staff, curriculum, social activities, governance, and all other aspects of campus life reflect a diverse, multi-cultural, and international worldview. The University community recognizes and values the many similarities and differences among individuals and groups. At Syracuse, we are committed to preparing students to understand, live among, appreciate, and work in an inherently diverse country and world made up of people with different ethnic and racial backgrounds, military backgrounds, religious beliefs, socio-economic status, cultural traditions, abilities, sexual orientations and gender identities. To do so, we commit ourselves to promoting a community that celebrates and models the principles of diversity and inclusivity.
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