Chair of Business Analytics

UCC wishes to appoint an experienced academic to the role of Chair of Business Analytics. Cork University Business School (CUBS), UCC is one of Ireland’s largest business schools is double accredited by AMBA and AACSB, a PRME Champion and Athena Swan Bronze Awardee. Building on existing strengths, and our vision to shape leaders for a sustainable future UCC wishes to appoint a Chair of Business Analytics to lead the business school’s research, scholarship and educational provision in business analytics and artificial intelligence.

You will also be an experienced educator with a proven track record of high-quality teaching and pedagogical innovations across all levels (UG, MSc, MBA), as well as in the design and development of courses and programmes.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see ore.ucc.ie. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Anthony McDonnell, Dean of CUBS, email: anthony.mcdonnell@ucc.ie and Professor Thia Hennessy, Head of the College of Business and Law, email: thia.hennessy@ucc.ie.

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University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC 2022 Strategic Plan. UCC holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award  in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks. We value the enrichment that comes from a diverse community and seek to promote equality, prevent discrimination and protect the human rights of each individual in line with equality legislation. We encourage applicants to consult our Dignity and Respect Policy and learn more about our EDI related initiatives.

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note a two-stage process may apply. Initial interviews will take place online via MS Teams. Following the initial screening interview, a candidate may be selected for an in-person interview.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (ore.ucc.ie). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday 28^th November 2024

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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