The new department of Business Analytics at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (SBE) is committed to high quality research and education. Our goal is to combine academic technical rigor with industrial relevance and impact. The department is looking for a talented and ambitious data scientist for a lecturer position in Business Analytics/Intelligence. Experts in Data Visualization, Virtual Reality, Serious Games and Social Computing are especially encouraged to apply.

The lecturer teaches and coordinates courses in the area of Business Analytics/Intelligence in bachelor, in master, and in post-graduate programs. The lecturer contributes to the design of a new bachelor program in Business Analytics, to the development of this program and further development of the existing master programs related to Business Intelligence. Education is performed within small groups according to the Problem Based Learning principle. We strive to excel in teaching and in innovative teaching methods. All teaching at SBE is in English.

The applicant should hold a PhD degree in computer science, mathematics, artificial intelligence or related to business analytics and business intelligence fields. The applicant should have commitment to excellence in teaching. The applicant should have acquired sound teaching experience. The department appreciates an open mind to multidisciplinary and non-mainstream innovative approaches in teaching.

Fixed-term contract: 5 years.

The terms of employment of Maastricht University are set out in the Collective Labour Agreement of Dutch Universities (CAO). Furthermore, local UM provisions also apply. For more information look at the website: http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl > Support > UM employees.

Maastricht University salaries are competitive with those at the top European universities and annual teaching loads are comparable.

Maastricht University (www.maastrichtuniversity.nl)
Maastricht University is renowned for its unique, innovative, problem-based learning system, which is characterized by a small-scale and student-oriented approach. Research at UM is characterized by a multidisciplinary and thematic approach, and is concentrated in research institutes and schools. Maastricht University has around 16,300 students and 4,300 employees. Reflecting the university's strong international profile, a fair amount of both students and staff are from abroad. The university hosts 6 faculties: Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Faculty of Law, School of Business and Economics, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience.

School of Business and Economics
The School of Business and Economics (abbreviated as SBE) is a high-level European school in the fields of Economics and International Business Administration and is accredited by both the AACSB and EQUIS. The school is located in the heart of Maastricht.

The key characteristics of SBE are small-scale teaching methods, a portfolio of international study programs, and strong incentives for top-quality research. SBE attracts outstanding students from over 60 countries on its MBA, Bachelor, Masters, Ph.D., and executive education programs (all in English). Forty percent of the student population and thirty-five percent of the academic faculty come from outside The Netherlands.

Department of Business Analytics
Department of Business Analytics is a brand new department in the School of Business and Economics. It is created to boost high quality collaborative multi-disciplinary research and teaching in the areas of business analytics and business intelligence. The new department is responsible for design, starting and further developing of a new BSc program in Business Analytics, next to the existing MSc programs related to Business Intelligence. Moreover, Department of Business Analytics will participate in post-graduate educational programs of SBE. Education at the department is expected to be at the highest European level.The department is committed to building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from female and minority candidates.