Assistant Professor

Description of Job Duty:

The Department of Decision Sciences and Management at Tennessee Tech University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning Fall 2026. Our department is home to over 500 students, offering two majors:
Business Management and Business & Information Technology. We offer concentrations in General Management, Human Resource Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Business Intelligence & Analytics. We also provide graduate courses to support the College's MBA Program and graduate-level certificates.

Responsibilities for the position include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and teaching in face-to-face and online environments. All doctoral-level faculty in the College of Business are expected to maintain a level of scholarly activity to qualify as Scholarly Academics in AACSB reporting. The College of Business highly values engagement with the local and regional business communities, as well as service to the department, university, and profession.

Teaching responsibilities will focus primarily on information systems topics but may also include data analytics and related courses.

Tennessee Tech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Essential Functions:

Teaching responsibilities will focus primarily on information systems topics but may also include data analytics and related courses. Responsibilities for the position include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels and teaching in face-to-face and online environments. All doctoral-level faculty in the College of Business are expected to maintain a level of scholarly activity to qualify as Scholarly Academics in AACSB reporting.

The College of Business values engagement with the local and regional business communities, as well as service to the department, university, and profession.

Physical Demands:

Those typical of any classroom or office environment.

Special Instructions:

Applicants will be required to apply online ech.edu/jobs and electronically upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts (official transcripts for all degrees conferred required upon hire), and contact information for three professional references. References will be contacted at a later date. Submission of materials is the applicant's responsibility. Applications without all required materials are incomplete and will not be considered.

Salary:

Commensurate with education and experience. Full-time, nine-month, tenure-track position to begin August 1, 2026.

Benefits Information:

The University offers a competitive benefits package. Benefits include the accumulation of one (1) sick leave day per month and thirteen (13) University holidays. Other benefits include medical and life insurance (shared cost with the university), retirement, optional 401k, and educational benefits. Deferred income and benefits over 12 months.

Minimum Qualifications:

* A doctoral degree in Management Information Systems, Data Analytics, or a closely related field from an AACSB-accredited institution (ABDs nearing completion may be considered),

* Excellence in teaching and communication skills,

* Demonstrated ability to publish research in peer-reviewed journals.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience teaching online and/or hybrid courses

* The ability to engage students in meaningful experiential activities

* The ability to contribute to university-wide initiatives

* IT industry experience

* Proven ability to engage community partners to provide projects for experiential learning.