Teaching Professor/Professor of the Practice/Lecturer in Business Analytics

Location:
Winston Salem, NC

Open Date
Aug 06, 2025

Close Date
Oct 15, 2025

Description
The Wake Forest University School of Business is seeking qualified candidates for a clinical faculty (non-tenure track) position in Business Analytics to start July 1, 2026. This individual will be ranked (as appropriate, including Assistant/Associate/Full) as a Teaching Professor, Professor of the Practice, or Lecturer and will be expected to teach introductory and advanced undergraduate and graduate analytics courses. Candidates should prepare to provide evidence of prior teaching effectiveness at the undergraduate and/or graduate (e.g., MS in Business Analytics, MBA) level(s). Candidates with an interest and experience in teaching machine learning, artificial intelligence (e.g., predictive modeling, natural language processing, generative AI), Python programming, and experiential learning courses are of particular interest. Experience with application areas such as sports analytics, healthcare analytics, and other domain-specific analytics is also desirable. Additionally, preference will be given to those with a PhD (or its equivalent) in Statistics, Management Science, or a related field, from an accredited institution. The position offers a highly competitive package of compensation and benefits.

Job Qualifications
The School of Business embraces the teacher-scholar model. As a community of teacher-scholars, we systematically and rigorously seek and share answers to questions of high theoretical, practical, and/or pedagogical importance. Although this position is primarily focused on teaching, ideal candidates can also contribute by engaging in practice-driven thought leadership through activities such as sharing on social media, writing practice-focused article/books, making radio or television appearances, and pursuing collaborative projects with industry partners.

Wake Forest University
Founded in 1834, Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate, and professional education. With more than 5,400 undergraduates and 3,800 graduate and professional students, the student-faculty ratio is 11:1. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant, intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities, and a strong athletics program competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Since its founding, the University has adopted the motto
Pro Humanitate
, which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. For more information, visit:

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, a beautiful, mid-sized city centrally in the Piedmont-Triad region of North Carolina. A family-friendly city with high quality schools, a wide selection of restaurants and shops, outdoor recreational activities, and numerous special events, it is known for its vibrant and thriving arts and innovation scenes. Residents enjoy proximity to the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains (1.5 hours) and Atlantic beaches (4 hours), a moderate climate with four distinct seasons, and a very reasonable cost of living. Winston-Salem offers many of the amenities of a large city but with the sense of community and quality of life of a small town. For more information, visit:

The School of Business
The AACSB-accredited, nationally ranked Wake Forest University School of Business offers undergraduate academic programs in Accountancy, Finance, Business and Enterprise Management, and Decision Analytics as well as graduate programs encompassing the Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA), Master of Science in Business Analytics (MSBA), Master of Science in Management (MSM), and Master of Business Administration (MBA). Courses are offered at the home campus in Winston-Salem, the Charlotte campus, and/or online depending upon the chosen program.

When it comes to rankings, Wake Forest MSA students have earned the #1 CPA Pass Rate more than any other school in the past 25 years, and the program is #1 in "Big 4" recruiting according to
Accounting Today
. For 2025,
U.S. News & World Report
ranked the part-time MBA Program #1 in North Carolina and one of the Top 20 in the nation while the online MBA was ranked in the Top 25 by
Poets & Quants
.
Poets & Quants
also ranked the Undergraduate Business Program in the Top 20 for 2025, and specifically in the Top 10 for undergraduate business career outcomes, quality of teaching, advising, and alumni accessibility.
The Economist
ranked the MSM Program as #2 in career opportunities and #5 overall for 2021, and most recently,
Tech Guide
named the MSBA Program #3 in the country for 2025. For more information about the School of Business, visit:

Farrell Hall
Wake Forest University business programs and faculty are housed in Farrell Hall, an inspiring, four-level, 120,000-square foot structure featuring state-of-the-art technology and groundbreaking design to create an environment in which faculty-student engagement and interaction thrives.

Application Policy & Procedure
Review of applications will begin immediately. The following materials should be submitted: letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as course evaluations and comparative benchmarks). Formal transcripts will be required before a hiring offer can be made. Applications that include all required information and are submitted
on or before October 15, 2025
will be given full consideration. To apply, visit: Inquiries about the position should be addressed to

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Equal Opportunity Statement
The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all

qualified candidates to apply without regard to race, color, religion,

national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and

expression, genetic information, disability and military or veteran

status.

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