MacEwan School of Business, School of Business
Edmonton (Alberta)
Preferred Start Date: 2026, July 1st
Application Deadline: 2025, November 30th
Competition #: 25.10.290
About Us
MacEwan University is where caring faculty help people connect their passions to their future paths. Located in the heart of Edmonton's diverse and dynamic downtown community, and on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 First Nations and homelands of the Métis people, MacEwan is known for exceptional undergraduate learning. With its dedication to teaching excellence, informed by scholarly research, innovation, and creative activity, MacEwan provides an exceptional collaborative and supportive learning environment with a commitment to human rights, environmental sustainability, and opportunities for community engagement. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for all peoples, cultures, and identities.
Our comprehensive undergraduate university offers 59 programs to more than 18,000 full- and part-time students in business, communications, community and human services, design, fine and performing arts, health, humanities, natural science, nursing, public safety, and social science. Through a wide array of experiential learning opportunities, and strategic relationships in the community, we partner with others to produce graduates of stature. Along with a robust grounding in their chosen disciplines, MacEwan students are given durable life skills that prepare them to take on the world.
The Opportunity
The Department of Decision Sciences in the School of Business invites applications for an entry-level, full-time, tenure-track appointment in Management Science at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing July 1, 2026, subject to final budgetary approval.
The Department of Decision Sciences is an interdisciplinary department within the School of Business, with faculty members specializing in quantitative research methods, supply chain management, operations research, economics, insurance and risk management, data analytics, and decision research. The successful candidate will play a vital role in enhancing the department’s focus on excellence in undergraduate teaching and in conducting high-impact research.
Further information about the department can be found at: https://www.macewan.ca/academics/academic-departments/decision-sciences/
You will teach our existing undergraduate courses in management science, information systems, and business analytics, and help develop additional courses in this area. Your primary area of research can be aligned with management science or a closely related field. As a faculty member in the discipline, you are expected to be active in building and fostering industry relations and in promoting the student co-op program within Alberta and beyond.
Qualifications
You must have, or be close to completion of, a terminal degree in Management Science or a closely related field. You should provide evidence of an ongoing research stream in management science or a closely related field such as business analytics, technology management, information systems, or decision sciences. Additional areas can include artificial intelligence, financial management, economics, and blockchain technology. Candidates with professional/industry experience in the Canadian context will be highly desirable.
You will submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching dossier (including your teaching philosophy and recent teaching evaluations), statement of research interests, and a sample of your research work. In your application, please provide the names of three referees.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted by the Department Chair to provide three (3) letters of reference sent directly from referees.
Only selected candidates will be required to submit official transcripts sent directly from the institutions where you completed your degrees.
Questions about this opportunity may be addressed to Dr. Rohit Jindal, Chair, Department of Decision Sciences (JindaLR@macewan.ca).
How to Apply
To apply, please head to our MacEwan University Opportunities Page, select the job opportunity and click Apply Now. If you require assistance, please contact us at careers@macewan.ca.
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This position is included under the Faculty Association Collective Agreement.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Closing Date
A review of applications will begin November 30, 2025, and continue until a suitable candidate is found.
Salary
Commensurate with qualifications and experience. New hires will normally be placed within the first 8 steps of the Assistant Professor salary table.
MacEwan University is committed to fostering the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion within our community, and we are dedicated to removing barriers that have been historically encountered and are currently experienced by some members of our society. We welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized persons, visible minorities, women, persons with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, and members of all equity-deserving groups. We believe that the diversity of our students, staff, and faculty serves as a strength of our institution and benefit to society. We are committed to ensuring full and inclusive participation for all in our community.
We strive to provide an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, beginning with the hiring process. If you require accommodation, we want to ensure you have the support you need to showcase your abilities. Please contact humanresources@macewan.ca and we will support you to the best of our ability.
Personal information is being collected to determine your qualifications for employment. This information is collected, used and protected under the authority of and in accordance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. It may be provided to non-HR members of a hiring and interview panel if your application advances to that stage of the hiring process. If you have any questions about these arrangements, please contact: Human Resources, University Services Centre, Rm. 10-600, 10700-104 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 4S2 or phone (780) 497-5434.
