A full-time Academic position in Data Analytics

h3Work environment : /h3pLocated in the historic centre of the City of Namur, capital of Wallonia, the University of Namur, with over 60 first, second and third-cycle university programmes, its 11 research institutes and its 11 technological platforms, welcomes nearly 8,000 students and doctoral candidates each year across its 7 faculties and has more than 1,300 staff members, including over 800 researchers. Within the University of Namur, the EMCP Faculty (Economics Management Communication Political Science – has nearly 1,800 students and 250 staff members, including 40 permanent academic and 70 scientific/doctoral staff, distributed across 3 departments/schools (Namur School of Economics, UNamur School of Management, Department of Social, Political and Communication Sciences). It offers 1st-cycle (bachelor), 2nd-cycle (master) and 3rd-cycle (e.g. doctorate) programmes in management and economics, both during the day and in evening sessions. It also offers 1st and 3rd-cycle programmes in political science and in information and communication. Its members carry out cutting-edge research in numerous fields of expertise. /ph3Position description : /h3pThe activities associated with this position are divided equally between research, teaching and service to the community. The selected candidate must demonstrate a high level of expertise in Data Analytics, with a clear orientation towards a quantitative profile in Information Management and applied experience in Information Systems, Digital Transformation, Process Mining or Decision Support Systems or other equivalent application fields. Candidates who can additionally demonstrate a credible orientation towards the field of political science will be given priority (for example data analysis in citizen participation, public data management or data-driven political decision-making). The candidate will be expected to develop research and teaching activities in these areas while collaborating methodologically with the other research fields represented within the EMCP Faculty. Teaching will be delivered within the programmes organised by the EMCP Faculty (bachelor and master programmes in Business Engineering and in Economics and Management) as well as in the BAGI programme of the Faculty of Computer Science. /ppMore generally, the selected candidate will be expected to: /pulliDeliver teaching across the various study cycles (1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle) ; /liliSupervise master theses and doctoral dissertations; /liliParticipate in, lead and/or supervise research programmes in the aforementioned fields within the MINDIT research centre – Management of Information Digital Transformation, one of the components of the NaDI research institute. /liliParticipate in the activities of the Transitions research institute (Democratic Transformations axis) /li /ulpThrough her/his research activities, the candidate will contribute to the international visibility of the university and notably: /pulliCommit to publishing in leading, high-impact journals in the field; /liliCommit to securing external research funding; /liliExpand the network of partners of the University of Namur. /li /ulpFinally, in due course, the candidate will carry out service activities within UNSM and BAGI (Advanced Master), the EMCP Faculty and/or the University. /ph3Further information : /h3pFurther information can be obtained from Prof. Corentin BURNAY, Director of the UNamur School of Management ( ). Non-resident candidates in Belgium should refer to the information portal « European researchers’ mobility portal (EURAXESS) » : For any salary-related question, information can be obtained from /ph3Selection process : /h3ulliReview and selection of applications by the Selection Committee; /liliHearing by the Recruitment Committee (candidates whose application is shortlisted will be invited, within the two months following the application deadline, to give a lecture on an imposed topic and to present their research to members of the Recruitment Committee and of the Faculty); /liliInterview by the Human Resources Department; /liliDecision by the Board of Directors of the University. /li /ulh3Contract : /h3pThe starting date is set for 1st September 2027. The Board of Directors provides for a three-year integration period if the selected candidate is appointed for the first time as part of the academic staff of the University of Namur. At the end of this period, the candidate is, subject to a positive evaluation, confirmed in her/his duties. The proposed salary is in accordance with the scale applied by all universities of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (accessible via the following link, scale 007: /ph3Required

qualifications:
/h3pThe candidate must: /pulliHold a doctorate in management sciences, economics, sciences, or equivalent (or obtain it before taking up the position); /liliBe able to publish high-impact scientific research in top international journals in the field of information management, info