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James and Marie Hefley Professorship in Logistics and Entrepreneurship - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas

  • 1.  James and Marie Hefley Professorship in Logistics and Entrepreneurship - Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Arkansas

    Posted 10-08-2018 10:06

    James M. and Marie G. Hefley Professorship in Logistics and Entrepreneurship

     

    Department of Industrial Engineering

    University of Arkansas

    industrial-engineering.uark.edu

     

    The Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas invites applications and nominations for the James M. and Marie G.  Hefley Professorship in Logistics and Entrepreneurship.  The position is a tenured faculty appointment at the rank of Professor with the anticipated start date of August 2019.

     

    Candidates holding a Ph.D. in all areas of industrial engineering, Operations  research  or  related  discipline,  whose  current rank is Professor or whose credentials warrant appointment at  the  full  professor  level,  with  exceptional  track  records in scholarship and external funding, as well as outstanding teaching  at  the  undergraduate  and  graduate  levels,  are encouraged   to   apply.   Candidates   should   be   recognized nationally and/or internationally in their academic disciplines with extraordinary accomplishments in engineering logistics and entrepreneurship.  The successful candidate will be a nationally prominent scholar as evidenced through publication and service, and who will lead funded research endeavors that ideally complement and/or extend the current strengths of the department.  The  essential  roles  of  the  candidate are  to  support  the  core strengths of  the  College  and  the department in the areas of Engineering Logistics, Healthcare Systems   Engineering,   and   Transportation,   and   provide academic  leadership  to  facilitate  and  develop  engineering entrepreneurship related to these focuses.

     

    The College of Engineering consists of eight departments that offer B.S. degrees in nine disciplines, M.S. degrees in ten disciplines, and a Ph.D. degree in Engineering with several concentrations. The undergraduate enrollment in the college currently stands at over 3,490 and the graduate enrollment stands at almost 940. The college has 119 tenured/tenure- track full-time faculty and has externally funded annual research expenditures of approximately $22M.

     

    Northwest Arkansas has a population of over 500,000 and is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation. Northwest Arkansas is home to the corporate headquarters of Fortune 500 companies Wal-Mart Stores, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Forbes Magazine recently named Fayetteville, the home of the University of Arkansas, as one of the best places in the U.S. for business and careers. The Milken Institute has named Fayetteville the nation's "Number One Performing City" and Livability.Com ranked Fayetteville as one of the top ten college towns in the country. Information about the area can be found at www.explorenwar.com.

     

    Applicants are asked to provide a letter of interest, curriculum vita, research and teaching statements, and the names of three references.  To ensure full consideration, application materials should be submitted online by January 15th, 2019 at http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/30060. Applications submitted after that date will be reviewed until the position is filled. Please direct any questions to:

     

    Haitao Liao, PhD

    Professor of Industrial Engineering

    John and Mary Lib White Systems Integration Chair

    4171 Bell Engineering Center • University of Arkansas

    Fayetteville, AR 72701

    iesearch@uark.edu

     

    We look forward to talking with potential candidates at the INFORMS annual conference in Phoenix, AZ.  Please contact us if you are interested.

     

    The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The university welcomes applications without regard to race/color, sex, gender, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law.  Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

     

    Haitao Liao, Ph.D.

    Professor & John and Mary Lib White Endowed Systems Integration Chair

    IE Graduate Program Coordinator

    Bell Engineering Center - Room 4171

    Industrial Engineering Department

    University of Arkansas

    Fayetteville, AR 72701

    Tel: (479) 575-6196

    Email: liao@uark.edu

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