INFORMS Open Forum

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), established in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is seeking exceptional faculty members at all ranks (tenure-track and tenured, including senior faculty) in the areas of Engineering Systems and Design. SUTD, the first university in the world with a focus on design accomplished through an integrated multi-disciplinary curriculum, has a mission to advance knowledge and nurture technically grounded leaders and innovators to serve societal needs. SUTD is characterized by a breadth of intellectual perspectives (the “university”), a focus on engineering foundations (“technology”) and an emphasis on innovation and creativity (design). The University’s programs are based on four pillars, each leading to a separate degree program, with Engineering Systems and Design one of the four.

MIT’s multi-faceted collaboration with SUTD includes curriculum development and initial course deployment, faculty and student recruiting, mentoring, and career development, and collaboration on joint research projects, through a major new international design centre, funding opportunities, and student exchanges. Professor Thomas Magnanti, former Dean of Engineering at MIT (and former President of INFORMS), is the Founding President of SUTD. Saif Benjaafar, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and former Director of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Minnesota, was the Founding Head of the Pillar of Engineering Systems and Design.      

We seek individuals with an earned doctorate (or nearing completion) in an engineering systems-related field, including operations research, operations management, industrial engineering, applied mathematics and statistics, economics and public policy. Individuals with research interests in large scale and complex systems, including, but not limited to, supply chains, transportation and logistics, healthcare, energy and the environment, service systems, critical infrastructure, and security, are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants must have a solid grounding in one or more methodologies, including, but not limited to, optimization, stochastic modeling, statistics, network science, game theory, system dynamics, econometrics and behavioral sciences. Applicants should have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, to mentoring and advising of undergraduate and graduate students, and to developing and maintaining an active research program.

Candidates should submit a letter of interest, a CV, sample publications, statements of research and teaching interests, and three letters of reference. Applications are being accepted online at www.sutd.edu.sg/careers.htm. Additional information about the university and the engineering systems and design pillar can be found at www.sutd.edu.sg. Inquiries about the position can be directed to Associate Professor Karthik Natarajan (karthik_natarajan@sutd.edu.sg), Associate Head of the Pillar of Engineering Systems and Design. If you will be at INFORMS, please drop a mail towards this.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Please submit your the full application package, it should include:

1. Statement of interest / Cover letter
2. Full resume with profile, publications, as well as conference papers
3. Research and teaching plans
4. One research paper
5. Three reference letters