Applications are invited for one tenure-track appointment in the area of Supply Chain Operations Management (SCOM). Subject to budgetary approval, the appointment, at the rank of Assistant Professor, will be effective as of August 1, 2016. The successful candidate should hold a PhD degree in the area of Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Management Science, or a closely related discipline, and have strong methodological training by the appointment date.
The successful candidate is expected to conduct research in SCOM in one or more of the following areas: Sustainable Supply Chains, Supply Chain Analytics, Supply Chain Risk Management, Retail Operations Management, Operations / Finance Interface, Service Operations Management, Logistics, Revenue Management, Operations / Marketing Interface. Teaching could involve undergraduate and graduate level courses in logistics, planning and control, demand management, modelling and optimization, risk management and simulation. Candidates must provide evidence of teaching effectiveness.
The Department of Supply Chain and Business Technology Management is one of the five departments in the John Molson School of Business (JMSB). The Department houses three disciplines: Supply Chain Management, Business Technology Management and Business Statistics. Showing strong growth in recent years, there are currently more than 200 students majoring and minoring in the area of SCOM. An inter-disciplinary, applied research oriented graduate level program titled ‘Master of Supply Chain Management’ is expected to be launched in September 2016, pending government approval. The Department is also part of the MBA Program at JMSB and the “PhD Program in Administration”, a joint program among the four universities in Montreal.
Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
The Department will acknowledge all applications. However, only the short-listed candidates will be contacted further.
Three reference letters should be forwarded by the referees to the e-mail address below. Please send, in electronic format, a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching evaluations, copies of recent publications and any other supporting documentation to:
Rustam Vahidov, Professor and Chair
rustam.vahidov@concordia.ca
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply, however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada will be given priority. Concordia University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, aboriginal peoples, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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Xiao Huang
Associate Professor
John Molson School of Business, Concordia University
Montreal QC
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