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Visiting Professor Positions for Spring 2016 at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (Mexico)

  • 1.  Visiting Professor Positions for Spring 2016 at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (Mexico)

    Posted 10-21-2015 08:58


    This is an invitation to spend four months as a visiting professor at Universidad de las Américas Puebla (UDLAP) in Cholula, Puebla (95 miles East of Mexico City) in the Industrial Engineering Department. UDLAP is a private university accredited in the US by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

    We are looking for recent Ph.D. graduates to teach undergraduate courses from January through early May 2016. The courses will be taught in English.The teaching responsibilities will be for four courses (12 hours a week).

    Candidates should have earned a Ph.D. in Operations Research, Industrial Engineering or related areas within one year of the starting date. Two positions are available.

    Salary for the four-month period will be between 12,000 and 16,000 U.S. dollars (depending on the candidate's profile). The university has staff dedicated to assisting with the work visa process.

    The UDLAP sits on a beautiful campus and has a large international community. The visiting professors will have the option of living on campus.Cholula is a small university town adjacent to the city of Puebla, a major metropolitan area with many cultural and entertainment attractions within a peaceful environment.Applications should be sent by November 20, 2015 to the department chair Dr. Xochitl Flores at: carmenx.flores@udlap.mx. Please contact Dr. Flores for any additional information.

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    Adriana Ley-Chavez
    Associate Professor
    Industrial Engineering Department
    Universidad de las Américas Puebla
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