Colleagues, please see the faculty announcement below and distribute as you see fit. Also, please let folks know that we will be talking informally to applicants at INFORMS and Winter SIM this fall. They can contact me about that, if interested. Thanks a lot! Alice
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The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Auburn University seeks an outstanding individual for a tenure-track faculty position in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering. Candidates will be considered at the assistant and associate professor levels. Candidates are sought that enhance strategic areas targeted by the department for growth. In particular, emphasis will be placed on applicants with a record of research accomplishments in (1) Operations research and/or (2) Advanced Manufacturing.
The successful candidate will be expected to establish a strong research program in one of the above areas as well as to establish collaborations with one of the several multidisciplinary team efforts in the college. The ISE department is a member of NIOSH's Deep South Center for Occupational Health and Safety and boasts significant research expenditures in the areas of modeling and optimization, vehicle electronics packaging, and advanced vehicle manufacturing. In addition to research duties, the successful candidate is expected to conduct teaching and service activities within the department.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering or a related field from an ABET accredited institution. A commensurate record of successful academic activities, including funded research, teaching and scholarly publications, will be required for applicants at the associate professor level. The intended start date is August 16th, 2015. The review of applications will begin on December 1st, 2014 but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please apply electronically by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae (with the name and contact information of three references) and a one-page statement of research plans to the following link:
http://aufacultypositions.peopleadmin.com/postings/658.
The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time the appointment is scheduled to begin, and must continue working legally for the proposed term of employment.
Auburn University is located in the City of Auburn, which was recently ranked in the top 10 nationally of Best Small Cities for Education as well as one of the top 10 places to live nationally. The university was chartered in 1856 and has an enrollment of approximately 25,000 students. It is ranked in the top 50 of public institutions. The picturesque main campus covers over 1,875 acres and includes the entire southwest quadrant of the city of Auburn.
Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law.
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Alice E. Smith, Ph.D., P.E.
W. Allen and Martha Reed Professor
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and
Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama USA
1-334-844-14601-334-844-1460
smithae@auburn.edu
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/~aesmith/
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