INFORMS Open Forum

Faculty Position at Syracuse University

  • 1.  Faculty Position at Syracuse University

    Posted 09-27-2016 15:14

    SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, Martin J. Whitman School of Management is seeking applications for a tenure-track position in Supply Chain Management at the Assistant Professor level starting in Fall 2017. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in supply chain management (SCM), operations management, industrial engineering, or a related field, and are expected to produce excellent scholarly research that is disseminated in leading research outlets.

    Applicants must be familiar with innovative pedagogical approaches. Initial teaching duties will include the introductory undergraduate and graduate supply chain management courses in addition to one or more advanced courses. The program offers a wide variety of courses, including supply chain strategy, sourcing, transportation and distribution management, management science, supply chain finance, project management, lean six sigma, supply chain information systems, customer relationship management with SAP, and global supply chain strategy among others.

    The Supply Chain Management program at Syracuse University has a rich history with extensive alumni support. Established in 1919, it is home to the nation’s first supply chain program. It is currently ranked by Bloomberg/Business Week, Gartner, U.S. News and others. For more information about the SCM program, please visit http://whitman.syr.edu/scm.

    The Supply Chain Management program has two endowed research centers: The H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management and the Robert H. Brethen Operations Management Institute. These centers provide support for students and faculty, and for scholarly activities. The Supply Chain Management program offers PhD, MBA, MS and BS degrees in SCM. The MBA and MS programs feature full-time residency as well as distance-learning programs.

    Individuals wishing to be considered should send (1) a letter of application, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) research statement describing the candidate’s research philosophy, (4) sample papers, (5) teaching philosophy, (6) teaching evaluations (if any), and (7) names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to the Syracuse University Human Resources website www.sujobopps.com (Position Reference Number: 072816) as well as to scmsrch@syr.edu. Applications will be accepted until November 25, 2016. The posting can be accessed directly by candidates using this link http://www.sujobopps.com/postings/66751.

    For more information about Syracuse University, please visit http://syr.edu/. Representatives will be attending INFORMS and Decision Sciences Conferences in order to meet with candidates.

    Syracuse University is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer.

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    Burak Kazaz
    The Steven R. Becker Professor of Supply Chain Management
    The Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professor for Teaching Excellence
    Executive Director, The H.H. Franklin Center for Supply Chain Management
    https://bkazaz.expressions.syr.edu/
    Whitman School of Management
    Syracuse University
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