The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in Troy, NY invites applications for
a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate
Professor levels. We seek a passionate individual with demonstrated
potential to establish a strong externally funded research program and
contribute to the teaching excellence in the core undergraduate and
graduate curricula of the department. Candidates should have active
research programs that are methodologically innovative and tied to one
or more compelling application domains. Areas of particular interest
include large-scale predictive and/or prescriptive analytics, learning
and decision-making for real-time control and adaptation, and
distributed autonomous systems, though other areas are encouraged.
Applications domains may extend or complement the department's work in
critical infrastructure, community resilience and supply chains.
There will also be opportunities to participate in Institute-wide
research initiatives such as the Institute for Data Exploration and
Applications (IDEA) and the Cognitive and Immersive Systems Lab
(CISL).
Candidates must possess an earned Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree
in Industrial and Systems Engineering or a closely related field.
Academic or other relevant professional experience beyond the Doctoral
degree is preferred. Candidates for Associate Professor must have at
least six years of experience, a proven record in attracting funding
and conducting outstanding research, a strong commitment to education,
evidence of effective teaching, and commensurate academic credentials
to qualify for a tenured faculty appointment at Rensselaer.
The ISE department awards the following degrees: B.S. in Industrial
and Management Engineering, which was first established in 1933;
M.S./M.Eng. in Industrial and Management Engineering; M.S./M.Eng. in
Systems Engineering and Technology Management; and Ph.D. in Decision
Sciences and Engineering Systems. The Department is highly
interdisciplinary, with strong education and research connections with
Computer Science, Mathematical Science, Cognitive Science, Management,
and other engineering disciplines. The Department has 12 faculty, 180
undergraduates and 18 Ph.D. students. ISE is one of the seven
departments in the School of Engineering, which has approximately 160
faculty, 3500 undergraduates, and 480 graduate students.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private research university in
Troy, New York, situated at the beautiful confluence of the Hudson and
Mohawk Rivers. Founded in 1824, it is the oldest technological
university in the English-speaking world. With the university¹s
involvement, the City of Troy is in the midst of a period of buoyant
commercial and cultural resurgence. Beyond Troy are the vibrant urban
areas of the greater Capital Region, including Albany, Schenectady,
and Saratoga‹as well as the beautiful wilderness of the Adirondack
region.
Applications must include a cover letter, complete curriculum vitae,
statement of research accomplishments and goals (no more than three
pages), a one-page description of teaching interests, contact
information, and contact information for three professional
references. Please put material in a single PDF document addressed to
ISE Department Head Prof. John Wen, and send to
ise@rpi.edu with the
subject line: ISE Faculty Position. Application review is ongoing and
applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please
direct all questions related to this position to Prof. John Wen at
wenj@rpi.edu.
We welcome candidates who bring diverse intellectual, geographical,
gender and ethnic perspectives to the Rensselaer community. Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.
Website: ise.rpi.edu <http://ise.rpi.edu>