The Operations Management and Quantitative Methods area at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management seeks applicants for a tenure-track faculty appointment starting August, 2020. The search is focused at the junior (untenured) level but candidates at all ranks will be considered. Applicants must have a PhD or DBA in Operations Management or a related field by August 2020 from an AACSB accredited university. The candidate will be expected to conduct innovative and impactful research and teach in the MBA program.
The Owen Graduate School of Management is engaged in graduate and undergraduate management education. It has an enrollment of over 550 students in its MBA, Executive MBA, Americas MBA for Executives, Master of Science in Finance, Masters of Accountancy, Master of Marketing, and Master of Management in Health Care programs. In addition, Owen School faculty members teach in the Vanderbilt University undergraduate business minor. The Owen School enrolls students from all parts of the U.S. and 35 countries. Founded in 1873, Vanderbilt University is an internationally recognized research university with student body of some 12,500 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and approximately 1,430 full-time faculty (excluding faculty employed by the Medical Center), of whom 50 have their primary appointment in the Owen School. The university is situated on a 330-acre campus located a mile and a half south of downtown Nashville.
Home to more than 1.8 million people, the Nashville metropolitan area has over a dozen colleges and universities and features many cultural and recreational amenities including a symphony orchestra, professional sports, an extensive park system, great restaurants, and live music offerings across a broad variety of genres. Major industries include healthcare, publishing, insurance and finance, education, and entertainment. Nashville is frequently identified as one of the best U.S. cities for work, family, and quality of life by various national publications.
We seek to attract a research active, culturally and intellectually diverse faculty of the highest caliber, skilled in the scholarship of teaching, discovery, application, and integration of knowledge. The university's student body includes 32.1 percent minority students and 1,406 international students from 92 countries. Likewise, the Owen School is fully committed to a culturally diverse faculty and student body. More information about Vanderbilt's diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives is available at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/inclusion/.
Applicants should submit a letter of interest, a current vita, a statement of research and teaching interests and accomplishments (including teaching evaluations if available), three letters of reference, and sample publications and/or working papers. All application materials should be submitted through Interfolio at this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/67268. Please direct questions about the search to Professor Mumin Kurtulus.
We will conduct preliminary interviews with prospective applicants via Skype. If you are interested in being considered for a Skype interview, please submit a letter of interest, a current vita, and sample publications and/or working papers through the Interfolio link by October 4, 2019. We strongly encourage you to complete your application by November 1, 2019 to ensure full and timely consideration. However, we will continue to accept applications until the position is filled.
Vanderbilt University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to recruiting and retaining an academically and culturally diverse community of faculty. Vanderbilt has a strong institutional commitment to diversity in all areas. Women, minorities, people with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Read our full statement.
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Mumin Kurtulus
Associate Professor
Vanderbilt University
Nashville TN
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