The Information and Decision Sciences (IDS) Department within the College of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) invites applications for one or more tenure-track or tenured faculty position(s) in Operations and Supply Chain Management beginning August 2020. Full applications need to be completed by October 15, 2019 via shorturl.at/bhq18 and must include a letter of interest; CV; research statement; teaching statement; and names, titles, and e-mail addresses for three professional references. Faculty will be available at INFORMS for meetings with candidates.The IDS department offers courses and conducts research in information systems, operations and supply chain management, and business analytics. The advertised position(s) will encompass research in the operations and supply chain area, and involve teaching in this area at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The department also has an active IDS doctoral program with a specialization in operations management. UIC is located in downtown Chicago close to several major corporations and startups. The university also has research groups and initiatives around data science, health care, urban mobility, and energy.Applicants should have a Ph.D., either completed or near completion, in operations management, operations research, supply chain management or a closely related field. Successful candidates will have strong research capabilities, commitment to publish in top-tier journals, and exemplary communication and teaching. Applicants at the Associate Professor or Full Professor levels must have an excellent record of teaching and ongoing scholarly research activity consistent with a senior-level faculty appointment. Successful candidates will also have an interest and ability to interact effectively with students, industry partners, and the broader business community. ------------------------------
Selvaprabu (Selva) Nadarajah
Assistant Professor of Operations Management
College of Business at UIC
http://selvan.people.uic.edu------------------------------