[Iefac.list] Multiple Faculty Positions at Singapore University of Technolog and Design

[Saif Benjaafar]

Multiple Faculty positions in Engineering Systems and Design

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), established in collaboration with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is seeking exceptional faculty members at all ranks (tenure-track and tenured, including senior faculty) in the areas of Engineering Systems and Design. The university has just admitted its first class of students. SUTD, the first university in the world with a focus on design accomplished through an integrated multi-disciplinary curriculum, has a mission to advance knowledge and nurture technically grounded leaders and innovators to serve societal needs. SUTD is characterized by a breadth of intellectual perspectives (the “university”), a focus on engineering foundations (“technology”) and an emphasis on innovation and creativity (design). The University’s programs are based on four pillars, each leading to a separate degree program, with Engineering Systems and Design one of the four. The faculty in Engineering Systems and Design is growing rapidly (12 faculty members were hired in the past year and we expect hire a similar number this year) with a steady-state target of over 70 faculty members, making it one of the largest such programs in the world.

MIT’s multi-faceted collaboration with SUTD includes curriculum development and initial course deployment, faculty and student recruiting, mentoring, and career development, and collaboration on joint research projects, through a major new international design centre, funding opportunities, and student exchanges. A select group of newly hired SUTD faculty will spend up to one year at MIT in a specially tailored program for professional development and collaboration. Professor Thomas Magnanti, former Dean of Engineering at MIT (and former President of INFORMS), is the Founding President of SUTD. Saif Benjaafar, Distinguished McKnight University Professor and former Director of Industrial & Systems Engineering at the University of Minnesota, is the Founding Head of Pillar of Engineering Systems and Design.

We seek individuals with an earned doctorate (or nearing completion) in an engineering systems-related field, including operations research, operations management, industrial engineering, systems engineering, applied mathematics and statistics, economics, public policy, and organizational science. Individuals with research interests in large scale and complex systems, including, but not limited to, supply chains, transportation and logistics, healthcare, energy and the environment, service systems, critical infrastructure, and security, are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants must have a solid grounding in one or more methodology, including, but not limited to, optimization, stochastic modeling, statistics, network science, game theory, system dynamics, and organizational and behavioral sciences. Applicants with a variety of research approaches, including empirical and experimental, are encouraged to apply. Applicants should have a strong commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, to mentoring and advising of undergraduate and graduate students, and to developing and maintaining an active research program. Successful candidates can look forward to internationally competitive remuneration, attractive research startup packages and grant opportunities, and assistance for relocation to Singapore.

Candidates should submit a letter of interest, a CV, sample publications, statements of research and teaching interests, and three letters of reference. Applications are being accepted online at www.sutd.edu.sg/careers.htm<http://www.sutd.edu.sg/careers.htm> and review of applications is ongoing. Additional information about the university and the engineering systems and design pillar can be found at www.sutd.edu.sg<http://www.sutd.edu.sg/>.

Inquiries about the position can be directed to Professor Saif Benjaafar (saif at sutd.edu.sg<mailto:saif at sutd.edu.sg>), Head of Pillar of Engineering Systems and Design or Professor Marco Scarsini (marco_scarsini at sutd.edu.sg<mailto:marco_scarsini at sutd.edu.sg>), Search Committee Chair.

We will be doing onsite interviews at the INFORMS meeting. To be considered for an interview, please submit your application (or email us your CV) by October 1.





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