[Iefac.list] Two Tenure Track Assistant Professor Positions at UT Arlington

[Rosenberger, Jay Michael]

Dear Colleagues,

Apologies for cross posting.  Below is an announcement for two tenure track Assistant Professor positions in the Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Please forward the announcement to potential candidates.

Sincerely,

Jay Rosenberger

Two Assistant Professor Positions
The Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department
at the University of Texas at Arlington is seeking to fill two Assistant Professor positions,
(1) in Logistics and (2) in Manufacturing.  (Position Numbers: F00020P and F00021P)

The Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Arlington invites applications for two nine-month, tenure-track assistant professor positions with a focus on (1) Logistics, and (2) Manufacturing, with a tentative date of starting employment in Fall 2017. These positions are part of the College of Engineering’s search for 12 tenure-oriented faculty members in thematic areas which are research thrusts of UTA’s Strategic Plan 2020: Bold Solutions | Global Impact: Health and the Human Condition, Sustainable Urban Communities, Global Environmental Impact, and Data-Driven Discovery. The key objective is to hire faculty members with outstanding qualifications who share the University’s core values of high standards of excellence in teaching, innovative and collaborative research, and service, combined with fostering an open and inclusive environment. Major emphasis will be on potential collaboration for research with faculty members from other departments across UTA and outside the University.
Duties and Responsibilities
Teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses in the areas of Logistics or Manufacturing. Develop externally funded research programs that result in publications in leading scholarly journals; present research work in leading scholarly conferences; supervise graduate students; and serve on departmental, college, and university committees.
Minimum Qualifications
An earned Ph.D. degree (All-But-Dissertation, ABD, cases will be considered) in industrial engineering, manufacturing, logistics or a closely related field. The candidate should have a background in an emerging research area related to logistics or manufacturing. Candidates must also show a strong commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The University, College and Department
The University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” institution. With a projected global enrollment of close to 57,000 in AY 2016-17, UTA is the largest institution in The University of Texas System. Guided by its Strategic Plan Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA fosters interdisciplinary research within four broad themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery. UTA was recently cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second lowest average student debt among U.S. universities. U.S. News & World Report also ranks UTA fifth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times’ 2017 Best for Vets list. The College of Engineering is home to seven departments: Bioengineering; Civil Engineering; Computer Science and Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering; Materials Science and Engineering; and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. With more than 7,000 students, the College is the third-largest in Texas and offers the most comprehensive engineering degree programs in the region. It offers 10 baccalaureate, 14 master’s, and 9 doctoral degree programs and has ties to numerous Fortune 500 companies in the region. The College is enjoying extraordinary growth in graduate and undergraduate student enrollment and in student graduation. This growth has been concomitant with growth in research expenditures, collaboration, innovation and entrepreneurship by faculty and students. The college currently has eight active NSF CAREER grants, four of which were awarded in 2015-16. The Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering Department faculty are active in the areas of stochastic modeling, optimization and statistics; human factors; micro-manufacturing; systems engineering; RFID; logistics; operations research; and engineering education. The department is one of the fastest-growing on campus, and we also offer online programs to support working professionals, including the new master of science in engineering management and the master of science in systems engineering programs.
Application Instructions
To apply, applicants should go www.uta.edu/faculty-search<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.uta.edu_faculty-2Dsearch&d=CwIGaQ&c=Ngd-ta5yRYsqeUsEDgxhcqsYYY1Xs5ogLxWPA_2Wlc4&r=Ue5eprQ_fMYcavWXDDYHbKQI0IFAmpjoy6QR5xcYCC4Qd5ukwoooDHsBFMkK-u0r&m=YpDNLBuNyM5MG4FMY_iANammZd26ty9WI8nSECRnBNI&s=nzmy-aYjRzCHFqFs5tnyjojO_zG4UBEzMlNKiHpBU6c&e= > to and submit their application, including a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching objectives, and contact information for at least five references. Questions about the position should be addressed to componation at uta.edu<mailto:componation at uta.edu>.
Review of applications will begin on January 13, 2017, and will continue until the positions are filled.
EEO/AA Policy 

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. UTA is a tobacco free campus.
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