[IISE Faculty List] ISE Faculty Positions at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Third Position in the Area of Future Mobility)

[Jin, Mingzhou (Ming)]

Dear Colleagues,

The Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Tennessee invites applications to the third tenure-track faculty position in this year. This position is part of the campus-wide cluster hire initiative called “Future Mobility”. I would appreciate it if you would share this announcement with your graduate students or other colleagues.

Best Regards,
Ming
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Mingzhou Jin, Ph.D.
John D. Tickle Professor and Department Head, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering<http://ise.utk.edu/>
Director of the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment<http://isse.utk.edu/> (ISSE)
Director of the FERSC Center,<fersc.utk.edu> a DOT/UTC
The University of Tennessee at Knoxville
[Tickle]


Faculty Positions in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville – Assistant Professors: Future Mobility, Fall 2024

The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department (https://ise.utk.edu<http://ise.utk.edu/>) at UTK is seeking exceptional candidates to fill one tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level starting August 1, 2024. This search is part of a cluster hire to add faculty across multiple departments with expertise in Mobility.  More information about the Institute of Future Mobility can be obtained here: https://research.utk.edu/mobility/
Qualifications
This hire at the assistant professor level is expected to propose, advocate, shape, and implement the roadmap to establish a strong footprint and nationwide presence in the crosscutting field of industrial Engineering and Mobility. An earned doctorate in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or a closely related field is required, and the PhD must be in hand by time of appointment. The successful applicants will have strong problem-solving and communication skills and the ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment. A strong commitment to teaching excellence and publications in leading journals are expected. Preferred qualifications are teaching experience, industrial experience, and demonstrated ability to attract external funding. The applicants must also have a strong desire to conduct groundbreaking research in the electrification, automation, and shared mobility of transportation that will move future mobility technologies to deployment and create a workforce able to lead the deployment after graduation from UT.
UTK is the flagship university and the premier public research institute in the State of Tennessee. There are extensive opportunities for collaborations with members of CTR, CURENT, and nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
The ISE Department offers BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering and MS and Doctoral degrees in Engineering Management. The Department currently has a total of 11 tenured or tenure-track faculty members and an enrollment of more than 400 students, including 222 UG, 106 MS, and 76 Ph.D. students. The Department will increase its faculty size to 25 by 2025, including 16 tenured or tenure-track faculty members and nine full-time teaching or research faculty members. ISE actively interacts with on-campus centers including the Reliability and Maintainability Center, the Center for Transportation Research, the state’s Institute for Public Service, the Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, and so on. Departmental strengths include optimization, data analytics, machine learning, quantum computing, reliability and maintainability, and operational excellence and their applications in manufacturing, logistics and transportation, energy systems, sustainability, and healthcare systems. The annual externally funded research expenditure is more than $3.6M. For additional information about the Department, please visit https://ise.utk.edu/ .
We are seeking candidates who will contribute in meaningful ways to the diversity and intercultural goals of the university. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or covered veteran status.

Application Instructions Application Instructions
Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Individuals
interested in applying for this position should submit electronically at apply.interfolio.com/135523.
Applications should include:
1.     a Cover Letter articulating the applicant’s interest in and qualifications for this position,
2.     a curriculum vitae,
3.     a research statement outlining previous and future directions,
4.     a teaching and mentoring statement, and
5.     the names of three to five references.
For any additional questions, please contact ISE Search Committee Contact: Dr. Andrew Yu , ISE, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, at ajyu at utk.edu<mailto:ajyu at utk.edu> and TCE Cluster Hire Chair Dr. Subhadeep Chakraborty (schakrab at utk.edu<mailto:schakrab at utk.edu>)
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and admission without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, and parental status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. In accordance with the requirements of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the University of Tennessee affirmatively states that it does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, or disability in its education programs and activities, and this policy extends to employment by the university. Requests for accommodations of a disability should be directed to the Office of Equity & Diversity, 1840 Melrose Avenue Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3560 or oed at utk.edu<mailto:oed at utk.edu> or (865)974-2498. Inquiries and charges of violation of Title VI (race, color and national origin), Title IX (sex), Section 504 (disability), the ADA (disability), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (age), sexual orientation, or veteran status should be directed to the Office of Investigation & Resolution 216 Business Incubator Building 2450 E.J. Chapman Drive Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 or (865)974-0717 or investigations at utk.edu<mailto:investigations at utk.edu>.


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