[IISE Faculty List] Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position: The University of Tennessee – Knoxville (UTK)

Fri Sep 6 11:38:14 EDT 2024

*Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the ScAI Fall 2025*

*The University of Tennessee – Knoxville (UTK)*

*Knoxville **Academic Units: Tickle College of Engineering*

*Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering*

*Location*

Knoxville, Tennessee

*Open Date*

September 01, 2024

*Description*

The Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) Department (https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fise.utk.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cecc812d290644b0ee87908dcce89f719%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638612339170008318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Eg6c4Za8Z4%2BmuYUf5tKmstgBzsJXS6h5dzW6P%2BzzQJk%3D&reserved=0
<https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fise.utk.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cecc812d290644b0ee87908dcce89f719%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638612339170008318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=hk2NJnZO3bX2D0S0MU%2Fc50l6i9%2Bm5hZueHI9iUiSK7Y%3D&reserved=0>) at UTK is seeking exceptional candidates to fill one
tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level starting August 1,
2025. This search is part of a cluster hire to add faculty across multiple
departments with expertise in Science-informed Artificial Intelligence
(ScAI). The successful candidate may have a 25% joint appointment with the
Mathematics department. The ScAI cluster is part of the “*It takes a
Volunteer*” cluster hiring initiative at the University of Tennessee,
Knoxville (
https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprovost.utk.edu%2Fit-takes-a-volunteer-2023-2025-cluster-hiring-initiative%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cecc812d290644b0ee87908dcce89f719%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638612339170008318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Cce9smg%2B3zMhRFlMQhzqVrllruF%2BOHMfb0Yi04AqGW0%3D&reserved=0).The
ScAI
Cluster will be a team of excellence in the science, mathematics, and
optimization of AI for advancing scientific and engineering applications
with a direct impact on additive manufacturing and hypersonic defense
systems. As part of this institutional priority initiative, new hires will
join a dynamic core group of scientific collaborators with complementary
experience and a shared interest in building a national reputation for
excellence and innovation in ScAI. In addition, members of the cluster are
expected to work together to grow the University’s reputation in ScAI
through shared grant proposals, publications, and innovative new curricular
programming.

The new hires will also support and contribute to the AI TENNessee
Initiative. The AI TENNessee Initiative is a new transdisciplinary research
and education initiative focused on the State of Tennessee’s unique AI
strengths and opportunities for innovation. Led by the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, this initiative is engaging with academic,
industrial, and community partners across Tennessee to leverage the
benefits of AI across all disciplines and economic sectors in areas such as
AI for science, smart manufacturing, climate-smart agriculture and
forestry, precision health and environment, and future mobility. Our goal
is to improve lives through AI research and education. The mission of the
AI Tennessee initiative is to: 1) advance cutting-edge fundamental and
transdisciplinary AI research and creative activity across all disciplines
to address important challenges; 2) expand the number of Tennessee students
developing skills and core competencies in AI across many disciplines to
prepare them for AI-enabled jobs of today and the future; and 3) partner
with industry and institutions statewide to  position Tennessee as a
national and global leader in the data-intensive knowledge economy.

UTK is the flagship campus of the UT system, land-grant university, and a
public Carnegie Research 1 institution. As an 1862 land-grant university
and as Volunteers, serving our state and nation is key to our mission. UT
enrolls approximately 36,000 students at its Knoxville campus. Under a
united leadership across the UT system, university campuses, and colleges,
UTK is undergoing transformational changes focused on solving some of the
most audacious, pressing problems our country and world face today.

The Tickle College of Engineering is undergoing an unprecedented period of
growth and success and anticipates adding over 30 new faculty over the next
three years as part of ambitious cluster hiring campaigns led by Chancellor
Donde Plowman and Dean Matthew Mench. For two years, the college has set
records in research expenditures, enrollment, incoming student GPA,
diversity, and intellectual property development. New facilities include
the state-of-the-art Zeanah Engineering Complex, the University of
Tennessee Manufacturing and Design Enterprise (TN-MADE) facility, and the
Innovation South building now under construction that will house UT’s
Fibers and Composites Manufacturing Facility (FCMF). TCE currently has 185
T/TT and 67 NTT faculty in its seven academic departments and offers 12
undergraduate, 16 MS, and 15 PhD degree programs. Affiliated with TCE and
located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, the UT Space Institute is an aerospace and
defense research hub. The college is also home to eight research centers
and three interdisciplinary institutes. With approximately 3,800
undergraduate and 1,150 graduate students, the college sits 29th among
public universities in the most recent U.S. News and World Report graduate
rankings. Faculty in the college have won 21 early career awards (NSF, DoE,
DARPA, AFOSR, and ARO) since 2016. In FY22, the college had NSF HERD
research expenditures of $109 million.

The ISE Department offers BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial
Engineering and MS and Doctor of Engineering degrees in Engineering
Management. The Department currently has 13 tenured or tenure-track faculty
members and an enrollment of 479 students, including 231 UG, 154 MS, 72
Ph.D., and 27 Doctor of Engineering 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 $5.1M. For additional information
about the Department, please visit https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fise.utk.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cecc812d290644b0ee87908dcce89f719%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638612339170008318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Eg6c4Za8Z4%2BmuYUf5tKmstgBzsJXS6h5dzW6P%2BzzQJk%3D&reserved=0.

 *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 AI. An earned doctorate in Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering,
Operations Research, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a closely related
field is required, and the PhD must be in hand by the 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 UTK.

*Application Instructions*

Review of applications will begin on September 13, 2024, and will continue
until the position is filled. Individuals interested in applying for this
position should submit electronically at https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapply.interfolio.com%2F153456&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cecc812d290644b0ee87908dcce89f719%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638612339170008318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=AWrXthhETd%2B034ifSm%2Bwc7hlqxyFArFqfw%2BlB1DALbs%3D&reserved=0.

Applications should include

   1. Cover Letter articulating the applicant’s interest in and
   qualifications for this position,
   2. Curriculum vitae,
   3. Research statement outlining previous and future directions,
   4. Teaching and mentoring statement, and
   5. Names of three to five references.

For any additional questions, please contact ISE Search Committee Contact:
Dr. Xueping Li, ISE, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, xli27 at utk.edu.

*Additional Information*

The City of Knoxville is a hidden gem with an elegant and walkable
downtown, rich and varied nightlife, intercultural events, vibrant
neighborhoods, eclectic restaurants, and amazing access to outdoor
activities of all kinds as well as exciting cultural events throughout the
year. From Knoxville’s TYS Airport, Knoxville has nonstop flights to 22
major airports in the US, including direct flights to cities such as DC,
NYC, Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, and Miami, and the surrounding counties have
a population of more than 850,000 people. UTK is in Knoxville TN, within an
easy driving distance to Nashville, Atlanta, Asheville, and the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park.

In addition, the City of Knoxville and the surrounding areas boast great
K-12 schools and one of the most highly educated populations in the entire
US. From 2007 to 2017, Tennessee’s overall economy growth ranked #7 among
all 50 US states. In 2019, US News ranked the State of Tennessee in the US
as the #1 in fiscal stability, #12 in economy, and #13 in infrastructure.

*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 accommodation of a disability should be directed
to the ADA Coordinator at the Office of Equity and Diversity, 1840 Melrose
Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37996-3560, by email to oed at utk.edu <oed at utk.edu>, or
by phone at 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 and Resolution, 216 Business Incubator Building –
2450 E. J. Chapman Drive, by email to investigations at utk.edu
<investigations at utk.edu>, or by phone at 865-974-0717.*

______________________________________
Xueping Li, Ph.D.
Director, iLab (Ideation Laboratory) <https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Filab.utk.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cecc812d290644b0ee87908dcce89f719%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638612339170008318%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=o3iQp0EN0dFsJqB3dIsMl%2B%2BNofzskAGsdGRlQWVyp5U%3D&reserved=0>
Co-Director, HITS (Health Innovation Technology & Simulation) Lab
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Adjunct Professor (Courtesy), College of Nursing
Fellow, IISE
Professor, Dan Doulet Faculty Fellow
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
522 John D. Tickle Building
851 Neyland Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-2315
Office Phone: (865) 974-7648
Fax: (865) 974-0588
Web: https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fxli.tennessee.edu%2F&data=05%7C02%7Ciefac.list%40mailman.clemson.edu%7Cecc812d290644b0ee87908dcce89f719%7C0c9bf8f6ccad4b87818d49026938aa97%7C0%7C0%7C638612339170164583%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=6f0WWp2YQ3KAkyMfm9d%2B0AKw5uFb%2BXqYy%2BYChgltuzo%3D&reserved=0
Email: Xueping.Li at utk.edu
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