Rutgers University - Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

INSTITUTION: Rutgers University

DEPARTMENT: Industrial and Systems Engineering

POSITION: ISE Chair

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Posting Date:  October 12, 2012

Position Title:  Industrial and Systems Engineering Chair

Faculty or Department: Industrial and Systems Engineering

The Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, invites applications for the position of Department Chair.  We seek a dynamic, innovative, and collaborative leader with a bold vision for the future of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

Candidates are expected to have an earned doctorate in Industrial Engineering or a closely related discipline.  We seek a chair with an international reputation for leadership in research and educational innovation,

The successful candidate will have an exemplary record of achievement at a level commensurate with appointment as a tenured Full Professor. Preferred qualifications include demonstrated accomplishments in academic leadership, interdisciplinary research and education, diversity, and administration.

The ISE Department is comprised of 12 faculty members, and 150 BS, 40 MS, and 40 PhD students. The department has a reputation for excellence with particular strengths in quality and reliability engineering, production and manufacturing, data mining, biomechanics, transportation, and security. 

The School of Engineering (SOE) is located on Rutgers Busch Campus, in Piscataway. It has an enrollment of over 3,300 undergraduates and 800 graduate students. The SOE has over 140 fulltime faculty members across seven academic engineering departments: Biomedical, Chemical and Biochemical, Civil and Environmental, Electrical and Computer, Industrial and Systems, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical and Aerospace. The Chair reports to the Dean of the School of Engineering and is responsible for the administration of all programs and budgets in the Department.

Chartered in 1766 as Queen’s College, Rutgers, a land-grant university, is a member of the American Association of Universities and one of the nation’s leading research universities, with an international reputation for excellence. The university is a vibrant academic community with more than 58,000 students including 13,000 graduate students, and over 9,000 faculty and staff. Rutgers is committed to the highest standards of teaching, research, and service, and sponsors community initiatives in the state to help meet the demands of the 21st century.

The School of Engineering is anticipating significant growth in strategically important areas including advanced manufacturing systems , energy systems, computing, transportation and biomedical and health sciences. An exciting recent development at Rutgers is the acquisition of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, which will provide significant opportunities for collaboration in health sciences.

A letter of application accompanied by current curriculum vitae, a statement of the candidate's vision for the future of the department, a statement of education, research, diversity, and leadership philosophy and contact information for at least three professional references (who will be contacted only with explicit permission of the candidate), must be submitted electronically to Professor Susan Albin, Chair of the Search Committee, at salbin@rci.rutgers.edu. Review of applicants will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. We anticipate having a successful candidate in place on July 1, 2013.

Rutgers is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Rutgers is also an ADVANCE institution, one of a limited number of universities in receipt of NSF funds in support of our commitment to increase diversity and the participation and advancement of women in the STEM disciplines.