University of Texas at El Paso - Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering - Assistant Professor

INSTITUTION:University of Texas at El Paso
DEPARTMENT:Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering
POSITION: Assistant Professor
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Position Description: The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is seeking to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level for its growing, dynamic Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering. Applications are solicited from candidates whose research interests are focused on Healthcare Systems and align with the thrust area of Human Factors.

Responsibilities include teaching and mentoring at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an active research agenda and secure extramural funding in support of research activities. Anticipated appointment date is Fall 2013.

The Department: The Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering (http://imse.utep.edu) consists of eight faculty members specializing in operations research, reliability and maintainability, systems engineering, supply chain management, human factors, and ergonomics. The Department offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and Master of Science degrees in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Systems Engineering. The department participates in several interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs in the College of Engineering (COE) and is developing an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Manufacturing Engineering for implementation in Fall 2013. Current departmental enrollment includes 115 undergraduates and 117 graduate students. Research expenditures last year were nearly $2.8 million.

Over the past three years, the department has experienced the fastest research expenditures growth in the COE through major grants/contracts with USDA, DoED, DHS, NSF, the City of El Paso, NIST, Fort Bliss and LMC-Aeronautics. The increase in research expenditures indicates the IMSE faculty commitment to research in the strategic COE areas of Sustainability, Manufacturing, Infrastructure Systems, and Energy Systems. The Department is closely affiliated with the Research Institute for Manufacturing and Engineering Systems (http://rimes.utep.edu/), which has strong relationships with industrial and government partners. Additionally, the Department has ongoing collaborations with the Texas Tech University Health Science Center, local school districts, hospitals, international and national universities, and other UTEP departments. Excellent manufacturing and analytical research facilities exist within the College (http://engineering.utep.edu), specifically in the area of healthcare/ biomedical engineering.  The COE houses a class 100/1000 clean room for semiconductor, biomedical device, and MEMS fabrication; a Laboratory for Human Motion Analysis and Neurorehabilitation; a Medical Imaging Informatics Lab; an Additive Manufacturing or rapid prototyping systems lab; and a Cell Culture/Tissue Engineering lab. For additional information, please visit the department website at http://imse.utep.edu

About UTEP & El Paso: The University of Texas at El Paso is an emerging national research university at the heart of the U.S.-Mexico border region committed to the ideals of access and excellence. A leader among Hispanic-serving institutions, UTEP enrolls more than 22,000 students – about 77 percent of them Hispanic – and is the only doctoral research university in the nation with a student body that is a majority Mexican-American.

UTEP offers 70 bachelor’s, 79 master’s, and 19 doctoral programs – with more in development. UTEP’s nearly $70 million in research spending a year ranks the University among the top 200 universities in the nation; and its more than $35 million in federal research spending ranks fourth among all Texas public universities.

The center for intellectual capital in the region, UTEP awarded its 100,000th degree since its founding in 1914 at the May 2011 commencement. A major economic engine in the Paso del Norte region, UTEP generates $438 million in local business volume and contributes over 6,900 jobs and $423 million in household income. UTEP offers exciting Division I athletic programs; award-winning theater, dance, and music programs; several art galleries and a museum; and continuing and lifelong education programs open to the public.

El Paso County is a highly livable, bi-cultural community of 800,000 people that offers affordable homes and is the safest large city in the United States. Shielded by mountains on three sides, El Paso enjoys more than 300 days of sunshine annually and a dry climate, making it possible to engage in outdoor activities year-round. The city of El Paso adjoins both the state of New Mexico and the country of Mexico, making it one of the largest international communities in the world. El Paso comprises 248 square miles and is the sixth largest city in Texas and 19th largest in the United States. The international and multicultural characteristics of the Paso del Norte region provide faculty with unique opportunities to address the border region's most challenging health issues.

El Paso’s active arts and culture community features the state’s longest running symphony orchestra, a nationally recognized chamber music festival, art galleries, history museums, and a full schedule of seasonal festivals and events. UTEP adds to the arts scene with an award-winning dinner theater, contemporary and student art galleries, and a natural history museum.

Required Qualifications: Applicants are required to have (1) an earned doctorate in Industrial/Systems Engineering preferably with expertise in Human Factors, Healthcare Systems, or a closely related field at the time of appointment, (2) a record of or potential for academic scholarship as demonstrated by research publications and ability to secure extramural research funding; and (3) a commitment to and potential for teaching excellence or a record of successful college or university teaching. The successful candidate must be able to work effectively with faculty, staff, students, and community members from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Salary & benefits: Competitive. The initial salary is negotiable and commensurate with qualifications and experience. The position comes with an attractive start-up package and excellent fringe benefits.

Application procedure: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed. Applicants are encouraged to apply by November 30, 2012.

Applicants must submit the following as PDF files to IMSE-HF-2013@utep.edu: (1) a cover letter, (2) a detailed curriculum vitae, and (3) the name, address, phone number, and e-mail addresses of three professional references, (4) a statement of teaching philosophy, (5) a description of proposed research, and (6) representative research papers.

Candidates may contact the chair of the search committee at IMSE-HF-2013@utep.edu.

The University of Texas at El Paso does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or sexual orientation in employment or in the provision of services.