DEPARTMENT: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
POSITION: Associate/Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)
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Faculty Position in Advanced Manufacturing
(Tenure-Track)
(Tenure-Track)
The
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering invites
applications and nominations for the position of a tenure-track associate
professor or assistant professor. Candidates for the position must have
an earned doctorate in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, or a
closely related field. Industrial experience and professional registry are
highly desired. The successful candidate will lead funded research endeavors
that complement or extend the current strengths of the department, with
preference given to the areas of advanced manufacturing technologies and
processes, product innovation, sustainable manufacturing operations, and
similar areas. The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to teaching
at the graduate and undergraduate levels. For more senior applicants, an
outstanding reputation in the field of specialty is a primary requirement. The
starting date will be August 2015. Salary will be commensurate with
qualifications.
The
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering has a tradition
of excellence in research and education. Faculty members conduct research
in advanced manufacturing, logistics, operations research, health care systems,
human factors, and statistical quality control. Research expenditures
exceeded four million in FY 2013 from diverse sources including NSF, U.S. and Kansas
Departments of Transportation, a Veterans Engineering Resource Center, and
private organizations. The department values and supports interdisciplinary
research, and the successful candidate will have opportunities to collaborate
with researchers at the Advanced Manufacturing Institute in the department, the
University Transportation Center, the Biosecurity Research Institute, the
Center for Risk Management Education and Research, and others.
The
department offers an ABET-accredited B.S.I.E.; master’s degrees in Industrial
Engineering, Operations Research, and Engineering Management (including
distance education options); and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering. The
department has 11 faculty members and 240 undergraduate students and 106 graduate
students. The K-State College of Engineering is the largest and most
comprehensive engineering college in Kansas, with enrollment of more than
3300 undergraduate and about 500 graduate students. The University, with its
enrollment of 23,000 students, is designated a Carnegie
Doctoral/Research–Extensive Institution and has declared its goal to be a top
50 public research university by 2025.
Kansas
State University is located in Manhattan, a vibrant community of 52,000 in the
scenic Flint Hills of Northeast Kansas (http://www.manhattan.org/). The community offers a
friendly and safe environment. It also features excellent housing,
exceptional schools, outstanding parks and recreation facilities, a wide
variety of shopping and dining establishments, and short commute times.
The community is located in the center of the U.S. and in America’s
breadbasket.
Applicants
should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a one-page statement of
research vision, a one-page statement of teaching interests, and contact
information for at least three professional references to iesearch@ksu.edu. Questions may be directed
to Dr. Shuting Lei, search committee chair, at lei@ksu.edu. For additional information,
please visit http://www.imse.ksu.edu/facultyposition
Screening
of applications will begin February 1, 2015 and will continue until the
position is filled.
Kansas State University is an Equal Opportunity
Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans. Kansas
State University actively seeks diversity among its employees. Background
check required.
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