Louisiana State University - Mechanical and Industrial Engineering - Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) Information Technology

INSTITUTION: Louisiana State University
DEPARTMENT: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
POSITION: Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) Information Technology
LINK: http://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=58428
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Assistant Professor (Tenure-track) Information Technology - E-Commerce

The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) at The Louisiana State University (LSU) is pleased to announce a significant growth of faculty over the next five years. The Department is currently seeking excellent applicants to fill multiple tenure-track positions in Mechanical Engineering and a tenure-track position in Industrial Engineering.

The College of Engineering (CoE) at LSU is experiencing a period of unprecedented growth, which includes an investment of a $110M in a new engineering complex, a result of a public-private partnership. The CoE actively encourages, and provides resources, for interdisciplinary research including but not limited to Advanced Manufacturing and Materials, Energy, Biotechnology, Infrastructure and Computation. Depending on their background, new hires will have the opportunity to leverage the resources and collaborative environments of the CoE, the National Center for Advanced Manufacturing (NCAM - http://ncam.eng.lsu.edu/), the Center for Computation and Technology (CCT - https://www.cct.lsu.edu/), the newly founded Institute for Advanced Materials (IAM), as well as partnerships with IBM, ANSYS and America Makes.

The MIE Department realizes Mechanical and Industrial Engineering education, research and scholarship and advances professional frontiers within a creative, multi-disciplinary and diverse atmosphere that promotes discovery, creativity and innovation. It is the largest of seven departments in the CoE and is currently home to 22 Mechanical Engineering faculty, 7 Industrial Engineering Faculty, and a vibrant undergraduate and graduate student body. The faculty conduct funded research across a broad spectrum of traditional and emerging areas. The Department offers separate B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degree programs in both Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering. Further information on the Department can be found at: http://www.mie.lsu.edu/.

Job Summary/Responsibilities:

Duties of the positions include undergraduate and graduate level teaching; initiating and sustaining independent, externally-funded research and supervising graduate students. Successful candidates are expected to develop substantive collaborations across departmental and college boundaries, engage local industries and develop activities supporting the State's economic development efforts.

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Computer Science or closely related discipline; at least four years of experience including graduate study; experience in information technology as related to electronic commerce applications.

Desired Qualifications:

Expertise in the general area of Information Technology as related to Industrial Engineering. Familiarity with Electronic Commerce (e-Commerce) applications and expertise in one or more of the following areas: business analytics, systems integration, information systems design, web service technologies and architectures, enterprise resources planning and enterprise systems.

To Apply:

http://lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=58428