Texas State University - Industrial Engineering - Tenure Track Faculty Position at the Assistant Professor Level

INSTITUTION: Texas State University School of Engineering
DEPARTMENT: Industrial Engineering
POSITION: Tenure Track Faculty Position at the Assistant Professor Level
LINK: http://facultyrecords.provost.txstate.edu/faculty-employment/faculty-employment/2016-2.html
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College of Science and Engineering
Ingram School of Engineering

Position:  Assistant Professor
Job Posting #: 2016-2
Review Date: December 1, 2015 – Open until filled
Appointment Date: Fall 2016

The Industrial Engineering program in the Ingram School of Engineering at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure track faculty position at the assistant professor level starting in fall 2016.  The successful candidate will be expected to establish a program of funded research in Industrial Engineering, exhibit a strong commitment to student-centered teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and perform university and professional service.  Women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Qualifications
Required:

• An earned doctorate in Industrial Engineering or a closely related discipline. 
• A strong track record in research demonstrated by publications in internationally recognized journals and conferences.
• Proven ability as an effective teacher in an academic environment.
• Excellent oral and written English language skills.

 Preferred:

• Expertise in operations research, sustainable manufacturing, reliability/quality, healthcare, energy, transportation, and/or data analytics.
• Postdoctoral and/or industrial experience.
• Prior experience writing and securing grants and/or contracts.

Application Procedures
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching and research interests, and a list of three references to: IE Search Coordinator, Ingram School of Engineering, Texas State University, 601 University Drive, San Marcos, TX 78666.  Electronic submittals are encouraged via the Ingram School of Engineering website (http://www.engineering.txstate.edu/Contact/positions.html), and may also be sent via email to engineering@txstate.edu.  Review of applications begins December 1, 2015 and will continue until the position is filled.

Texas State University
Texas State University is a doctoral-granting Emerging Research University located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor, the largest campus in The Texas State University System, and among the largest in the state. Texas State’s 36,739 students choose from 97 undergraduate and 88 master’s and 12 doctoral programs offered by ten colleges (Applied Arts, The Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Health Professions, Honors, Liberal Arts, Science and Engineering, The Graduate College, and the University College).  With a diverse campus community including 45% of the student body from ethnic minorities, Texas State is one of the top 15 producers of Hispanic baccalaureate graduates in the nation.  In the fall of 2014, there were over 1,240 full-time faculty and nearly 2,000 full-time staff.  Research and creative activities have led to growing success in attracting external support.  For FY 2015, Texas State had an annual operating budget of $600 million. Texas State’s Research and Development expenditures for FY 2014 were more than $39 million.  The Alkek Library has more than 2.4 million titles in its collection.  Additional information about Texas State and its nationally recognized academic programs is available at http://www.txstate.edu

The Community
San Marcos, a city of about 54,000 residents, is situated in the beautiful Central Texas Hill Country, 30 miles south of Austin and 48 miles north of San Antonio. Metropolitan attractions plus outdoor recreational opportunities makes the community an attractive place in which to live and work. Other major metropolitan areas, including Houston and Dallas-Ft. Worth, are within four hours. Round Rock, a city of 109,000 residents is located 15 miles north of Austin in the Central Texas hill country.