DEPARTMENT: Industrial Engineering
POSITION: Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor
NOTES:
Assistant/Associate Professor
DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING
LAMAR UNIVERSITY
Center
for Advances in the Study of Port Management
Lamar
University, a public, Carnegie Doctoral Research University, is seeking
outstanding scholars to join the faculty at a tenured/tenure-track rank (at
either the assistant or associate rank) commensurate with Port/Terminal
Management related experience and academic achievement in the Department of
Industrial Engineering beginning Spring, 2016. The successful candidate will
have a PhD in Industrial Engineering, or other related disciplines with the
capacity to contribute to the breath of topic areas related to port/terminal
management. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated the ability to work at
the leading edge of his/her research area.
Lamar
University (LU), a member of the Texas State University System, has experienced
tremendous growth over the past decade, with enrollment steadily increasing to
more than 15,000. LU has been recognized nationally for its general education
core curriculum, leadership in online education, selection as a member of the
Honor Roll of the Chronicle of Higher Education¹s ³Great Colleges to
Work For². Lamar University recently received significant funding for the Center for Advances in the Study of Port Management
effective September 1, 2015. This Center is a collaboration between Lamar¹s
Department of Industrial Engineering and College of Business.
Candidates must have a demonstrated potential to develop/continue a
strong sponsored program of externally funded research, with results published
in refereed journals, proven teaching capabilities (particular interest
is in those candidates who have experience in digital learning such as online
and flipped classrooms) primarily at the graduate level, excellent
communication skills, ability to work effectively in teams, ability to work
with industry, successfully mentor graduate
students, and provide service to the university and
profession. The department is focused on serving key local industries
including the port/terminal, the maritime/offshore industry, and petrochemical
industry. Ideal candidates should have research and teaching interests in one
of the following areas of Port/Terminal Management, Port/Terminal
Safety/Security (including Cyber-Security), Port/Terminal Logistics, or other
significant Port/Terminal related education and experience. Prior significant
research endeavors, teaching, and experience in related fields to the
Port/Terminal management is required.
The Department
has research programs in Human Factors and Ergonomics, Safety, Engineering
Education, Logistics, Environmental Science, Design and Manufacturing,
Micro-manufacturing, Engineering Management, Reliability, Risk, Resilience and
Big Data. The Center for Transportation/Ports and Waterways is housed in the
Department. The Department participants in the Gulf Coast Hazardous Substance
Research Center and the Texas Air Research Center. The Department is expecting
to announce a new Center in late 2015/early 2016; The Mariner Safety Center.
The Department offers an ABET accredited undergraduate industrial engineering
program as well as masters and doctoral programs.
Applications
are encouraged for immediate review with the interview process beginning August
2015. The initial deadline for applications is October 31, 2015, but will
remain open until the position is filled. Applicants must submit a
curriculum vitae, statements describing your teaching and research goals,
qualifications for this position, and three letters of reference online
at: https://jobs.lamar.edu/.
For additional
information about the Industrial Engineering Department at LU please visit: http://engineering.lamar.edu/industrial/index.html. For the College of Business at LU,
please visit: http://business.lamar.edu/index.html
If you have
questions, please contact:
Brian Craig, PhD, PE, CPE
Professor and Chair
Department of Industrial Engineering
Interim Director Center for Advances in the Study of Port
Management
Lamar
University is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer, and Encourages
Applications from Women and Other Groups Traditionally Underrepresented in
Engineering
Lamar
University is a Member of the Texas State University System
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