DEPARTMENT: Industrial Engineering
POSITION: 21st Century Research Leadership Chair
LINK: https://jobs.uark.edu/postings/9622
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21st Century Research Leadership Chair
Department of Industrial Engineering
University of Arkansas
The Department
of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas invites applications
for an endowed faculty position with an anticipated start date of August
2016. This chaired position was created to support a
campus-wide initiative to grow capabilities in the area of advanced data
analytics. Ideal applicants for this position will
have interest in serving in a leadership role in the emerging
inter-disciplinary Institute for Advanced Data
Analytics. The applicant is expected to contribute to the
department’s core areas of strength: logistics and distribution,
healthcare systems, and quality and reliability
engineering. Additional job responsibilities encompass
all aspects of teaching, research, and serve. The
successful candidate will have primary residence in the Department of
Industrial Engineering with the possibility of joint appointment in the
Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering. Candidates with
analytics training and experience in industrial engineering, computer
engineering, computer science, and statistics, or a related area, are encouraged
to apply. Applicants should possess track records in
scholarship and teaching that warrant appointment at the full
professor level. An endowment will provide the successful candidate
with significant resources to continue and further the scholar’s
contributions to teaching, research, and public service.
The College of Engineering consists of eight departments that offer BS degrees in nine disciplines, MS degrees in ten disciplines, and a PhD degree in Engineering with several concentrations. The undergraduate enrollment in the college currently stands at over 3,000 and the graduate enrollment stands at almost 900. The college has 108 tenured/tenure-track full-time faculty associated with it and generally has externally funded annual research expenditures of approximately $20M. The college is a partner in a newly created NSF Engineering Research Center and multiple NSF I/UCRCs.
Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation having a population of over 400,000. Northwest Arkansas is home to the corporate headquarters of Fortune 500 companies Wal-Mart Stores, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Forbes Magazine has recently named Fayetteville, the home of the University of Arkansas, as one of the best places in the U.S. for business and careers. The Milken Institute has named Fayetteville the nation’s “Number One Performing City” and Livability.Com ranked Fayetteville as one of the top ten college towns in the country. Information about the area can be found at www.explorenwar.com.
Applicants are asked to provide a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and the names of three references. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be submitted online at http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/9622 by January 11, 2016. Applications submitted after that date will be reviewed until the position is filled. Please direct any questions to:
Chase Rainwater
Associate Professor and John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering
The College of Engineering consists of eight departments that offer BS degrees in nine disciplines, MS degrees in ten disciplines, and a PhD degree in Engineering with several concentrations. The undergraduate enrollment in the college currently stands at over 3,000 and the graduate enrollment stands at almost 900. The college has 108 tenured/tenure-track full-time faculty associated with it and generally has externally funded annual research expenditures of approximately $20M. The college is a partner in a newly created NSF Engineering Research Center and multiple NSF I/UCRCs.
Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest growing areas in the nation having a population of over 400,000. Northwest Arkansas is home to the corporate headquarters of Fortune 500 companies Wal-Mart Stores, Tyson Foods, and J.B. Hunt Transport Services. Forbes Magazine has recently named Fayetteville, the home of the University of Arkansas, as one of the best places in the U.S. for business and careers. The Milken Institute has named Fayetteville the nation’s “Number One Performing City” and Livability.Com ranked Fayetteville as one of the top ten college towns in the country. Information about the area can be found at www.explorenwar.com.
Applicants are asked to provide a letter of interest, curriculum vita, and the names of three references. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be submitted online at http://jobs.uark.edu/postings/9622 by January 11, 2016. Applications submitted after that date will be reviewed until the position is filled. Please direct any questions to:
Chase Rainwater
Associate Professor and John L. Imhoff Chair in Industrial Engineering
4166 Bell
Engineering Center
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
iechair@uark.edu
The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The university welcomes applications without regard to age, race, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity. Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
iechair@uark.edu
The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The university welcomes applications without regard to age, race, gender (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity. Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment. All applicant information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.
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