DEPARTMENT: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
POSITION: Tenure Track Faculty Position
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Faculty Position
Department of
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Kanas State
University
Manhattan, Kansas,
66503
The department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems
Engineering is expanding providing a great opportunity for starting or
accomplished professors. We are looking for ambitious, hardworking and
collegial faculty who can lead successful research while benefiting from the
high quality of life in Manhattan.
The Position:
The
Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering invites
applications and nominations for a tenure-track faculty position starting at
August 2016. Rank, tenure, salary will be determined based on
candidate’s qualifications and accomplishments. Outstanding senior
faculty candidates will be considered for an endowed faculty position.
The K-State College of Engineering is undergoing rapid expansion and will be
hiring 35 additional faculty members over the next five years.
Candidates
for the position must have an earned doctorate in industrial engineering,
mechanical engineering, or a closely related field. The successful candidate will lead
funded research endeavors that complement or extend the current strengths of
the department. For more senior applicants, an outstanding reputation in
the field of specialty is a primary requirement. The starting date will be
August 2016. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications.
The
Department:
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 2014 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
K-State College of Engineering is the largest and most comprehensive
engineering college in Kansas, with enrollment of more than 3500
undergraduate and about 500 graduate students. The University, with its
enrollment of 23,000 students, is designated a Carnegie Doctoral/Research–Extensive
Institution and is actively working to be a top 50 public research university
by 2025.
The
Town:
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. David Ben-Arieh, search committee chair, at davidbe@ksu.edu. For additional information,
please visit http://www.imse.ksu.edu/about/employment/.
Screening
of applications will begin November 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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