DEPARTMENT: Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
POSITION: Tenure Track Faculty Position
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Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Faculty 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. Outstanding candidates
from all industrial engineering fields will be considered. However,
preference will be given to faculty with expertise in either advanced
manufacturing or operations research fields. The successful candidate
will demonstrate commitment to teaching at the graduate and undergraduate
levels. 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
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
department has 11 faculty members and 240 undergraduate students and 106
graduate students. 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.
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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