The Systems Division of the Leeds School of Business invites applications for a two-year associate research professor position to begin in the fall semester of 2008. The Systems Division is an interdisciplinary group of faculty with research interests in operations management, operations research, and information systems. Applicants should have a Ph.D. or be Ph.D. candidates close to completion in Operations Research, Operations Management, Management Science, or related discipline. Candidates should have a strong technical background and research interest in optimization. Preference will be given to candidates whose research is applied to optimization problems in the area of digital technologies and telecommunications. Teaching responsibilities include two courses at the undergraduate or MBA level per academic year. We will begin reviewing application immediately and will continue until filled. Early applications are encouraged.

Applications (vita, the name of three references and two research papers) should be submitted on line to http://www.jobsatcu.com/. The reference job posting for this position is #803054. The Recruiting Committee Chair is Manuel Laguna (laguna@colorado.edu), Media One Professor of Management Science.

Systems Division. The Leeds School of Business Systems Division is currently comprised of seven tenure/tenure-track faculty members and four senior instructors. Systems faculty target leading scholarly journals and have received recognition as leaders in their disciplines through receiving “best article” awards and taking leadership roles in their professional associations. One of our emeritus members, Professor Fred Glover, is recipient of the1998 John Von Neumann Theory Prize for his work on metaheuristic optimization. To learn more about our programs and our faculty, please visit the school’s web site at http://leeds.colorado.edu/.