The Department of Logistics, Operations, and Management Information Systems in the College of Business at Iowa State University is inviting applications for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position in supply chain management starting in August 2009. Appointments at all levels (assistant, associate, and full professor) will be considered. Applicants must have (or be near completion of) a Ph.D. or D.B.A. in logistics, operations management, supply chain management, or a closely related field, have a scholarly research record as evidenced by publication (or progress toward publications) in top-tier journals, and have authorization to work in the United States. For consideration to Associate or Full professor, applicants must meet, in addition to the above qualifications, the university standards for appointment to the rank. The preferred candidate will have full-time work experience with responsibilities related to logistics, operations management, or supply chain management, and an ability to teach a variety of both logistics and operations management classes at undergraduate, Master’s and Ph.D. levels. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with qualifications.

Iowa State University is a land-grant university with an enrollment of approximately 26,000 students and is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities representing 62 major research universities in the United States and Canada. It is located in Ames, Iowa, a community of approximately 52,000 people located 35 miles from Des Moines, the state capital. Iowa State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and encourages the application of women and minority candidates.

The College of Business is accredited by AACSB International and is the third largest college at the University with an enrollment of approximately 3,300 undergraduate and 300 graduate students. The College of Business is implementing a Ph.D. program with the first students expected to enroll in Fall 2009. For more information about the College of Business and its programs, please see our website at www.business.iastate.edu.

Interested persons should send a letter of application (including e-mail address), curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests, business experience, and the name, address and phone number of three references to:

Dr. Yoshinori Suzuki, Search Committee Co-chair
Department of Logistics, Operations, and Management Information Systems
College of Business
2340 Gerdin Business Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-1350

Electronic applications containing the same information can be sent to ISUSCM@iastate.edu

Any inquiries or nominations should be sent to Dr. Suzuki’s attention at ysuzuki@iastate.edu. To guarantee consideration, application must be received by November 1, 2008. When possible, selected candidates may be interviewed at either the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) meeting in Denver in October, or the Decision Sciences Institute meeting in Baltimore in November. Attendance at these conferences is not required to be considered for an interview.