The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) School of Management (SOM) seeks to fill a tenure-track position open to all ranks (Assistant/Associate/ Full Professor) in Operations Management beginning in September 2009. Preference is to hire at the assistant professor level for which the applicant must have a Ph.D. or be in the process of completing it. Applicants with strong publication record enjoying national and international reputation will also be considered for a senior level position. We seek scholars who can produce theoretical as well as applied research of excellent quality with high impact. The person would teach operations management courses in the core curriculum as well as specialized electives.
SOM has over 75 tenured or tenure-track faculty in addition to several full-time lecturers. The School is part of a dynamic and high quality university that has identified management education as a high priority. SOM fosters a professional and research environment as well as a collegial culture that is intellectually stimulating and interdisciplinary. Based on publications in the select set of top-tier journals included in The UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings™, SOM has consistently ranked among the top in recent years. The Operations Management (OM) department is highly ranked in research. The School is rapidly growing and currently offers BA, MBA, MS, and Ph.D. degrees, executive development and certification programs in various areas. OM offers programs and degrees at all levels, including the Supply Chain Management MS degree, and the Ph.D. OM faculty and students are involved in industry projects sponsored by our Center for Intelligent Supply Networks and International Center for Decision and Risk Analysis. UTD’s location in a dynamic and growing area populated with many vibrant global companies, offers the school a unique competitive advantage in reaching out to industry. We have an active industry advisory board and commitment to further strengthening our relationships with industry. The Dallas-Fort Worth area is the home of many Fortune 500 companies including Exxon Mobil, AMR Corporation, JC Penney, Kimberly-Clark, Texas Instruments, Dean Foods, Tenet Healthcare, Southwest Airlines, Blockbuster Inc., and supply chain companies including i2 Technologies and Sabre.
Applicants should send a complete resume (educational history, research, teaching and other pertinent work experience, list of publications, and presentations) and three letters of reference to: Academic Search #40135, The University of Texas at Dallas, M/S AD 42, 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021. Indication of ethnicity and sex are requested as part of the application, but not required. Review of applicant materials will continue until the position is filled. UTD is an AA/EO university and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of the university’s faculty and administration.