Position Description
The opening is for a tenure-track position in Operations Management at the rank of Assistant Professor(rank of Associate Professor is negotiable given qualifications). The expected starting date is August 16,2009. Teaching load and the compensation package, including summer research support, are competitive and depend on the qualifications and experience of the candidate.
Required and Desired Qualifications
Required: A Ph.D. in Operations Management (or a closely-related discipline) is required by the starting date or soon thereafter. Evidence of the potential for high quality scholarly publications is expected. The candidate must have the ability and desire to teach effectively both undergraduate and MBA courses, and possess teaching and research capabilities and interests in the areas of operations planning and control, business process analysis, and/or supply chain management. The candidate must be sincerely dedicated to students and educational programs and measured interaction with the business community.
Desired: Desirable characteristics include recognition of excellence in teaching in one or more of the above areas, evidence of an established ongoing research program, and prior professional experience.Consistent with our interest in diversity, we seek an individual who is open to diverse research methodologies, alternative teaching techniques, collaboration with department colleagues, and who has experience teaching students from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Department of MIS, Operations Management, & Decision Sciences
The Department of MIS, Operations Management, & Decision Sciences offers undergraduate majors in MIS and Operations Management and supports MBA concentrations in MIS, Operations Management, and Technology-Enhanced Business (e-Business). It also offers undergraduate minors in Decision Sciences, e-Business, MIS, and Operations Management and post-masters certificates in MIS and Operations Management. The Department is responsible for supporting all business undergraduates and MBA students with courses in MIS, Operations Management, Decision Science, and Statistics. The recently designed undergraduate OM major features an applied capstone course in which students work with local organizations. Currently, the OM major averages about 28 students per year, who are typically very well placed in the job market.
The Department faculty are well known for their research, teaching, and professional service. Recent faculty accomplishments include publishing numerous articles in major journals as well as several widelyadopted text books. Faculty from the Department have served in editorial positions of leading academic journals and as key officers in major professional organizations.
An OM Advisory Council (OMAC), composed of senior OM executives from local and national
organizations, regularly interacts with the Department faculty and students and provides guidance in areas such as curriculum development, research activities, and student employment. OMAC is also a valuable source of student projects and guest speakers in courses. An OM distinguished speaker series invites at least one highly-accomplished scholar in the OM arena to visit the Department every year. The department has a similar advisory board and speaker series in MIS.
School of Business Administration
The School of Business Administration is accredited by AACSB International. It offers nine undergraduate majors through four academic departments, as well as an MBA. The undergraduate program enrolls primarily full-time, residential students and graduates around 375 students per year. The MBA program consists primarily of part-time, working students and graduates around 200 students per year. The School includes a business research center, an entrepreneurship center, a center for portfolio management and security analysis, as well as an executive education unit formed with business partners from the greater Dayton area. The school has well-established international programs with major universities in several countries including France and Germany. A business advisory council of about 30 senior executives from across the U.S. advises the Dean on planning and development issues.
University of Dayton (www.udayton.edu)
The University of Dayton (UD) was founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), a Roman Catholic teaching order. With approximately 11,000 students, UD is the largest private university in Ohio. It consists of a College of Arts and Sciences and Schools of Business Administration, Education, Engineering, and Law. It is ranked as a top-tier national university and one of the 10 best Catholic universities by U.S. News and World Report, and a “best college” in the 2008 guide The Best 366 Colleges from The Princeton Review. UD has been named one of the country’s “most entrepreneurial campuses” by The Princeton Review and Forbes.com; its undergraduate program in Entrepreneurship is ranked 4th nationally. Recently, Intel has recognized UD as one of the most “unwired” (i.e. wireless-accessible) campuses in the U.S. The University’s 250-acre campus is located at the southern edge of Dayton, Ohio, which has a population of about one million in the greater metropolitan area. Dayton is the home of corporate headquarters for NCR, Lexis-Nexis, and Reynolds & Reynolds and ranks in the Top 10 “Best Cities for Education” in the 2003 Places Rated Almanac. It is also the location of the largest Air Force R&D Center in the country (Wright-Patterson AFB). UD is actively involved with the IT Alliance and the i-Zone,associations that represent the many high technology providers, consumers, and entrepreneurs in the Dayton area.
Application Procedure
Review of applications for campus visits will begin on October 31, 2008, and will continue until the position is filled. Early applications are encouraged. Application packets should be sent via email to Professor Kanet at the email address provided below and should include the following documents:
- A brief cover letter, including a statement as to whether you will be attending the 2008 meeting of DSI (Baltimore, Nov 22-26).
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- A list of three references with complete contact information
Jack Kanet, Search Chair
Niehaus Chair in Operations Management
Department of MIS, OM, & Decision Sciences
School of Business Administration
University of Dayton 45469-2130
Email: om.search@udayton.edu
The University of Dayton, a comprehensive Catholic University founded by the Society of Mary in 1850, is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of Dayton is firmly committed to the principle of diversity.