WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY’s Schools of Business is pleased to announce that it has a position open for a visiting assistant or associate professor in the operations management area beginning in August 2009. A Ph.D. or D.B.A. in operations management or related field is preferred. ABDs will be considered for a visiting instructor position. A proven track record of teaching effectiveness of the core operations management course is required. Candidates that have the flexibility to teach Supply Chain Management and/or Six Sigma electives and have an interest in teaching in a variety of programs from undergraduate to working professional programs are highly desired. The possibility exists for this position to be converted to a tenure-track position.
Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational institution dedicated to academic excellence in liberal arts, graduate and professional education. Founded in 1834, the University is ranked among the top thirty national universities. With 4,400 undergraduates and 2,300 graduate and professional students, the student-faculty ration is 10:1. Wake Forest is a collegiate university offering a vibrant intellectual community with a rich cultural life, an impressive array of facilities and an active athletics community. From its founding, the university adopted the motto “pro humanitate” which is exemplified by a deep institutional commitment to public service and engagement with the world. For quick facts about the University, go to http://www.wfu.edu/visitors/quickfacts.html.
Wake Forest is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina – part of the beautiful Piedmont Triad metropolitan region which has a population of more than 1.5 million and is listed among the top 35 best places to live in North America by Cities Ranked and Rated. Known as the state’s “City of the Arts,” Winston-Salem offers a vast array of arts experiences ranging from music venues to galleries to theatre and film festivals. The city is also ranked among the top 50 US cities for affordability on national surveys.
Wake Forest University welcomes and encourages diversity and seeks applications and nominations from women and minorities. Wake Forest seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer students richly varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
The position will remain open until filled. Please send c.v., a statement addressing teaching interests, and evidence of teaching effectiveness to: