Faculty Recruitment
Position in Supply Chain Management
Description:
The Department of Decision and Information Sciences (DISC) within the C. T. Bauer College of Business is seeking qualified applicants for two faculty positions in the Operations/Supply Chain Management area with a start date of September 2012. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Operations Management/Supply Chain Management or an equivalent area, and a demonstrated capability for research excellence and high quality teaching. The search is open to rank, however, the preferred starting rank is at the Associate Professor level or above. Candidates with exceptional credentials will be considered for an endowed position. The selected candidate will be expected to (a) publish in top-tier and highly respected journals, (b) contribute to the mentoring and development of Ph.D. students and (c) teach graduate and undergraduate courses in operations/supply chain management. The College offers generous research support and an attractive annual teaching load.
About the Department and the C.T. Bauer College of Business
The University of Houston is a major urban university, committed to academic excellence, and located on a 550 acre campus three miles from downtown Houston. With an enrollment of 36,000 students representing more than 130 nations, the University of Houston is one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country. The C. T. Bauer College of Business is AACSB accredited with its 4600 undergraduate and 1200 graduate students pursuing BBA, MBA, Executive MBA, MS and Ph.D. Business Week ranks the C.T. Bauer College of Business among the top forty public business schools in the country. The DISC department is composed of operations/supply chain management, information systems, statistics, and operations research faculty members with doctorates from many of the country's leading universities. Several DISC faculty members hold endowed positions, senior editorial responsibilities with leading research journals, and significant leadership positions in professional societies. The supply chain management program is rapidly growing with over 350 undergraduate majors, while the supply chain graduate programs are strategic growth areas for the college. There are currently 10 supply chain faculty members, including two tenured hires in 2011.
About Houston
According to leading business magazines like Kiplinger's, Business Week, and Forbes, Houston is the Best Place to Live, Work and Play; the Best U.S. City to Earn a Living; the Best City to Buy a Home, and the Best City for Recent College Graduates. The low cost of living enables a high quality of life, where one can have suburban living in the heart of a great metropolis. Houston is also The Energy Capital of the World, second only to New York City in the number of Fortune 500 company headquarters, a major healthcare center, and home of the largest US port in total foreign trade and imports. Of the world's 100 largest non-U.S. based corporations, more than half have operations in Houston. The vibrant Houston business community provides Bauer College of Business faculty members with exceptional opportunities for conducting collaborative industry research.
Application Procedure
According to leading business magazines like Kiplinger's, Business Week, and Forbes, Houston is the Best Place to Live, Work and Play; the Best U.S. City to Earn a Living; the Best City to Buy a Home, and the Best City for Recent College Graduates. The low cost of living enables a high quality of life, where one can have suburban living in the heart of a great metropolis. Houston is also The Energy Capital of the World, second only to New York City in the number of Fortune 500 company headquarters, a major healthcare center, and home of the largest US port in total foreign trade and imports. Of the world's 100 largest non-U.S. based corporations, more than half have operations in Houston. The vibrant Houston business community provides Bauer College of Business faculty members with exceptional opportunities for conducting collaborative industry research.
Application Procedure
To ensure full consideration, To ensure full consideration, applicants should send a current curriculum vita, contact information and at least three references to disc@uh.edu by December 1 2011. Letters of reference and copies of publications are not desired at this time. Application review will begin on October 1, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. Faculty representative(s) will attend the Decision Sciences Institute Conference in November 2011.
The University of Houston is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to maintaining an intellectually and culturally diverse faculty. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
