FACULTY POSITIONS IN
THE GRADO DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
VIRGINIA TECH

The Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) is seeking candidates for up to three tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant/associate professor level. The starting date for these positions is August 10, 2008.

We seek to hire up to three faculty members in support of the university initiative in innovative technologies and complex systems. We are particularly interested in strong candidates with research interests that span subsets of manufacturing and manufacturing processes, production, logistics, management systems engineering and management of product and systems design.

We seek innovative, self-motivated, and achievement-oriented people to join our world-class faculty. Our faculty serves a large and diverse group of students that rank among the best in the world, and does so in the charming town of Blacksburg, in the heart of the beautiful and mountainous region of Southwest Virginia.

Applicants should have a potential to develop a strong program of research and scholarship. A doctoral degree and at least one degree in Industrial Engineering (or closely related field) are required.

Applicants should access http://jobs.vt.edu (posting number 071049) to provide a cover letter and complete vita including graduate transcript. The cover letter should include a candidate’s statement highlighting the unique strengths of the candidate and indicating teaching interests and course development plans. A clear statement of research foci and match to the study of innovative technologies and complex systems should be provided.

Applicants should have three references send letters of support to ISE Search, Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061 (or electronically to ise-search@vt.edu). The review of applications will commence January 15, 2008 and continue until the positions are filled. Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the departmental web site http://ise.vt.edu for further information about the department.

Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and in that spirit seeks a broad spectrum of talented candidates including women, minorities, veterans and people with disabilities. Virginia Tech is the recipient of the NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award to increase the participation of women in academic science and engineering careers.