[Logprofs] Tenure Track Position in Supply Chain Management at Lehigh University

[Oliver Yao]

Lehigh University
Tenure Track Position in Supply Chain Management
Assistant/Associate/Full

Lehigh University’s Department of Management seeks to fill one tenure 
track position in supply chain management beginning fall 2009. We are 
seeking candidates who have the ability to conduct scholarly research 
aimed at publication in top journals and capability of outstanding 
classroom performance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
Candidates must be able to teach supply-chain related courses, including 
operations management. Team teaching and development of distance 
education and web-based instruction are likely. Candidate is expected to 
be a thought leader and participant in Lehigh University’s Center for 
Value Chain Research (www.lehigh.edu/~inchain) which fosters industry 
support of research on integrated value chain effectiveness. 
Industry/professional experience in supply chain management is highly 
desirable. Candidates at the level of associate or full professor must 
have demonstrated records in both research and teaching.

Lehigh University is ranked 31st among national universities in the 2008 
US News & World Report, 25th in BusinessWeek’s top undergraduate 
business programs, 5th in BusinessWeek’s top part time MBA programs, and 
placed in the most competitive category in both Peterson’s Guide and 
Barron’s Profile of American Colleges.

For nearly 140 years, Lehigh University has combined outstanding 
academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering 
innovative research. The institution is among the nation's most 
selective, highly ranked private research universities. Lehigh’s four 
colleges provide graduate and undergraduate education to 6,800 students. 
Lehigh is located in eastern Pennsylvania, on a scenic, 1,600-acre 
campus in historic Bethlehem (ranked in Money Magazines’ “top 100 places 
to live to launch small business” in 2008), 50 miles north of 
Philadelphia and 75 miles southwest of New York City. Lehigh Valley 
International Airport, served by most major airlines, is 15 minutes from 
campus.

The College of Business and Economics is home to approximately 1370 
undergraduates, 390 graduate students, and 59 tenured/tenure-track 
faculty members. In addition to undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral 
programs, joint programs exist between business and engineering 
including the joint Center for Value Chain Research. The Management 
Department includes faculty in supply chain, information systems, 
strategic management, and organizational behavior. Supply chain programs 
include an undergraduate major, MBA concentration, and graduate 
certificates.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until 
the position is filled. Please send a curriculum vita, a letter 
outlining your research and teaching interests, and the contact 
information for three professional references to: Professor Robert J. 
Trent, Professor, Department of Management, College of Business and 
Economics, Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 
18015-3117, Phone: 610-758-3424, Fax: (610) 758-6941, email: 
inmanage at lehigh.edu. Electronic submissions are preferred headed with 
subject “SCM”.

Lehigh University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 
Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are 
encouraged to apply.

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Yuliang "Oliver" Yao
Assistant Professor
College of Business & Economics
Lehigh University
(610)758-6726
yuy3 at lehigh.edu