[Logprofs] Chair Search in Management Sciences, University of Waterloo

[Bev Rodgers]

CHAIR, MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
Nominations and applications are invited for the position of Chair of the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in leading the department through a period of unprecedented growth and shaping the direction of the department as Waterloo Engineering embarks on its next phase of strategic planning.
A dynamic and growing interdisciplinary department, Management Sciences currently has more than 20 faculty members and will expand to more than 30 faculty members within the next three years. An immediate priority will be supporting the growth and accreditation of the department's popular new undergraduate program in Management Engineering.
The department offers an excellent environment for teaching and research, including access to outstanding undergraduate and graduate students and laboratory and office space. To accommodate recent and anticipated growth in the Faculty of Engineering, several additional new buildings are underway.
Enrolment in the department's new undergraduate program already exceeds 150 students. Enrolment in the recently expanded graduate program, which draws both Canadian and international students, exceeds 200 master's and PhD students. Graduates of all programs are highly sought after by government, academia and industry.
The University of Waterloo is located in the attractive two-university city of Waterloo (population 120,800) in southwestern Ontario, about one hour west of Toronto. Researchers benefit from close connections with the many high-tech companies in Waterloo Region and from the University of Waterloo's unconventional intellectual property policy, which vests the rights with the inventor.
The successful candidate will have a PhD and the academic qualifications required for an appointment as a tenured faculty member in the Faculty of Engineering. Demonstrated leadership abilities required. An undergraduate degree in engineering would be an asset. Applications and nominations should include curriculum vitae, references and a statement of capabilities and qualifications. Applications and nominations will be accepted until the position is filled. Send applications and nominations to:
Dr. Adel S. Sedra, Dean
Faculty of Engineering
University of Waterloo
200 University Avenue, West
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada, N2L 3G1

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