[Logprofs] Faculty Position Announcement -- University of North Florida

[Coleman, Jay]

Position Announcement



Assistant Professor of Transportation & Logistics
Coggin College of Business
University of North Florida

The Coggin College of Business at the University of North Florida (UNF) seeks nominations and applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Transportation & Logistics, at the level of an Assistant Professor, beginning in August 2012 (position #331290). The position is located in the Department of Marketing & Logistics, and part of the university’s flagship program in Transportation & Logistics.

The successful candidate for this position will have a Ph.D. with a major or minor emphasis in Logistics or a related discipline in hand by 8/1/12. The selected candidate must be prepared to teach core courses in the Transportation & Logistics major, including lecture sections of Fundamentals of Transportation, IT/IS Applications in logistics, and additional logistics courses. As the program at UNF emphasizes IT applications to logistics, knowledge of relevant IT/IS-related applications is strongly preferred. The successful candidate is expected to infuse such software in his/her teaching curriculum/portfolio and to have superior teaching capabilities. Evidence supporting high quality teaching must be provided.

The successful candidate will have a strong empirical and theoretical background and be able to demonstrate excellent research skills. She or he should also have an interest in further advancing a nationally recognized program in logistics, and in furthering the development of the field through research and publication. Evidence of an active program of quality peer-reviewed research in transportation / logistics must be provided. A well-developed international perspective is preferred. The Coggin College features strong faculty in areas such as strategic sourcing, distribution, operations, marketing channels, and customer relationship management, and opportunities exist for cross-disciplinary research.

Interested applicants must complete a one-page application and must submit a letter of application, a list of names, addresses and phone numbers of three references, and vita on-line at http://www.unfjobs.org to be considered for this position.  In addition, three references / letters of recommendation must be mailed to Dr. Jay Coleman, Chair, Search Committee Position #331290, Coggin College of Business, University of North Florida, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224-2645. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; applications received by 11/20/2011 will be assured of consideration. Interested applicants may contact cgavin at unf.edu<mailto:cgavin at unf.edu> for further information.

The University of North Florida is part of the State University System of Florida.  It now enrolls approximately 17,000 students in business, education, arts and sciences, engineering, and health.  It is located in Jacksonville, Florida on a beautiful 1,100-acre campus approximately halfway between downtown Jacksonville and Jacksonville Beach. The Coggin College of Business has been AACSB accredited for more than 30 years and was re-affirmed in Spring 2008. UNF is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.


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