[Logprofs] Job Announcement - for contact list

[Rebecca Cianci]

Hello Dr. Masters,

How are you?  Would you be able to send this out to the LOGPROFS contact list please?  Thank you.


The Smeal College of Business is seeking an Executive Director to lead Penn State's Center for Supply Chain Research (CSCR). The Executive Director will report to the Senior Associate Dean for Research and Faculty and have overall responsibility for operation of an existing center with approximately 50 corporate members and a budget of over $600,000. CSCR is one of the premier research centers in the creation and dissemination of new knowledge in supply chain management. Founded in 1989, the Center resides within the Smeal College, yet draws faculty affiliates from a multitude of disciplines. The center attracts outstanding organizations as sponsors with the objective of fostering a community of scholars and practitioners dedicated to shaping global supply chain management theory and practice. The center focuses its efforts in four major areas of emphasis: research, benchmarking groups, executive education, and corporate sponsorship.

In particular, the Executive Director will develop and communicate vision and strategy for the center and serve as an ambassador and spokesperson for supply chain activities at Penn State. He or she will promote meaningful and progressive supply chain research through collaboration with the Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems as well as other units within and external to Penn State and in collaboration with the Director of Research, define research strategy and research programs. The Executive Director will develop and organize benchmarking topics and groups and partner with Smeal Executive Programs to develop and execute open enrollment and customized executive education programs for CSCR members and other corporate clients.

He or she will develop relationships with new corporate sponsors and maintain and broaden relationships with existing sponsors. This will include developing and managing outreach events including corporate sponsor meetings, Supply Chain Leaders Forums, the Supply Chain Career Fair, and the Hadley Waters Symposium. The Executive Director will manage the center staff and hold primary financial responsibility for the Center - both financial health and the accuracy and completeness of financial records and reports.

Candidates for the position should have experience in leading industry and/or academic supply chain organizations and activities and will have a prominent record of extensive industry interaction including extensive participation in industry associations. A successful candidate will have a Master's degree or higher in a relevant discipline and will be qualified to hold the title of senior research associate, or clinical or tenure track professorial rank. He or she will also have the potential to be an effective executive programs instructor. Application review will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please send cover letter and curriculum vitae or résumé, including names, telephone numbers, email and mailing addresses of three professional references, to: Smeal College of Business, The Pennsylvania State University, ATTN: HR Manager, 211 Business Building, University Park, PA 16802 or rjc39 at psu.edu

Penn State`s Smeal College of Business offers highly ranked undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA (Philadelphia-based), distance education Supply Chain Master's, Ph.D., and executive education opportunities to more than 5,500 students at all levels. Smeal is among the largest business schools in the United States, and is accredited in business and accounting by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Featuring academic Departments of Accounting, Finance, Management and Organizations, Marketing, Risk Management, and Supply Chain and Information Systems, the college is also home to major research centers in addition to the Center for Supply Chain Research, including the Institute for the Study of Business Markets, the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Global Business Studies, and the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change.

Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.



Thank you.  Have a nice day.

Rebecca J. Cianci, PHR
Human Resources Manager
The Pennsylvania State University
Smeal College of Business
211C Business Building
University Park, PA  16802
814-863-0125 office
814-863-5801 fax




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