[Logprofs] Tenure Track Faculty Position in Project Management/Supply Chain Management at Penn State Erie

Fri Sep 29 11:01:01 EDT 2017

Dear Colleagues,

The Black School of Business of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College is
seeking qualified applicants for a tenure-track position starting August
2018.  Please find further details in the following job announcement. We
will be recruiting at the 2017 DSI and INFORMS conferences. Interested
candidates who wish to meet with our faculty at the INFORMS conference
should upload their application materials by October 10, 2017. Interested
candidates who wish to meet with our faculty at the DSI conference should
upload their application materials by October 31, 2017. 

FACULTY POSITION

Project Management/Supply Chain Management

The Black School of Business of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College is
seeking qualified applicants for a tenure-track position starting August
2018 with a focus on Operations and Supply Chain Management and the ability
to teach project management courses. Qualified candidates will be considered
for appointment at the rank of assistant or associate professor (Ph.D. or
DBA in Operations and Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, or
related fields required; ABDs will be considered at the lecturer level). A
record of relevant industry experience and online teaching experience are
desirable. Both high-quality teaching and an active program of scholarship
are expected. 

The Black School of Business is accredited by AACSB International, listed
among the Best Business Schools by Princeton Review and offers 9
undergraduate majors, a part time/evening MBA program delivered at two
locations, a Master of Professional Accounting (MPAcc), and an online Master
of Project Management (MPM) program. The School has a focus on
interdisciplinary programs such as the Interdisciplinary Business &
Engineering Studies degree, one of only a few such distinctive programs in
the country, the MPM program and an International Business degree that also
allows students to specialize in a functional area such as business
economics or finance. 

The Black School of Business shares a new $30 million facility with the
School of Engineering providing a basis for multi-disciplinary educational
experience for students, interdisciplinary research for faculty, and joint
opportunities for industry engagement. The $20 million dollar endowment,
market value of which is approximately $33 million today, provides
significant support for the School's programs. The endowment helps fund
undergraduate scholarships, graduate assistantships, library and information
technology resources, outreach activities, several faculty chairs and
endowed professorships, as well as new programming initiatives. 

Teaching Responsibilities: Teaching assignments will consist of the
equivalent of 15 credits for the academic year and include a combination of
residential and on-line supply chain and/or project management courses at
both undergraduate and graduate levels. 

Research Support: Includes guaranteed summer research support, full access
to major statistical packages and databases, as well as funded travel to
professional meetings. 

Salary: Negotiable and competitive with other AACSB-accredited schools of
business. 

Location: Students and faculty enjoy the beauty of the college's 854-acre
campus, located only minutes away from the heart of Pennsylvania's
fourth-largest city. Metropolitan Erie is a major industrial service center
with a population of approximately 280,000 and is the home of several major
corporations. Erie, as well as Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh - all
within two hours by interstate highway - provide excellent consulting
opportunities as well as recreational and cultural activities. Housing costs
in Erie are modest.

Application: Applicants must submit a letter of application, curriculum
vita, three letters of recommendation combined into one document, and copies
of recent student evaluations to the link below. Choose Campus: Penn State
Behrend; Type of Job: Academic Jobs, see Job #*****. We will be recruiting
at the 2017 DSI and INFORMS conferences. Interested candidates who wish to
meet with our faculty at the INFORMS conference should upload their
application materials by October 10, 2017. Interested candidates who wish to
meet with our faculty at the DSI conference should upload their application
materials by October 31, 2017. 

https://psu.jobs/ 

Review of applications will begin immediately. The search will continue
until the position is filled. Employment will require successful completion
of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. 

Penn State is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer, and is
committed to providing employment opportunities to minorities, women,
veterans, disabled individuals, and other protected groups. 

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS: For more about safety at Penn State, and
to review the Annual Security Report which contains information about crime
statistics and other safety and security matters, please go to
www.police.psu.edu/clery/, which will also provide you with detail on how to
request a hard copy of the Annual Security Report.

Xin (David) Ding, Ph. D., PMP
Associate Professor
Project and Supply Chain Management
Black School of Business
Penn State Behrend
Erie, PA 16563
Office: Burke 269
Phone:  <tel:(814)%20898-7001> 814-898-7001
Email:  <mailto:DavidDing at psu.edu> DavidDing at psu.edu

Academic Scholar
Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (CIHF)
 <http://ihf.cornell.edu/> http://ihf.cornell.edu/

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