The Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas invites applications for an open rank teaching position. The position is a non-tenure track appointment as either Instructor or Teaching Assistant Professor, with title contingent on the qualifications of the candidate. The responsibilities of the position include teaching undergraduate industrial engineering courses, advising undergraduate industrial engineering students and participating in a level of scholarship consistent with the appointment. The anticipated start date of the position is either January or August 2022. Applicants should have a graduate degree (or earned prior to start date) in industrial engineering, systems engineering, engineering management, operations research or other closely related field and possess excellent oral and written communication skills. To be eligible for appointment as Teaching Assistant Professor, the candidate must hold a Ph.D. at the time of appointment. Applicants should demonstrate potential for teaching excellence at the undergraduate level and the ability to provide student academic advising and other appropriate service to the department, university, and the profession.
Applicants are asked to provide (i) a letter of interest, (ii) a curriculum vita, (iii) a one-page teaching statement addressing their teaching and advising/mentoring philosophy, (iv) a teaching portfolio and summary of teaching evaluations, if available, (v) a one-page diversity statement that includes any previous and/or ongoing experiences engaging with individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and plans to attract, teach, and mentor a diverse group of students, and (vi) names and contact information of three professional references. To ensure full consideration, application materials should be submitted online by November 1, 2021 at https://bit.ly/ua_instructor_teaching_professor. Applications submitted after that date will be reviewed until the position is filled. Please direct any questions to iehire@uark.edu.