Tenured/Tenure-Track: Associate Professor or Assistant Professor

Tenured/Tenure-Track: Associate Professor or Assistant Professor Industrial & Systems Engineering

Location College Station, Texas

Open Date 10/14/2024

Position ID 150197

Description

The Wm. Michael Barnes ’64 Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISEN) at Texas A&M University invites applications for one full-time tenured or tenure-track position in the area of Data Science and Engineering. Applicants will be considered for the faculty titles of assistant or associate professor depending on qualifications. The candidate is expected to teach multiple courses from the curriculum of the newly launched Bachelor of Science degree in Data Engineering. ISEN is looking to expand in all areas of Data Science and Engineering involving ML/AI, including, but not limited to: reinforcement learning, generative AI, deep learning, data privacy and security, foundation models, and their relevant applications. This position is a 9-month academic appointment with the possibility of additional summer support contingent upon need and availability of funds, beginning Fall 2025. The successful applicant will be required to teach both undergraduate and graduate courses; advise and mentor graduate students; develop an independent, externally funded research program; participate in all aspects of the department’s activities; and serve the profession.

In ISEN, many of the 29 tenured/tenure-track faculty and 15 teaching-focused faculty hold several national distinctions, including the Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Industrial Engineering Award, the Albert G. Holzman Distinguished Educator Award, Fellows of IISE, HFES, ASME, ASEE, and SME, and Editor-in-Chiefs of journals. The department has strong and vibrant research programs in Advanced Manufacturing, Data Science, Human and Health Systems Engineering (Human Factors and Ergonomics), and Operations Research. The ISEN student population is comprised of about 900 undergraduate students (sophomore to senior level) and over 500 graduate students. More information about ISEN is available at engineering.tamu.edu/industrial. ISEN faculty have strong collaborations with the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems, Cybersecurity Center, Institute for Manufacturing Systems, Texas A&M Transportation Institute, and Bush Combat Development Complex. Successful applicants have the opportunity of courtesy appointments in departments such as the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the Department of Statistics, and the Department of Mathematics.

Qualifications

Applicants must have an earned doctorate in industrial and systems engineering, computer science, computer engineering, statistics, or a closely related engineering or science discipline.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum Vitae, personal statement (to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching and service, as applicable), and a list of four references (including postal addresses, phone numbers and email addresses) by applying for this specific position at http://apply.interfolio.com/156554. Full consideration will be given to applications received by November 15, 2024. Applications received after that date may be considered until positions are filled. It is anticipated the appointment will begin January 1, 2025.

For additional information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Pei at isenjobs@tamu.edu.