Tenure-Track Position at the Assistant Professor Level in Operations Research

Position Description

The Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level in operations research for the 2022-2023 academic year.

Qualifications

Strong applicants will have a track record of outstanding research, a compelling vision for their future research and potential to excel at teaching.  The specialty of the candidate may be in any of the sub fields of Optimization, Statistics, Analytics, Machine Learning and Operations Research broadly construed.  We are especially interested in candidates who can build a strong methodological research base, contribute to application areas of high impact, and be a successful teacher in our undergraduate, MBA, Master's of Science in Business Analytics, and PhD programs.

The Tepper School offers an exceptional research environment. The group consists of experts in discrete and continuous optimization, machine learning, approximation and online algorithms, and high dimensional statistics. The Operations Research group at CMU is heavily involved in the Ph. D programs in (1) Operations Research, (2) Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization (ACO) and (3) Machine Learning.  There is a rich tradition of graduates going on to successful careers in these areas both in academia (in business schools, engineering schools in OR and IE departments as well as in Math and Computer Science departments) and industry.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit an application letter, curriculum vitae, at least three publications or working papers, research and teaching statements, and at least three recommendation letters.  Candidates should include a diversity statement describing the applicant’s contributions to diversity in their professional lives as well as plans for the future. Questions about the application can be addressed to Mr. Philip Conley at orgroup@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-6212. To receive full consideration, applications must be submitted by December 15, 2021.

Application Procedure: Faculty applications and all supporting documents must be submitted to Interfolio, http://apply.interfolio.com/98998.

Carnegie Mellon University is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual and cultural dimensions. Carnegie Mellon welcomes faculty applicants who will contribute to this diversity through their research, teaching and service. Qualified candidates who can contribute through their work/life experiences to the diversity and excellence of the academic community are encouraged to apply.

www.cmu.edu/tepper/