The University of Kansas School of Business has a tenure-track opening in
Management Science & Technology at the Assitant Professor level. Details of
the position are described below. Deadline for application is 11/20/98.
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Prakash Shenoy
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
DEPARTMENT: School of Business
TITLE: Assistant Professor
FTE: Full time, tenure-eligible position
DUTIES:
The candidate should be capable of teaching Management Science & Technology
courses in the undergraduate, masters, and Ph.D. programs. Good teaching,
research leading to publication, conceptual and methodological rigor, and
service to the School and institution are expected.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Completion by August 1999 of a Ph.D., D.B.A., or other doctoral degree
in Management Science or an allied science such as Decision Sciences,
Information Technology, Statistics, etc., or the anticipated completion of
the doctorate in 1999-2000.
2. Ability and willingness to teach BUS 477 Management Science and
Operations Management, a required undergraduate course that covers
Quantitative modeling skills and some topics in Operations Management. Will
be expected to teach at least two sections of this course per academic year;
3. Demonstrated ability to do and disseminate research:
4. Ability and willingness to teach quantitative courses and do research in
decision sciences and advanced technologies (such as expert systems,
influence diagrams, knowledge discovery and data mining, artificial neural
networks, structural equations modeling, genetic algorithms, Markov chain
Monte Carlo methods, fuzzy decision theory, etc.) at all levels-
undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
1. An earned doctorate degree.
2. Ability and willingness to teach courses in probability and statistics
at all levels, especially the undergraduate and MBA programs;
3. Ability and willingness to teach courses in production and operations
management in the undergraduate and MBA programs;
4. A demonstrated record of performance in teaching and research.
APPOINTMENTS:
Appointments will be for nine months, starting mid-August, 1999 or as soon
thereafter as possible. Position is tenure-eligible, following AAUP
guidelines. Visiting positions (term appointments) may be considered.
SALARY:
Salary is competitive and dependent on the experience and qualifications of
the candidate.
APPLICATION DETAILS:
The initial deadline for applications is November 20, 1998. Applications
received after that date will be reviewed until the position is filled or
June 1, 2000. Please include the following in your application:
1. Research and teaching interests;
2. Graduate course work including course titles and instructors names;
3. Research activities including publications, working papers,
presentations at national and international conferences, details of
doctoral dissertation, etc. Copies of publications, if any, should be
submitted with application.
4. Teaching activities including courses taught, student evaluations,
teaching awards, etc.
5. Names, titles, and addresses of at least three references. Candidates
should have at least three letters of recommendations sent directly to:
Search Committee for MS&T Position ATTN: Mark Strand, Univ of KS Business
School, Summerfield Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-2003 USA.
6. Status of completion of doctoral program;
7. Work experience, if any.
The University of Kansas is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. The University encourages applications from under represented
group members. Federal and state legislation prohibits discrimination on
the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age,
disability, and veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, marital status, and
parental status.
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Prakash P. Shenoy
Ronald G. Harper Distinguished Professor
School of Business, University of Kansas, Summerfield Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045-2003 USA
TEL: (913) 864-7551 FAX: (913) 864-5328
EMAIL: pshenoy@ukans.edu WWW: http://lark.cc.ukans.edu/~pshenoy
FTP: ftp.bschool.ukans.edu/data/usr/pshenoy/