Tenure-Track Position - Operations & Decision Sciences at Wilfrid Laurier University

Tenure-Track Position - Operations & Decision Sciences The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in the Operations & Decision Sciences Area starting July 1, 2017. All positions are subject to budgetary approval. Qualifications for the position include a recent Ph.D. or completion of a PhD within one year, in Operations and Supply Chain Management or related fields, and strong records or promise in both research and teaching. Preference may be given to candidates with research and teaching interests in transportation and logistics or operations/supply chain management. Successful candidates for the position must have exceptional research potential including the ability to publish in top-tier journals and to maintain a highly productive research agenda; and, the ability to effectively teach core decision sciences, business analytics, supply chain management, and operations management courses at the undergraduate and graduate (MBA, MSc, and PhD) levels. The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics has over one hundred full-time faculty and more than five thousand undergraduate and graduate students on campuses in Waterloo and Brantford, and a location in Toronto, Ontario. With a mission to achieve excellence in management education, the school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including Honours BBA, MBA, MFin, and PhD. Laurier?s undergraduate and graduate business programs are AACSB accredited. For more information, please visit http://www.wlu.ca/sbe. Waterloo, Ontario is a highly innovative and dynamic region. It is the home to a number of leading high technology firms, insurance companies and educational/research institutions (e.g. University of Waterloo, the Balsillie School of International Affairs and the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics). Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a summary of research objectives and best/selected research article(s) along with a teaching summary that includes a brief description of their teaching experience and effectiveness including teaching evaluations, if available. Applicants should arrange for at least three academic referees to submit reference letters to odsptac@wlu.ca at the time of application. All applications due by November 17th, 2016, must include the Position Number 2016-15, and should be addressed to: Dr. Peter Carayannopoulos Associate Dean of Business: Faculty Development & Research Lazaridis School of Business & Economics Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, Ontario, N2L 3C5 Email: ODSPTAC@wlu.ca Electronic applications quoting Position Number 2016-15 are encouraged. To obtain a copy of this job ad (or links referenced) in an accessible format, please contact Jordan MacNeil (jomacneil@wlu.ca). Wilfrid Laurier University is committed to employment equity and values diversity. We welcome applications from qualified women and men, including persons of all genders and sexual orientations, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal persons, and persons of a visible minority. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In accordance with the requirements of Employment and Social Development Canada and Department of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, the successful applicant will be required to prove they are legally able to work in Canada. Members of the designated groups must self-identify to be considered for employment equity. Candidates may self-identify, in confidence, to Dr. Peter Carayannopoulos (contact details above). Further information on the equity policy can be found at https://www.wlu.ca/page.php?grp_id=2465&p=10545 The Lazaridis School of Business & Economics wishes to thank all applicants for their interest. All nominations and applications shall be reviewed and considered under a set of criteria established by the Search Committee and a short list of candidates shall be interviewed. Only those applicants selected for the short list will be contacted.