Faculty Positions in Operations Research at the University of Waterloo

Faculty Positions in Operations Research:

The Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo invites applications for full-time, professorial appointments in Operations Research at any level to begin January 2010 or later.  Applicants should hold a PhD, or be near completion of their doctorate, and have a strong technical background in industrial/systems engineering or a related field.  We seek individuals who have demonstrated research and teaching potential in areas such as energy, healthcare, logistics and supply chain management. Individuals in any field of operations research are encouraged to apply, but we are particularly seeking those with interests and experience in the application of probabilistic modelling in industry settings.

Management Sciences is a dynamic and growing interdisciplinary department in the Faculty of Engineering that has active research and teaching activities in Information Systems, Operations Research and Management of Technology.   The Department offers a co-op undergraduate degree in Management Engineering, as well as MMSc, MASc and PhD programs.  Examples of courses that could be taught by the successful candidate include introductory and advanced topics in operations research/industrial engineering: optimization, simulation, decision analysis, stochastic processes, work processes and facility design.

Applications are to be submitted electronically at https://www.mansci.uwaterloo.ca/OFAS/ . Applicants should submit a cover letter along with a curriculum vitae detailing educational background, research and work experience, and copies of up to four selected publications. Letters of recommendation are not required on application but will be requested if a candidate is shortlisted.  Consideration of candidates will take place as applications come in and will continue until the positions are filled. 

For further information, please contact the Chair of Management Sciences:

Dr. Elizabeth Jewkes

Department of Management Sciences,

University of Waterloo,

200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1.

Email:  emjewkes@...

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadian citizens and Permanent Residents will be given priority.  The University encourages applications from all qualified individuals including women, members of visible minorities, native peoples, and persons with disabilities.