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Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering & Management Sciences

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We invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty appointment at the level of assistant professor in IEMS at Northwestern University. The search is for candidates at the interface of data science/machine learning and industrial engineering, operations research, and management science, including optimization, statistical learning, computational social science, healthcare, logistics, and operations. Applicants should hold an earned PhD or be near completion of their doctoral studies with demonstrated research potential in related fields.  A commitment to rigorous and relevant research is essential.

The hire will have opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration via broad research initiatives and centers, including the Center for Deep Learning, Center for Engineering and Health, Optimization and Statistical Learning in IEMS, and Center for Engineering Sustainability and ResilienceInstitute for Data, Econometrics, Algorithms, and Learning, Institute on Complex Systems, Transportation Center in the McCormick School of Engineering.

IEMS offers an undergraduate degree and a data science & engineering minor, a PhD program, and master’s degrees in machine learning & data science and in engineering management. Both the undergraduate and doctoral programs are consistently ranked among the top ten by US News & World Report.

Materials to be uploaded include a cover letter and a curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, a diversity statement, and one research paper.  In the cover letter, candidates should share their thoughts on the role of data science and machine learning in research and teaching in an IEMS department.  Candidates will be asked to provide contact information for three references on the application site.  To receive full consideration, all materials should be received by December 20, 2023

Chair, Faculty Recruiting Committee
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Northwestern University
2145 Sheridan Road, Room C210
Evanston, IL 60208-3119
facultysearch@iems.northwestern.edu

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