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<div class="moz-signature"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">The
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at Lehigh
University invites applications for an Endowed Chair Professor.
Outstanding candidates in all areas of industrial and systems
engineering are encouraged to apply. The start date is July 1,
2025. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems
Engineering, or Operations Research, or a closely related field.</span>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 8pt 0"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">The
successful candidate for this prestigious endowed full
professor position will be considered for tenure at initial
appointment. Candidates are expected to have demonstrated
research leadership and significant research impact in at
least one core area of industrial and systems engineering. The
successful candidate will be expected to pursue a vibrant high
impact research agenda and contribute to the ISE department's
educational mission. The successful candidate will create
opportunities for broadening participation and support an
inclusive and equitable environment in which a diverse
faculty, staff, and student body can thrive.</span><span lang="EN"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 8pt 0"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #222222">Lehigh's
P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science
comprised of eight departments with strong ties to Lehigh's
three interdisciplinary research institutes, including the
Institute for Data, Intelligent Systems, and Computation
(I-DISC). ISE currently has 20 full-time faculty members, 160
undergraduate students and 120 graduate students, 35 of whom
are Ph.D. students. The ISE faculty maintains an outstanding
international reputation in a variety of research areas,
including data science and machine learning; mathematical
optimization; stochastic models; applied operations research;
quantum computing; and uncertainty quantification. ISE has
extensive interdisciplinary ties with other departments at
Lehigh through master's programs (such as the Financial
Engineering and the new Data Science programs) and the
university's flagship research institutes, including I-DISC.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; margin: 8pt 0"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Founded
in 1865, Lehigh University has combined outstanding academic
and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering
innovative research. Recognized among the nation's highly
ranked research universities, Lehigh offers a rigorous
academic community for over 7,500</span><span lang="EN"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">students.
Lehigh University has some 5,800 undergraduates, 1,800
graduate students, and nearly 600 full-time faculty members.
Lehigh University is located in Bethlehem, PA., a vibrant and
historic area. Over 840,000 people live in the Lehigh Valley,
which is in close proximity to New York City and Philadelphia.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Applicants
should apply at </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28557" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28557</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">.
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2024 and will
continue until the position is filled. Candidates should
submit the following material:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.35in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; border: none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; color: #000000"><span>●<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #000000">Cover
letter<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.35in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; border: none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; color: #000000"><span>●<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #000000">Curriculum
vitae<span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.35in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; border: none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; color: #000000"><span>●<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #000000">Research
statement that describes past scholarly contributions and
future research directions and discusses funding opportunities
and strategies. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.35in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; border: none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; color: #000000"><span>●<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #000000">Vision
statement that includes the candidate's vision on how the ISE
field is evolving and inter-playing with other disciplines and
also the candidate's perspective on enhancing community and
diversity in an equitable and inclusive academic environment.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.35in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: normal; border: none"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Noto Sans Symbols"; color: #000000"><span>●<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #000000">Names
and addresses of at least three references.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 8pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">Inquiries
may be addressed to Professor Tamás Terlaky, Search Committee
Chair, </span><span lang="EN"><a href="mailto:tat208@lehigh.edu" title="mailto:tat208@lehigh.edu"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #0000FF">tat208@lehigh.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 8pt; text-align: justify; line-height: normal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #222222">Lehigh
University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer
and does not discriminate on the basis of age, color,
disability, gender identity or expression, genetic
information, marital or familial status, national or ethnic
origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran
status. We are committed to increasing the diversity of the
campus community. Lehigh University is committed to a
culturally and intellectually diverse academic community and
is especially interested in candidates who can contribute,
through their research, teaching and/or service, to this
mission. Lehigh University is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE
Institutional Transformation award for promoting the careers
of women in academic sciences and engineering (</span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://advance.cc.lehigh.edu/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #222222; text-decoration: none">https://advance.cc.lehigh.edu/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #222222">)
and is among institutions of higher education recognized for
excellence in diversity with the INSIGHT into Diversity HEED
Award. Additional information about Lehigh's commitment to
diversity and inclusion is available at </span><span lang="EN"><span> </span><a href="https://diversityandinclusion.lehigh.edu/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #1155CC">https://diversityandinclusion.lehigh.edu/</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color:
#222222">. Lehigh University provides competitive salaries and
comprehensive benefits, including domestic partner benefits.
More information about Work/Life Balance for Faculty can be
found at </span><span lang="EN"><span> </span><a href="https://provost.lehigh.edu/resources/worklife-balance" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #1155CC">https://provost.lehigh.edu/resources/worklife-balance</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #222222">.
Lehigh University supports dual career efforts for following
spouses/partners of newly hired faculty </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://provost.lehigh.edu/resources/faculty-dual-career-assistance-program/dual-career-guidelines" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #0000FF">https://provost.lehigh.edu/resources/faculty-dual-career-assistance-program/dual-career-guidelines</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; color: #222222">.</span><span lang="EN" style="color: #000000"></span></p>
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Tamás Terlaky<br>
Bethlehem PA<br>
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