The Department of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering (SSIE) in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science at Binghamton University is expanding further and seeks two (2) Assistant Professors with start dates in Fall 2019:
- Assistant Professor – Healthcare Systems Engineering/Operations Research/Data Science
- Assistant Professor – Human Factors Engineering/Ergonomics (with applications in health systems, preferably)
The positions require expertise in the broad areas of health systems engineering/operations research, healthcare data science/analytics, population health, healthcare information technology/systems, and personalized/precision medicine. One of the positions is focused on human factors engineering/ergonomics, preferably with applications in the health systems/sciences area.
The positions involve teaching at all levels (undergraduate courses through advanced graduate courses); and establishing externally funded theoretical and applied research in the respective disciplines. These positions seek research experience that complements the Binghamton University Transdisciplinary Areas of Excellence (TAEs: http://www.binghamton.edu/tae/). A reduced teaching load is granted during the first two years.
The ideal candidates must have (i) an earned doctorate in industrial engineering or closely related engineering disciplines, (ii) excellent leadership skills, and (iii) superb records of research, including garnering funding and scholarly publications. Teaching experience is preferred. The Watson School is dedicated to the goal of building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment. Potential applicants who share this goal, especially underrepresented minorities, women and persons with disabilities, are strongly encouraged to apply.
The department currently has twenty-three (23) faculty members and offers a BS degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) and MS and PhD Degrees in both Systems Science (SS) and Industrial and Systems Engineering (or ISE). With about 250 undergraduate, 250 masters, and 160 doctoral students, the department is growing in numbers and in reputation. SSIE also offers a cutting-edge executive health systems program in Manhattan. More details are available at http://www.binghamton.edu/ssie/.
Attracting over $3M dollars in research funding per year, our established faculty works collaboratively with over 30 sponsors from industry and federal agencies. The SSIE Department secures over 3 million dollars in research funding per year. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the SSIE Department secured $5.82 million in committed funds and had a total of about $2.42 million in research expenditures. At this level of research productivity, the SSIE Department ranked the highest in the Thomas J. Watson School of Engineering and Applied and the third on-campus in committed funds and research expenditures.
For more details about the positions and to submit an application online, please visit https://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=106243. Candidates interested in any of the posted positions are encouraged to contact Dr. Mohammad T. Khasawneh, Professor & Department Chair, directly with any questions (email: mkhasawn@binghamton.edu; phone: 607-777-4408).
Review of applications will begin immediately and the review process will continue until all of the positions are filled.
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