University of Missouri – Rolla is seeking faculty candidates with expertise in Systems Engineering to fill a tenure-track position in the department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering. UMR’s Systems Engineering Graduate Program is ranked in the top ten percent among similar programs in the world. This 21st century Systems Engineering Graduate program builds on sound engineering undergraduate education and experience, and maintains engineering specialization diversity in its graduates at both the MS and PhD level. The diversity of specializations is attained through the teaching and research contributions of core and contributing faculty from a number of campus graduate programs including Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Management, and Systems Engineering and through a matrix organization administered by a program director.

The Systems Engineering Graduate program was developed in 1999 to provide off-campus Systems Engineering graduate education to Boeing Engineers and their suppliers, worldwide. Since that time, the graduate program has grown exponentially reaching 390 students both on and off campus from over 20 companies around the world. Approximately 220 students have graduated with a MS degree in Systems Engineering. The first Ph.D. degree was granted in Summer 2007.

Successful candidates must have a BS in engineering or hard science and a PhD in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering or a related field engaged in Systems Engineering research. Industrial experience is desired but not required. Candidates must demonstrate outstanding potential for scholarly research and professional development. The applicant must have the ability to teach graduate courses in Systems Engineering topics, advise graduate students and direct Ph.D dissertations and MS thesis and initiate an externally funded research program in Systems Engineering. Current research areas include: Network Centric Systems, Systems Architecting, Systems Engineering Process and Design, Distributed Modeling, Infrastructure Systems and Structures, Network Centric Manufacturing and Control, Risk Modeling and Assessment, Modeling and Simulation, and Computational Intelligence.

The appointment is anticipated to be at the tenure-track assistant professor level. However, qualified candidates at all levels will be considered. Specific information about the position and the search process may be obtained by contacting the chair of the search committee, Dr. Cihan Dagli, at 573-341- 4374 or 573-647-9125 . Information about the campus and department can be found at http://syseng.umr.edu.The search and screening committee will begin reviewing applications January 4, 2008 and the search will remain open until the position is filled. Please submit an application consisting of current curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests and goals, teaching evaluations (if available), and complete information for three references to:

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Effective Jan. 1, 2008, UMR will become Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) UMR is an AA/EOE and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as Vietnam-era veteran. Females, minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. The University of Missouri-Rolla is responsive to the needs of dualcareer couples.