The Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position. The anticipated starting date is September 1, 2025. Although candidates at the Assistant Professor rank are preferred, exceptional candidates may be considered for the rank of Associate Professor or Professor depending upon experience and qualificiations. We are seeking candidates who can demonstrate the ability to establish an independent, externally-funded research program in their areas of expertise, and who are committed to student-centered undergraduate and graduate education in industrial and systems engineering. We strongly encourage women and minority candidates to apply.
The IMSE Department, currently at 17 tenure-track faculty, offers several high-impact BS and MS degree programs and a Ph.D. degree program in Industrial and Systems Engineering. This research-based Ph.D. program of the Rackham Graduate School of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor is located, administered, and offered by the UM-Dearborn. The department, whose research expenditure in FY 2024 exceeded $1.6 million, is rapidly expanding its sponsored research activities. Two faculty members in the department have received NSF CAREER awards in the last three years. IMSE faculty is actively engaged in research in the areas relevant to industrial and manufacturing systems engineering. These areas include integrated design and manufacturing, operations research/decision science, and human factors and ergonomics. The faculty consistently obtains competitive research grants from federal government agencies such as DOD, NSF, and USDA-NIFA, the state of Michigan, and the automotive industry in Southeast Michigan. The faculty actively collaborates with various centers and institutes including Electric Vehicle Center (EVC), Automotive Research Center (ARC), and Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT) at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.