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Lehigh University
Tenure Track Position in Supply Chain Management
Full/Associate/Assistant

Lehigh University’s Department of Management seeks to fill one tenure track position in supply chain management beginning fall 2009.  We are seeking candidates who have the ability to conduct scholarly research aimed at publication in top journals and capability of outstanding classroom performance at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates must be able to teach supply-chain related courses, including operations management.  Team teaching and development of distance education and web-based instruction are likely.  Candidate is expected to be a thought leader and participant in Lehigh University’s Center for Value Chain Research  which fosters industry support of research on integrated value chain effectiveness. Industry/professional experience in supply chain management is highly desirable.  Candidates at the level of associate or full professor must have demonstrated records in both research and teaching. 

Lehigh University is ranked 31st among national universities in the 2008 US News & World Report, 25th in BusinessWeek’s top undergraduate business programs, 5th  in BusinessWeek’s top part time MBA programs, and placed in the most competitive category in both Peterson’s Guide and Barron’s Profile of American Colleges.

For nearly 140 years, Lehigh University has combined outstanding academic and learning opportunities with leadership in fostering innovative research. The institution is among the nation's most selective, highly ranked private research universities. Lehigh’s four colleges provide graduate and undergraduate education to 6,800 students.  Lehigh is located in eastern Pennsylvania, on a scenic, 1,600-acre campus in historic Bethlehem (ranked in Money Magazines’ “top 100 places to live to launch small business” in 2008), 50 miles north of Philadelphia and 75 miles southwest of New York City. Lehigh Valley International Airport, served by most major airlines, is 15 minutes from campus.

The College of Business and Economics is home to approximately 1370 undergraduates, 390 graduate students, and 59 tenured/tenure-track faculty members. In addition to undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral programs, joint programs exist between business and engineering including the joint Center for Value Chain Research. The Management Department includes faculty in supply chain, information systems, strategic management, and organizational behavior. Supply chain programs include an undergraduate major, MBA concentration, and graduate certificates. 

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please send a curriculum vita, a letter outlining your research and teaching interests, and the contact information for three professional references to:  Professor Robert J. Trent, Professor, Department of Management, College of Business and Economics, Lehigh University, 621 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015-3117, Phone: 610-758-3424, Fax:  (610) 758-6941, email:  inmanage@lehigh.edu.  Electronic submissions are preferred headed with subject “SCM”.

Lehigh University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.  Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.