Tenure Track Position

Operational Management

Smith School of Business at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario CANADA) invites applications for a tenure-stream position in Management Science/Operations Management, with preference for entry (Assistant Professor) level.

Qualifications

Candidates must have a PhD, or be near completion. The successful candidate will exhibit strong potential for innovative and high quality scholarly research leading to peer-assessed publications, as well as for outstanding teaching contributions and an ongoing commitment to academic and pedagogical excellence, in support of the School’s various public and private programs. The successful candidate will also be expected to make substantive contributions through service to the School, to the University, and/or the broader community.

Compensation

Salary will be commesurate with qualifications and experience. Appointees have access to substancial internal funds both for research and course development through Smith School of Busines Research Program and the Faculty Development Fund.

Institution

Queen's University has a long and rich tradition of academic excellence, dating back to a royal charter granted by Queen Victoria in 1841. Smith School of Business is one of the world's premier business schools, with an outstanding reputation for innovation and quality. Our MSc and PhD programs in Management attract highly qualified research-oriented students in many fields of study.  Our undergraduate Commerce program has among the highest entrance standards in Canada and is widely viewed as the country's best undergraduate business program. Queen’s has gained international recognition for its MBA and executive education programs and is fully accredited by AACSB and EQUIS. BusinessWeek ranks the full-time Queen’s MBA #1 in Canada and #4 outside the US. Smith School of Business is also home to centres focused on business venturing, responsible leadership and business research in healthcare and corporate governance. The learning environment at Queen’s is supported by outstanding library and computing facilities. More information can be found at: business.queensu.ca. The University will provide support in its recruitment processes to applicants with disabilities, including accommodation that takes into account an applicant’s accessibility needs. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please contact: Kathleen Lewis at kathleen.lewis@queensu.ca . Academic staff at Queen’s University are governed by a Collective Agreement between the Queen’s University Faculty Association (QUFA) and the University, which is posted here.

The MSOM group is a strong research group with particular expertise in revenue management and pricing, sustainability, energy markets, supply chain management and the interface of operations and marketing.  Group members hold top editorial board memberships and have won multiple prizes and awards.  The group is also at the forefront of the Business Analytics/Big Data revolution with highly successful Masters and Executive Education programs. For more information about our faculty see https://smith.queensu.ca/faculty_and_research/index.php .

The City

Kingston, Ontario is a unique Canadian city of 125,000 with a distinct blend of history, recreation, industry and learning. Situated on the shores of Lake Ontario, it is within a two-and-a-half hour drive of the commercial, industrial and political hubs of Toronto, Montreal, and the nation’s capital, Ottawa, and a 30 minute drive from the international bridge linking Ontario and upstate New York.  The city is the origin of the historic Rideau Canal system –a UNESCO International Heritage site.  Kingston annually hosts the Canadian Olympic Sailing Regatta (CORK) because of the ideal sailing conditions and offers many other recreational and cultural opportunities.