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Faculty, Supply Chain Management - College of Business

Nashville, TNOnsiteFull TimePosted 19 days agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • terminal doctorate
  • operations management
  • supply chain management
  • logistics
  • university teaching
  • scholarship
  • service
  • data
  • analytics
  • simulation

Nice to have

  • academic preparation
  • research preparation
  • teaching preparation
  • Assistant Professor
  • professional experience
  • industry experience

Role summary

Lipscomb University's College of Business seeks a Faculty member in Operations and Supply Chain Management to teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Responsibilities include student advising and mentoring, maintaining scholarship for tenure, engaging with the business community and alumni, and creating an effective learning environment. The role requires integrating technology, data, analytics, and simulation into instruction. A Ph.D. or equivalent is required, or a Master's with 15+ years of senior-level leadership experience in the field. Demonstrated teaching excellence, scholarship potential, and strong communication skills are essential. Preferred qualifications include academic/research/teaching preparation in SCM, scholarly accomplishments, and industry experience.

The successful candidate will teach introductory and advanced courses in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the undergraduate and graduate levels and may contribute to other courses as assigned. The candidate is also expected to

  • Advise and mentor students 
  • Engage in activities that support and serve the mission and vision of Lipscomb University and the College of Business
  • Maintain peer-reviewed scholarship appropriate for tenure
  • Engage with the Nashville business community, alumni, and student organizations
  • Create a classroom environment that is engaging, career-relevant, and achieves positive learning outcomes
  • Integrate appropriate technology, data, analytics, simulation, or other evidence-based practices into instruction.
  • The above statements describe the job's essential responsibilities and requirements. They are not an exhaustive list of the duties that may be assigned to the successful candidate.

Required Qualifications

  • A Ph.D. or equivalent terminal doctorate in operations management, supply chain management, logistics, or a closely related field from an accredited institution by the time of appointment. ABD applicants may apply if all degree requirements will be completed before the appointment begins OR a Master’s Degree in operations management, supply chain, management, logistics or a closely related field from an accredited institution plus 15 or more years of experience in the field that include senior-level leadership responsibilities.
  • Demonstrated commitment to and potential for excellence in university teaching.
  • Ability to balance responsibilities in teaching, scholarship, and service.
  • Significant experience with technology, data, analytics, simulation, or other evidence-based instructional practices. 
  • Ability and commitment to communicate and work effectively with students, staff, faculty, and external partners.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Academic, research, and teaching preparation relevant to Operations and Supply Chain Management.
  • A record of, or clear potential for, peer-reviewed scholarly accomplishments appropriate to the rank of Assistant Professor.
  • Professional or industry experience related to operations, supply chain, logistics, purchasing, service operations, project management, or a related area.
  • Ability to contribute across more than one area of the Operations and Supply Chain Management curriculum.
  • Experience developing productive relationships with industry, professional associations, alumni, or community organizations.
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