Posted: 16-Aug-24
Location: Monterey, California
Type: Tenure-track
Salary: 124,369 - $204,000
Categories:
Employment Type:Organization Type:Salary Details:Required Education:Additional Information:Internal Number: 959-HERC-1
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Operations Research
Department of Operations Research
Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey CA
The Department of Operations Research (OR) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) seeks applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position in Operations Research. The Department is interested in candidates with expertise any of the areas related to Operations Research including statistics, optimization, stochastic modeling, simulation, and data science. We are particularly interested in candidates with computational experience in these areas. A successful candidate will be expected to teach and advise students in our masters-level curricula, develop a scholarly research program, and engage with PhD candidates. New faculty members will have the opportunity to work with top researchers on modern, applied military and security problems in both unclassified and classified facilities using cutting edge tools in artificial intelligence, machine learning, high-performance and distributed computing.
The Department of Operations Research at NPS in Monterey, California is one of the oldest and largest OR departments in the world. Our students are primarily military officers from the U.S. and its allies pursuing Master's degrees in defense-oriented OR topics. We also have a small Ph.D. program. Our students are capable, mature, and hard working. The department has 37 faculty members, with 17 tenure-track professors, who do research across the breadth of Operations Research. Our faculty include world leaders in large-scale optimization, applied statistics, military logistics, warfare analysis, and critical infrastructure. Our research addresses important and challenging problems in national security, and we foster close collaborations with U.S. Navy and Department of Defense sponsors, other government agencies, and other universities. Additional information about our department can be found at .
The review of applications will begin on September 9, 2024. The position will remain open until filled. The application package should include a cover letter, statements of research and teaching interests, curriculum vitae, names of three references, evidence of or potential for teaching excellence, and a sample of published work. Interviews will begin in October.
The Naval Postgraduate School is an equal opportunity employer. For additional information about NPS, please visit .
Additional Information
Applicants with foreign education will be required to select from a list of private organizations that are members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES), which provide foreign education evaluations acceptable to NPS.
Are you a veteran? Veteran's preference is treated as a positive merit factor for NPS faculty positions. We strongly encourage you to indicate if you are a veteran in your application when applying to NPS positions and you must provide a copy of your signed DD-214 (member 4 copy), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other acceptable documentation.
Are you a current active duty service member? If yes, you are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Please note: you will be ineligible if your statement of service is not submitted with your application or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of application.
Minimum qualifications for Assistant Professor, AD-03:
Minimum qualifications for Associate Professor, AD-05:
Minimum qualifications for Professor, AD-07:
Employment requirements:
Please submit via email your application package to Faculty Hiring Committee, Operations Research Department, Naval Postgraduate School, at .