Assistant Professor

The Department of Supply Chain Management ( SCM) at Rutgers Business School invites applications for a tenure track position of Assistant Professor in Supply Chain Management to begin on September 1, 2025.

Requirements:
Successful applicants should: Hold a recent Ph.D. in the areas of Management Science, Operations Research, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields, with several years of experience in academic and/or corporate research, and a specific focus on the application of Data Analytics and Applied AI in Supply Chain Management ( SCM); have an established research record with an emphasis on supply chain management and data science, including publications in Financial Times - 50 journals or top IEEE engineering journals; have demonstrated teaching effectiveness and communications skills, with a proven ability to engage students; be able to contribute to the Department's future growth and provide research project leadership in Data Science/Applied AI.

Responsibilities:
The new faculty member is expected to:
conduct research in supply chain management and data science;
teach courses in supply chain management and data science at the undergraduate, MBA, and Ph.D. level; engage in professional service activities as determined by the Department and the School; maintain a strong record of productivity and quality in published research, teaching, and service activities.

Department of Supply Chain Management: The SCM department includes 17 tenured and tenure-track faculty and 14 professional practice faculty specializing in supply chain analytics, sustainability, supply chain finance, logistics and healthcare operations. The department's faculty regularly publish in and serve on editorial boards of FT-50 journals, including Management Science, Operations Research, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, and Journal of Operations Management. The department offers degrees in Supply Chain Management at all levels, from undergraduate through PhD and DBA, serving over 1400 students. In 2024, the SCM graduate and undergraduate programs were ranked No. 3 and No. 5 by Gartner, respectively. The SCM online graduate program was ranked No. 2 by U.S. News & World Report. The newly established Healthcare Analytics and Intelligence graduate program was ranked No.2 by Analytics Degrees. The SCM Department has deep industry engagement through its highly-regarded Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management, which partners with many global corporations, and through its faculty of professional practice, from upper levels of management in major organizations. Since 2021, the department has hosted the annual Supply Chain Analytics Institute Conference, which has attracted hundreds of academic researchers and industry experts to share the latest advancements in analytics and data science within the supply chain field.

For more information, please visit http://www.business.rutgers.edu/scm

Successful applicants should hold a Ph.D. in the area of Management Science, Operations Research, Computer Science, Data Science, or related fields, with a specific focus on the application of Data Analytics and Applied AI in Supply Chain Management ( SCM) .

They should have outstanding research achievements, with publications in top journals, and excellent teaching and communication skills.

Application materials include: cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, writing sample, evidence of teaching effectiveness, list of references, and three letters of recommendation. Please direct questions to Shabnam Baidariwal at sbaidariwal@business.rutgers.edu

Applications are only accepted via this website. Please, do not e-mail or mail applications.

The successful candidate is expected to teach on both Newark and New Brunswick campuses and will be assigned an office on either campus depending on the department's teaching or other needs.