Open Rank Professor (Tenure Track)

One faculty position in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering.

Applicants are expected to create, advance, and maintain a productive research program, and provide classroom and individual instruction for our diverse undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking students. In addition, candidates will support the department efforts to enhance and advance equity and inclusion in higher education through their teaching, research, and service activities, while contributing to the intellectual and academic life of the department. University and professional service will be expected as appropriate.

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE)- Transforming Healthspan through Research, InnoVation, and Education (THRIVE) initiative, with the candidate's tenure home in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering and will participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools, and colleges. In the last century, we have made remarkable progress in extending human longevity. Increased life expectancy, however, is not uniformly associated with an equal increase in the proportion of life in good health. For many populations, longer life results in many years in poor health, functional dependence, reduced quality of life, loss of productivity, and increased human and economic costs. As a result, "health span" has emerged as an urgent area of inquiry. RISE-THRIVE aims to supercharge a fully integrated approach to advancing a healthy life span.

We seek candidates with research interests in industrial and systems engineering methodologies and tools that can significantly extend the health span of the population. We are specifically interested in candidates focused on the design or sociotechnical evaluation of human-centered assistive technologies, environments or devices to advance a healthy lifespan. Research areas of interest include, but are not limited to, (1) system modeling, analysis, and decision making for assistive living environments (2) assistive living environment simulation and study through extended reality, wearable devices, and other technologies, (3) scientific principles of human-technology interactions for assistive living environments and devices, or (4) collaborative robotic system design and evaluation for assistive living.

This position is complemented by another faculty position in the Department of Mechanical Engineering focusing on technological advances in sensing, perception, and assistive living technology under the same initiative (https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant-associate-or-full-professor-madison-wisconsin-united-states-3f999640-8c72-44d4-8db8-f2023f4146f7). The hire will complement the faculty within the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, and will also have the opportunity to collaborate with the new hire and the existing faculty in biomechanics, sensing, and robotics in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and across the UW College of Engineering.

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Required
PhD, completed prior to the start date of the appointment.

Applicants should have a demonstrated academic record of achievement such as peer-reviewed publications and grant awards appropriate for the appointment level, exceptional potential for creative research, and a commitment to inclusive undergraduate and graduate education in industrial and systems engineering. Appointment to this tenure-track position requires a PhD degree in Engineering or related field, earned prior to the start of appointment. Associate and Full professor candidates must possess experience and scholarly credentials that meet the tenure standards of the UW-Madison Divisional Committee and of the College of Engineering.

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

AUGUST 18, 2025

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on UW-Madison's strengths, RISE expands the University's successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions.

Over the next three academic years, UW-Madison will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing 150 new RISE faculty to campus. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outreach endeavors. The community will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating access to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration.

Through the campus RISE hiring initiative and the College of Engineering RISE faculty hiring matching program, the College of Engineering will increase by nearly 50 tenure-track faculty members representing more than a 20% growth in the total faculty body. The RISE-THRIVE hiring initiative will add 4 new faculty members to this vibrant community in the College of Engineering. Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/

Consistently ranked in the top 10 among our peers, the UW-Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering is committed to excellence in both teaching and research in the field of industrial and systems engineering. Serving a department student body of over 450 diverse students, our 24 faculty members are leaders in their fields, respected nationally and internationally for their research. We strive to create an inclusive department environment where all our faculty, staff and students can thrive and reach their potential. As a department with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, we have access to world-class faculty, facilities, and collaborative opportunities, as well as all the benefits that come with our location in beautiful Madison, WI.

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process. To apply for this position, you will need to provide a Cover Letter, CV, Teaching Statement, and Research Statement.

Your application will also need contact information for three references entered in the online application form. References will be contacted at the time of application submission.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is November 1, 2024, however, the position may remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.

Employment will require an institutional reference check regarding any misconduct. To be considered, applicants must upload a signed 'Authorization to Release Information' form as part of the application. The authorization form and a definition of 'misconduct' can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/institutional-reference-check/

Robert Radwin
rradwin@wisc.edu
608-263-6596
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Professor(FA020) or Associate Professor(FA030) or Assistant Professor(FA040)

A19-COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING/INDUSTRIAL & SYSTEMS ENGR

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