The Operations Research & Industrial Engineering graduate program housed within the Walker Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin invites applicants for a full-time, tenure-track, faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, broadly focused on the integration of data and decision making. Specific methodological areas of interest include optimization under uncertainty, analytics, artificial intelligence (including machine learning), and simulation. Candidates with demonstrated interest in the application areas of energy and/or environment, advanced manufacturing, or healthcare/life sciences are especially encouraged to apply. Note that outstanding applications are welcomed from any research area, beyond the specific areas of interest mentioned previously.
Applicants focused on artificial intelligence and data analytics (AI+DA) may be considered by UT Austin’s Cluster Hiring Program in Foundational and Applied AI for Life Sciences Innovation. Such candidates may be asked to submit additional materials to the cluster hiring committee.
The Walker Mechanical Engineering Department is committed to supporting the success of all members of our community: students, staff, and faculty. A successful candidate can expect to benefit from and contribute to those efforts. More information about the Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering, including a summary of the Department’s Strategic Plan, may be found at www.me.utexas.edu.
