Professor-Tenure Track-Industrial Eng

Position: Open Rank Professor-Tenure Track-Industrial Eng
Posting Summary

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00247PO25 Advertised Title Open Rank Professor-Tenure Track-Industrial Eng Campus Columbia College/Division College of Engineering and Computing Department CEC Mechanical Engineering Advertised Salary Range Salary commensurate with qualifications Location of Vacancy Part/Full Time Full Time Hours per Week 40 Position Category Full-time Equivalent (FTE) Basis 9 months Work County Richland Tenure Information Tenure-Track/Tenured Job Search Category Faculty

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Position Description

Advertised

Job Summary

The Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing (MCEC) at the University of South Carolina (USC) in Columbia is seeking qualified applicants for multiple Tenured and Tenure-Track faculty positions (Open-Rank) to support its new Industrial Engineering (IE) program. USC and MCEC pursue a bold vision of supporting the state's growing manufacturing and technology industry through the addition of the new IE program while experiencing sustained growth in student numbers and research output.

We aim to hire innovative and bold thought leaders focused on student success, outstanding research, and the motivation and drive to support the US and SC's economy and industrial base. The open-rank positions will have a tenure home in the Mechanical Engineering department.

Successful candidates will be expected to develop internationally recognized, externally funded research programs in cutting edge areas of industrial and manufacturing engineering. In particular, candidates with a strong track record of research and teaching in one or more of the following five areas are encouraged to apply:

1) Robotics and Digital Twins in Smart Manufacturing Systems:
Candidates with a track record of state-of-the-art research in industrial robotics, co-bots, and/or digital twins as well as Artificial Intelligence-driven automation. Candidates are expected to contribute to SC's strong and growing manufacturing industry through applied and collaborative research.

2) Additive and Subtractive Manufacturing and Materials in Advanced Manufacturing:
Candidates with expertise in state-of-the-art additive and/or subtractive manufacturing processes and systems, as well as materials innovation enabled by new manufacturing processes.

3) Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity in Smart Manufacturing Systems and Digital Supply Networks:
Candidates with expertise and interest in digital manufacturing and cybersecurity, especially candidates with experience in implementing and securing advanced digital technologies in modern manufacturing and supply network environments in collaboration with industry.

4) Systems Engineering:
Candidates with expertise systems engineering, modeling, and optimization, data-driven applications in systems engineering including agentic AI. Experience in SC's key industries automotive, aerospace, or defense is a plus.

5) Operations Research & Simulation:
Candidates with expertise in process optimization, simulation, operations research, and/or data science ideally applied to smart manufacturing systems, large scale construction, and digital supply networks.

The successful candidates must have the ability to (1) Teach and develop Industrial Engineering curriculum (including lecture, laboratory, or design courses) at the undergraduate and graduate levels, (2) Develop and sustain an independent, nationally recognized research program, (3) Collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams of faculty and other researchers across…