"Assistant or Associate professor in Operations Management"

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business invites applications for tenure-track positions at the assistant or associate professor levels in Operations Management for the 2026-27 academic year.

Successful candidates will have outstanding research abilities and will be committed to achieving excellence in teaching operations management at the MBA level. We invite applications from those who hold a PhD (or equivalent) in Operations Management, Operations Research, Management Science, or Industrial Engineering or expect to complete the requirements for a PhD in the relevant field(s) by July 1, 2026, or soon thereafter. (We require all tenure track faculty to have a PhD or equivalent. We will appoint those whose degree requirements have not been satisfied by this date as instructors, the expectation being that all PhD requirements will be satisfied soon thereafter, at which time you will be appointed as an assistant professor.)

Booth faculty will be available to interview prospective applicants during the INFORMS Annual Meeting, October 26-29. To express an interest for an interview during INFORMS, please complete the form at this link: https://forms.gle/Mq3FizPSeF6ocQf97 by Friday, October 3, 2025.

Interested individuals attending the October conference should also use the online application system to begin their application at this link: https://apply.interfolio.com/171459. At this site, you will be asked to submit: a current vita, copies of at most two research papers, and two letters of reference (sent separately by the writer). At a minimum, your current vita should be uploaded to the online application system by October 3, 2025.

Applications will be accepted online at: https://apply.interfolio.com/171459. We will continue to accept applications until November 3, 2025, at which point your application must be complete.

Salary Range: $220,000-$250,000; 9 month salary

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