Associate Professor - Industrial & Mgmt. Systems Eng

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Department of Industrial and Management Systems Engineering invites applications for one tenured/tenure-track faculty position at the Associate/Assistant Professor levels starting in August 2026. The research and educational interests of the applicants should align with the department’s core thrust in developing scalable, trustworthy, and human-centered AI-driven methodologies and solutions leveraging optimization, machine learning, statistical learning, and reinforcement learning. Applicants are expected to apply these approaches to enable intelligent decision-making in complex and smart infrastructure and socio-technical systems, including autonomous systems, cybersecurity, healthcare, sustainable energy, logistics, and public health. Minimum qualifications include a doctoral degree in industrial engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field from an accredited research institution. Preferred qualifications include: 1) research expertise in one or more of the above areas; 2) a strong publication record in top-tier peer-reviewed journals/conferences, and, if seeking the associate professor rank, a high citation h-index; 3) significant potential (or demonstrated record for associate level) for securing research grants and contracts from federal agencies and state/private sources as a principal investigator; 4) potential or a demonstrated ability to form multi-level, interdisciplinary research collaborations; 5) a strong potential/record of successfully funding and mentoring doctoral students and/or post-doctoral scholars; and 6) demonstrated experience/potential for developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses. Successful candidates are expected to possess strong leadership and communication skills, work effectively in teams, integrate research, education, and service activities, and be actively engaged in professional societies. The IMSE Department currently has 16 full-time faculty members and offers BSIE, MSIE, and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering, together with an M.S. degree in Engineering Management (MSEM) and an M.S. degree in Data Intelligence (MSDI), and is highly engaged in distance learning. The department currently hosts 266 undergraduates, 125 master's, and 27 full-time doctoral students. IMSE faculty have strong collaborations with other departments within the College of Engineering, the Colleges of AI Cybersecurity and Computing, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Business, and Arts & Sciences. The department has strong ties with various centers and institutes such as the Institute of Applied Engineering, Center for Urban Transportation Research, the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute, USF Sleep Research Center, and with organizations outside of USF such as City of Tampa, Tampa Electric Company, Tampa General Hospital, and James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital.

Requirements

a doctoral degree in industrial engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field from an accredited research institution
strong leadership and communication skills
work effectively in teams
integrate research, education, and service activities
be actively engaged in professional societies

Nice To Haves

research expertise in one or more of the above areas
a strong publication record in top-tier peer-reviewed journals/conferences, and, if seeking the associate professor rank, a high citation h-index
significant potential (or demonstrated record for associate level) for securing research grants and contracts from federal agencies and state/private sources as a principal investigator
potential or a demonstrated ability to form multi-level, interdisciplinary research collaborations
a strong potential/record of successfully funding and mentoring doctoral students and/or post-doctoral scholars
demonstrated experience/potential for developing and teaching undergraduate and graduate courses