Description
Cornell University's School of Operations Research and Information Engineering (ORIE) seeks a candidate to be the School’s Arthur and Helen Geoffrion Professor of Practice on its Ithaca campus. The role of this position is to create and sustain applied research relationships with various organizations that can benefit from Operations Research expertise, connecting ORIE faculty and students at all levels with such initiatives. We seek a candidate with the vision and leadership skills to imagine and nurture new connections between the department and both private and public sector partners. The candidate should have a background in bringing OR methodologies (including AI and machine learning) to bear on real-world operational problems. The position will also entail teaching responsibilities that enrich and broaden students’ exposure to applications of OR in society today.
This position is non-tenure track and is envisaged to have a term of three to five years. The position is renewable upon mutual agreement. Requisite is a strong interest in the broad mission of the School, exceptional potential for leadership in Operations Research practice and education, and an ability and willingness to teach at all levels of the program. A Ph.D. degree in OR or a related field is required. We seek individuals that have experience in developing and implementing Operations Research tools within a broad range of settings. The ideal candidate would have 12 or more years of experience in a combination of educational and industrial (private- or public-sector) work in operations research. Salary will be appropriate to qualifications and engineering school norms.
Cornell ORIE is a diverse group of high-quality researchers and educators interested in probability, optimization, statistics, simulation, and a wide array of applications such as e- commerce, supply chains, scheduling, manufacturing, transportation systems, health care, financial engineering, service systems and network science. We value mathematical and technical depth and innovation, and experience with applications and practice. Ideal candidates will have correspondingly broad experience and interests.
Please apply online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/32839 with a cover letter, CV, a statement of relevant experience, a teaching statement, and at least three reference letters. All applications completed by December 1, 2026 will receive full consideration, but candidates are urged to submit all required material as soon as possible; applications received after December 1, 2026 will continue to be reviewed on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. For applicants who will attend the INFORMS Annual Meeting, we highly encourage uploading a CV and any other application materials available to the link above by October 14, even if all application materials are not yet available.
Consistent with Cornell’s practice, appointment to academic positions requires candidates to disclose relevant information about their prior employment including whether they have been found to have violated institutional or employer policies related to or governing unlawful discrimination and harassment, academic and research misconduct, or financial misconduct.
Pay Ranges: $100,100 to $237,300
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:
Prior relevant work or industry experience.
Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
Unique applicable skills.
Cornell University seeks to meet the needs of dual career couples, has a Dual Career program, and is a member of the Upstate New York Higher Education Recruitment Consortium to assist with dual career searches including positions available in higher education in the upstate New York area.
