Description
Cornell University’s School of Operations Research and Information Engineering (ORIE) seeks a Professor of Practice to support our Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) degree program and to teach in the broad area of operations management. Candidates should have education and industry experience relevant to ORIE, and be able to use that background to support the educational mission of the school. The ORIE M.Eng. degree program supports a variety of concentrations, and annually graduates 100-150 students.
We seek a candidate who can teach multiple courses for M.Eng. and upper-level undergraduates, as well as advise M.Eng. projects. The position also involves working with the Director of the ORIE M.Eng. program in roles including admissions, marketing, projects, and supporting student engagement, advising, and professional development. Candidates should feel comfortable in outreach to alumni and industry for M.Eng. project sourcing, recruitment, and guest speakers. Leadership potential within the ORIE M.Eng. program is desirable.
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. A degree – B.S. or M.S. or M.Eng. – in Operations Research or a related field is required. A Ph.D. degree in OR or a related field would be welcome but is not required. The candidate should have 10 or more years of experience in a combination of educational and industrial (private- or public-sector) work in operations research. Relevant experience could include work in manufacturing management, supply chain management, service operations, consulting, or related areas. 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/32840 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.
