Department Chairperson
Supply Chain Management Department
Michigan State University
The Eli Broad College of Business
The Department of Supply Chain Management in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University seeks to hire a new department chairperson to start in August 2017. Applicants must possess a Ph.D., preferably in Business Administration with emphasis in the areas ofSupply Chain Management, (e.g., Logistics, Operations, and Sourcing) or related disciplines that intersect with SCM, and must have aprofessional record consistent with an appointment to full professor with tenure. Salary is competitive.
Ranked #1 in US News and World Report, the Supply Chain Management Department ( is the home of internationally recognized faculty who are among the most accomplished scholars and teachers. The department offersa Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, and Ph.D.’s in both Logistics Management and Operations Sourcing Management. The department contributes heavily to the Executive and Full-time MBA programs, offers an online master of science program, online certificate programs, and is very active in executive education programs.
A department chairperson at Michigan State University represents the department within the College and the University and external constituencies. The chairperson is part of the college’s leadership team and is also responsible for department’s faculty and staff recruiting, development and retention, resource attainment, financial management, and stakeholder relationship management. The chairperson manages a diverse faculty, staff and student body, and should lead a department strong in scholarship, teaching capacity, and outreach. We are looking for candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our current group of logistics management faculty (Y.Bolumole, D. Closs, P. Daugherty, S.Griffis, J. Miller, S.Peinkofer, M.Schwieterman, J. Whipple, H.Yildiz) operations management faculty (A. Choo, B. Jacobs, S.Melnyk, A. Nair, S. Narayanan, C. Rosales, S.Talluri, S. Vickery), and sourcing faculty (M. Li, C. Mena, G.Ragatz, T.Schoenherr) and align the department with the strategic priorities of the college and the university. In addition to aresearch record to support appointment at full professor, candidates should have demonstrated experience in program leadership, faculty development, college and university fundraising, and financial management.
To begiven consideration, applicantsmustprovidea cover letter describing their primaryprofessional experiences andaccomplishments andaCV. Contact StanGriffis, Professor, and Chair of the Search Committee (, 517-432-4320) for additional information. Submitmaterials throughtheMSU jobs website: posting#4021. To be eligibleforfullconsideration, allapplication materials must be received by Friday, Nov. 11, 2016.
Michigan StateUniversityis an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative ActionInstitution. Applications from women, veterans, individualswith disabilities and people from diverse racial, ethnic,and cultural backgrounds areencouraged.Persons with disabilities havethe right to request and receivereasonable accommodation.
Michigan StateUniversity
Founded in 1855,Michigan State University (msu.edu) has always been an innovatorin research, teaching,and application of knowledge.In 1863, Michigan Statewas designated the beneficiaryof theMorrillLand-Grant Colleges Act endowment, becoming the pioneer land-grant college in the United States and servingasaprototypefor futureinstitutions. From theseorigins, Michigan Statehas evolved into a comprehensive,global, world-class universitywith a full spectrum of programs and attractingadiverseset of gifted professors, staff members, and students. The Universityhas been an electedmember ofthe Association of American Universities since1964.
Michigan Stateenrolls approximately51,000 students, including11,300graduateand professional Collegestudents, and itemploys morethan 11,600 facultyandstaff members. TheUniversityoffers morethan 200 programs of studyat thebachelor, masters and doctoral levels. MSU is guided by “Bolder by Design” (bolderbydesign.msu.edu) as a “shared strategic framework that aligns our efforts across Michigan State University and around the globe, harnessing the power of working together to achieve our highest aspirations and to fuel the creation of better outcomes and growing value for our students, state, nation, and world.”
EliBroadCollegeofBusiness
TheBroad Collegehas 125 full-time facultyin fivedepartments:Accountingand Information Systems,Finance, Management, Marketing, and SupplyChainManagement and oneindustryspecificunit, TheSchool of HospitalityBusiness. The work of theCollegeis supported bya100-person administrativestaff and50 academicspecialists.Currently, some 7,700 students areenrolled in the Broad College (approximately 6,700 undergraduates and 980 graduate and doctoral students), making Broadoneof thelargest business colleges in the country.
The Broad College is consistently a top 25 business college in rankings. The Broad vision is to be the leader in creating knowledge and developing transformational thinkers and doers who make business happen. A core focus of the college’s strategic plan is on the 3Rs – Recognition for the Broad College is the result of the accomplishments of our world-renowned faculty, our students, and our alumni. From this we have built a Reputation for being one of the top business schools in the world, and this is reflected in our Rankings.