About this Assistant Professor (Two Open Positions) role at University of Arkansas System
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Faculty - Tenure/Tenure Track
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Regular
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University of Arkansas, FayettevilleFounded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.
The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.
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Supply Chain Management
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Summary of Job Duties:
The J.B. Hunt Transport Department of Supply Chain Management in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas invites applications and nominations for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Supply Chain Management, beginning August 16, 2027. These positions are part of a coordinated faculty cluster hire in supply chain management focused on contested logistics and defense-relevant supply chain research. The department is concurrently recruiting multiple tenure-track and research faculty whose collective expertise will extend the University of Arkansas’s leadership in contested logistics, military and defense logistics, and national security supply chains, in close partnership with the Contested Logistics Consortium and the Supply Chain Management Research Center (SCMRC). This cluster in contested logistics and supply chain aligns with one of the University’s and College’s key strategic priorities and builds critical mass in a high-importance academic and research domain. It advances the land-grant mission by connecting research, instruction, and outreach to pressing state and societal needs.
This is a research-focused faculty position for a scholar with strong potential to publish high-impact, theoretically rigorous, and managerially relevant research in leading peer-reviewed supply chain management, logistics, operations, and business journals. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the department’s continued research excellence, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, engage meaningfully with students and doctoral candidates, and participate in service activities consistent with rank and career stage.
The department is especially interested in candidates whose research addresses important supply chain challenges facing firms, industries, public institutions, and society. Areas of interest may include, but are not limited to resilience, risk, supply chain visibility, analytics, technology-enabled supply chains, defense and critical infrastructure supply chains, global networks, inventory and distribution systems, disruption management, and the interface between commercial and public-sector logistics systems. Consistent with the cluster hire strategy, the department has particular interest in candidates whose research directly addresses military logistics, contested logistics, and defense supply chain challenges, with opportunities to engage with the Contested Logistics Consortium and military and defense stakeholders.
Candidates should demonstrate potential to produce research that is publishable in premier academic journals, with that research also generating insights that can inform industry practice, practitioner-oriented publications, executive audiences, and applied research partnerships. The position is aligned with the department’s broader commitment to academically excellent, industry-relevant scholarship and the Walton College’s distinctive access to leading companies, entrepreneurial ventures, public-sector partners, and supply chain innovators.
Regular on-campus availability, in-person teaching, and active contribution to the life of the department, including exhibiting respect and cooperation in shared academic and administrative tasks are essential duties.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
A completed Ph.D. in supply chain management, logistics, operations management, or a closely related field from an AACSB-accredited business school or equivalent accredited institution completed by the position start date
Demonstrated record or strong potential to publish research in top-tier supply chain management, logistics, operations, or business journals
Evidence of research that has potential relevance for both academic journals and practitioner audiences
Candidates must meet standards to be classified as a Scholarly Academic for AACSB purposes
U.S. citizen, due to access to export-controlled information, restricted federal data, and security-sensitive research environments
Preferred Qualifications:
Strong research record and demonstrated leadership roles in research projects that result in top-tier journal publications
Strong pipeline of research including manuscripts under second or third revision at top tier supply chain management journals
Experience teaching courses related to logistics, procurement, transportation, operations, analytics, or supply chain strategy
Research interests related to resilience and risk, supply chain visibility, analytics, robotics and automation, technology-enabled supply chains, defense and critical infrastructure supply chains, the interface between commercial and public-sector logistics systems, or other areas of strategic industry importance
Industry work experience in supply chain management, logistics, operations, analytics, transportation, procurement, retail, manufacturing, defense, or related field
An active U.S. security clearance, or eligibility to obtain and maintain one
Significant military, defense logistics, or national security supply chain experience
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):
High-quality oral and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively and collegially as a contributing member of a research-active faculty team
Ability to engage with industry professionals, firms, public-sector organizations, or applied research partners
Ability to teach in face-to-face, hybrid/blended, online, graduate, executive, or professional education formats
Additional Information:
This position is a Designated Research Position and is regulated by the Arkansas Research Education Protection Act of 2025. Prior to issuance of an offer of employment, the University is required to request and obtain additional information about an applicant’s background and, if required, conduct an additional review of that background information.
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Recruitment Contact Information:
Assistant Chair
Sam M. Walton College of Business
[email protected]
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