Tenure‑Track Assistant Professor in Operations Management

About the role

McGill University’s Desautels Faculty of Management seeks an Assistant Professor on a tenure‑track appointment to strengthen its Operations Management area. The successful candidate will join the faculty in August 2027, contributing to teaching, research, and service in a data‑driven operations environment.

Key responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in data analytics, including data mining, machine learning, deep learning, predictive analytics, analytics programming and data visualization.
• Develop and sustain an active research agenda focused on data‑driven operations topics such as revenue management, supply‑chain optimization, sustainable operations and big‑data analytics.
• Publish research findings in top‑tier, peer‑reviewed Operations Management journals.
• Supervise and mentor doctoral students and participate in faculty administration and curriculum development.

Required profile

• Ph.D. (or expected Ph.D. by December 2027) in Operations Management or a closely related discipline with a strong operations‑management component.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching and a record of publications in high‑quality, peer‑reviewed journals.
• Research interests aligned with Faculty priority areas such as Analytics, AI, Innovation, Sustainability, or Equity, Diversity & Inclusion.
• Fluency in English for teaching and research; knowledge of French or willingness to learn is desirable.

Required skills

• Data mining
• Machine learning
• Deep learning
• Predictive analytics
• Analytics programming
• Data visualization