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Lecturer of Supply Chain, Logistics, & Maritime Operations (Non-Tenure Track)

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Applications must be submitted online at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/20395 and include:
  1. A letter of interest describing the individual’s qualifications for the position;
  2. A curriculum vitae;
  3. A statement of teaching philosophy;
  4. A statement of plan to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion;
  5. Unofficial graduate transcripts; and
  6. Contact information for three professional references including email addresses and phone numbers. If your application progresses in the search, the application site will request letters of recommendation from them.
Applications must be submitted by April 4, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.

Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title Lecturer of Supply Chain, Logistics, & Maritime Operations (Non-Tenure Track)
Department SCHOOL OF SUPPLY CHAIN, LOGISTICS
Position Number F1060A
Job Description
The School of Supply Chain, Logistics, & Maritime Operations at Old Dominion University invites applicants for a full-time Lecturer position beginning in Fall 2024. This is a renewable 10-month appointment. Applicants with interdisciplinary teaching and industry outreach experience are especially encouraged to apply. The School of Supply Chain, Logistics, & Maritime Operations places high value on excellence in teaching and seeks to complement the existing academic strengths in the Interdisciplinary Supply Chain, Data Science, and Cybersecurity Schools.

The Lecturer is expected to be able to develop new supply chain, logistics, and maritime courses to support the growth of the School programs and meet industry needs for expert labor. The Lecturer is expected to perform committee service, student mentoring and program advising, and teach a 4/4 teaching load.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities
  1. Demonstrated ability to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
  2. A strong commitment to teaching excellence.
  3. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  4. Experience interfacing with the Maritime and/or supply chain business community.
  5. Experience engaging in outreach activities.
Minimum Qualifications - Education or training
Master’s degree in Supply Chains, Business Analytics, Decision Science, Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related field, or a Master’s degree with a graduate certificate or concentration in supply chain or maritime.
Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification
Preferred Qualifications
  • A Ph.D. in Supply Chains, Business Analytics, Decision Science, Management, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or a closely related field is preferred. Teaching experience in supply chain, logistics, or maritime courses at undergraduate and graduate levels.
  • Experience providing student mentoring.
  • Operations and Supply Chain, Logistics, or Maritime industry experience.
  • Interest in collaborative and experiential learning with K-12 and local Maritime and Supply Chain partners.
Conditions of Employment
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Open Date 03/04/2024
Application Review Date 04/04/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
Applications must be submitted online at https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/20395 and include:
  1. A letter of interest describing the individual’s qualifications for the position;
  2. A curriculum vitae;
  3. A statement of teaching philosophy;
  4. A statement of plan to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion;
  5. Unofficial graduate transcripts; and
  6. Contact information for three professional references including email addresses and phone numbers. If your application progresses in the search, the application site will request letters of recommendation from them.
Applications must be submitted by April 4, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.
Telework Friendly No
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Curriculum Vitae
  3. Teaching Philosophy
  4. Diversity/Inclusion Statement
  5. Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
  6. Contact Information for Professional References
Optional Documents