Portland State - Position Opening

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Portland State - Position Opening

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Systems Science Ph.D. Program - Position Opening

Director, Interdisciplinary Systems Science Ph.D. Program

Looking for a dynamic, creative individual to lead a unique established
interdisciplinary Ph.D. program to international prominence, building on
resurgent interest in areas such as complexity, chaos, learning and
adaptation. The existing program at Portland State University
involves a core component and relationships with a dozen academic units
with a current enrollment of 145 students.

The Director reports to the Dean of Graduate Studies, and leads a Core Systems
Science faculty, currently comprising three tenure track and one adjunct
faculty. In addition to the general duties associated with directing and
administrating the Program, the Director is expected to 1) provide strong
interaction with faculty and administration of participating department/schools;
2) cultivate collaborative research and teaching among the faculty in Systems
Science, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Engineering, and Business;
3) teach as an additional core faculty member; 4) guide the establishment of a new
Masters in Systems Science (currently in the approval process); 5) initiate and
guide activities to expand funding for research and program development; and 6)
direct the student recruiting efforts.

Applicants should have some administrative experience and 1) an earned doctorate in
Systems Science or related discipline; 2)teaching experience at the Ph.D. level,
3) research publications in the systems area; 4) demonstrated ability to attract research
grants; and 5) demonstrated ability to work with professionals in multiple disciplines.

At Portland State University, Systems Science students can pursue study directed
by the core faculty or faculty in any of the participating departments and schools
(School of Business Administration, Anthropology, Civil Engineering, Economics,
Engineering Management, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Psychology, Sociology).
The Program also has links to Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering,
and Physics. Of the 145 students in the program currently, 20% are directed by
the core Systems Science faculty. Additional information about the Program is
available at
http://www.sysc.pdx.edu/.

Applicants should submit 1) A letter of application; 2) a vita; and 3) three names
of reference to:

Nancy A. Perrin,
Chair Search Committee,
Portland State University,
P.O. Box 751-SYSC,
Portland, OR 97207.

Review of applications will begin on Feb. 26, 1999, and will continue until position
is filled.

PSU is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution.

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Regards,
Steve

Steve Shervais shervais@acm.org
Graduate Student shervais@sysc.pdx.edu
Systems Science PhD Program psu00872@odin.cc.pdx.edu
Portland State University http://www.sysc.pdx.edu
Portland, Oregon http://www.ee.pdx.edu/~shervais
(503) 725-7344 / 725-4997
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