The Department of Supply Chain Management in the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is seeking applications from those interested in a Postdoctoral Research Scholar position with an anticipated start date of Fall 2025. This is a fixed-term, fiscal year (twelve-month) appointment with no tenure implications.

This position is grant-funded for eighteen (18) months and may be extended for an additional six months, based on satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Expectations/Essential Functions:

• The postdoctoral scholar will be funded by a National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) grant to study the performance of food supply chains and systems. The postdoctoral scholar will be able to develop his or her own research, and develop other projects with faculty within the SCM department but the primary obligation will be to the NIFA grant objectives.
• We anticipate that the postdoctoral scholar will be an active participant in workshops, conferences and events at W. P. Carey School of Business.

Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in one of the relevant fields of operations management, supply chain management, economics, or other related areas. Applicant must have the degree conferred before the start date.

Desired Qualifications:

1. Strong writing skills, presentation skills developed at conferences
2. Skills in advanced quantitative and empirical research methods
3. Possession of a research agenda in the areas of food supply chain management, grocery retail operations, or agricultural economics.

The application deadline is March 1, 2025. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis for a reserve pool. Applications in the reserve pool may then be reviewed in the order in which they were received until the position is filled. Candidates will be asked to create or use an existing Interfolio Dossier to submit documents. For full consideration, please submit the following at apply.interfolio.com/160354.

1. Cover letter that addresses how you meet the qualifications, your accomplishments, and future research plans
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Research Statement
4. Sample Paper
5. Three References

Please direct inquiries to christa.l.thompson@asu.edu. If you have any further questions about the position, please contact one of the search committee co-chairs Elliot Rabinovich or Timothy Richards via email at elliot.rabinovich@asu.edu or trichards@asu.edu.

Department of Supply Chain Management. The SCM Department is regularly ranked among the top 5 in the United States at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and each year graduates approximately 400 students with a BS-SCM, 95 with a BA-Global Logistics, 45 Full-Time MBAs with an SCM concentration, numerous Working Professional MBAs (50 with a SCM concentration), 58 with a MS-Global Logistics and 230 with a MS-Business Analytics, and 2 to 4 PhD students. The ASU SCM faculty includes over 30 tenured, tenure-track, and clinical professors – among the largest in the United States. Many top researchers visit the department to present their work at regular seminars and conferences. All this translates into high-quality instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. For more information, please see https://wpcarey.asu.edu/supply-chain-management-degrees.

The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is the largest business school in the United States with more than 23,000 students and 120,000 alumni worldwide. From our world-renowned faculty representing six continents to thousands of outstanding students who join us every year, the W. P. Carey School welcomes inclusive excellence and encourages global thinking. The W. P. Carey School is internationally recognized for its leadership in business education, groundbreaking research and innovation, and renowned faculty, making us one of the top-ranked business schools in the country.

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