Looking for an academic job at INFORMS conference? There is a resource that you should know…

Our academic job market is terrible: it always surprises me how operations people can be so inefficient when it comes to looking for academic jobs. Some schools interview at INFORMS conference, others don’t. Some schools decide to fly out candidates in October, other in March. Some schools use Interfolio, other ask for recommendation letters using pigeon couriers. The end result – some candidates are left without jobs (or with jobs they don’t want) and some schools are left with no hires (or with some last-minute hires they are not happy about). This cannot be efficient. Add on top of that very limited transparency with respect to compensation packages, tenure requirements and research support, and the picture is complete.

A little while back Konstantinos Stouras and I made a modest attempt at bringing transparency into academic job market. To help us paint a fuller picture, please visit Operations Academia and post a job (or find a job!) or post your profile, and certainly please fill out job market survey!