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Named Professor Position Available
The Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University invites applications and nominations for the Dopaco, Inc. Distinguished Professorship. The Dopaco Professorship is endowed, having a salary level in the upper range for distinguished full professors at the university as well as a significant annual operating budget. We are especially seeking applicants with expertise in more than one discipline or domain relevant to ISE at NC State or with strengths in emerging areas such as data science and other areas related to ISE.
Please submit a cover letter, CV, research and teaching statements, and the names and contact information for three (3) professional references. Download the details PDF 487K.
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Alumni-Student Engagement Lunch
ISE has launched our Alumni-Student Engagement Lunch Program. The mission of our program is to enhance the personal and professional development of our students by building long-lasting relationships with our alumni and friends. At the same time, our alumni mentors will:
- build long-lasting relationships with our students
- create an employee pipeline for their businesses
- increase their connectivity with our department
It’s simple. Just take a couple of our students to lunch and share your wisdom and experience by answering their questions in a fun and relaxed environment.
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Fitts-Woolard Hall is the Future Home of ISE
The passage of Connect NC in March 2016, brings us closer to putting our faculty, staff, and students together with top businesses and government agencies on Centennial Campus which serves as a model for the ideal 21st-century research campus. Fitts-Woolard Hall will be the fourth academic engineering building on Centennial Campus. It will sit between the Hunt Library and Engineering Building I.
- It will measure 227,000 square feet
- It will house more than 100 classrooms and state of the art laboratories
- The estimated cost is $154 million
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Learn more about ISE Academics

Degree Offerings
Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering (BSIE)
- Accelerated Bachelor/Master in Industrial Engineering (ABM)
Graduate
- Master in Industrial Engineering (MIE)
- Master of Industrial Engineering/Master of Business Administration (MIE-MBA)
- Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MSIE)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Industrial Engineering (Ph.D.)
Online Degrees
- Master in Industrial Engineering (MIE)
- Master of Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MIMSE)
Operations Research
- Master in Operations Research (MOR)
- Master of Operations Research (MSOR)
- Doctor of Philosophy in Operations Research (Ph.D.)
Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Broaden Your World
Student Organizations: Choose from our student organizations or other Engineering student organizations to network and learn outside the classroom.
Co-op Experience: Gain hands-on job experience while pursuing your degrees, and get paid for it, through the Cooperative Education Program.
Study Abroad: Engineering is a global enterprise. Many employers are looking for graduates with second languages and international exposure. Study Abroad can make that happen.