Fall 2015 GTA Applications Available

The IMSE department offers a limited number of very competitive graduate teaching and research assistantships. These positions are offered to students with a good academic background and very good GRE verbal and quantitative scores.

Fall 2015 applications are now available, and must be completed online by Friday, June 26 at 5:00 PM. Current GTAs should not reapply.  However, IMSE graduate students who have submitted a paper application or emailed a faculty member are asked to reapply online. All selected GTAs must be on campus at least one week before classes begin.

Official offers will be made by early August.

To apply, fill out this form (UTA netid and password are required): https://www.uta.edu/php-lib/machform/view.php?id=1808#main_body

For more information, visit our website: https://www.uta.edu/ie/financial-aid/graduate-student-funding.php#GTA

To see the list of Spring 2015 GTAs, read our post here.

Want to know what former IMSE GTAs are like?  Read about Ukesh Chawal and Maysaa Hamdan.

IMSE Seeking Applications for Graduate Assistance for Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowships

The Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, & Systems Engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington seeks applications for Graduate Assistance for Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowships. The Department GAANN Fellowship Program is funded by the United States Department of Education (P200A130164). The GAANN Fellows are selected based on multiple criteria including qualification, merit, applicant’s financial need, and availability of funds. Only doctoral students who are U.S. citizens or Permanent Residents are eligible for this fellowship. New Ph.D. applicants must be unconditionally admitted to the Industrial Engineering Ph.D. Program. If selected, GAANN Fellows must participate in specific training for teaching and for professional development (e.g., scientific presentation skills development, paper writing classes, teaching workshops/courses, etc.).  These activities may occur outside the regular long semesters.

The University of Texas at Arlington is a doctoral, research-extensive university and part of the University of Texas System with approximately 34,500 students. The Department consists of a collegial faculty of 13 members and over 400 students including about 50 doctoral students (https://www.uta.edu/ie/). Current faculty research involves manufacturing, operations research, systems engineering, human factors, and numerous application areas. The Department houses the Center on Stochastic Modeling, Optimization, & Statistics (https://www.uta.edu/cosmos/), the Systems Engineering Research Center (https://www.uta.edu/engineering/serc/), the RFID and Auto Identification Lab (https://www.uta.edu/rfid/), and the Micro Fabrication Lab (https://www.uta.edu/ie/research-centers-labs.php).

The University is located in the center of the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington Metroplex, a major industrial center with opportunity for interaction in the aerospace, manufacturing, telecommunications, electronics, logistics, transportation, energy, and health care industries, plus numerous other areas. Arlington is a thriving community with convenient access to the entertainment, recreational, and cultural activities offered by a major metropolitan area.

Application materials are available at https://www.uta.edu/ie/gaann.php. Review of applications for Fall 2014 will begin April 15 and will continue until the fellowships have been granted.

A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists.

The use of tobacco products is prohibited on UT Arlington properties.

UT Arlington is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.