Tenure Track Assistant/Associate Professor Operations Management
Organisation
The department of Operations is one of the largest European research groups on operations, with focal areas in Operations Management (OM), Operations Research (OR), and Industrial Engineering (IE). The department has over 30 scientific staff members and around 25 PhD and PD researchers. Its research publications cover the full range of journals for the field, including Journal of Operations Management, Management Science, Journal of Supply Chain Management, Journal of Business Logistics, and Transportation Science. The department builds on a strong position in international research networks in organizing conferences, and participating in working groups and projects. Staff members are involved in successful and accredited bachelor and master programs in Supply Chain Management, Technology Operations Management, Operations Research, and Business Administration. They also take part in Research Master and PhD training at both the institutional and national level.
The central research issue in our department is operations and supply chain planning. Topics include but are not limited to supply chain integration, sustainability, service supply chains, supply chain resilience, health care operations, transportation/routing and humanitarian logistics. Methodological approaches range from empirical (case studies, surveys) to simulation and (applied) OR.
Job description
The candidate is expected to strengthen the position of the Operations department. The candidate has the ability to conduct high quality, original research and publishesregularly in high-ranked international journals. Given recent growth of the MSc Supply Chain Management program and the current composition of staff, we particularly urge candidates with expertise in SCM who are familiar with survey research and related statistical methods to apply.
Time for research is allocated according to standardized faculty procedures, which guarantees initially 50% time for research during the tenure track period. Responsibilities include teaching in the bachelor and master programs of the department. All MSc programs are taught in English. He/she has to perform research in the area of Operations, initiate new research projects, participate in the coaching of PhD students, support renewal of the educational and research programs of the department, and participate in committees on university and faculty level.
Qualifications
- Background in logistics, supply chain management or operations management
- PhD degree
- Excellent research skills, publications in top journals in the area of Operations
- Enthusiastic and experienced lecturer
- Organizational qualities and excellent communication skills
- Relevant international academic network
- Active involvement in obtaining external funding for research projects
Conditions of employment
The University of Groningen offers a salary depending on qualifications and work experience starting from a minimum of € 4,000 gross per month (salary scale 11) to a maximum of € 5,288 gross per month (salary scale 12) for a full-time position, excluding 8% holiday allowance and 8,3% end-of-year bonus and participation in a pension scheme for employees.
The appointment will be for a period of six years, attached is the condition that an evaluation will take place in the third year of the appointment. On the basis of a positive final evaluation in the sixth year of employment, the candidate will be granted tenure. The Tenure Track system is a career path that, when completed successfully, leads to a full professorship.
Once a candidate is selected the actual starting in this job is as soon as possible.
Applications
You are requested to submit:
1. a motivation letter
2. a complete curriculum vitae
3. the names of three experts who can be contacted for a letter of recommendation
4. three self-selected "best papers"
5. a short statement of your research accomplishments and future research goals
6. a five keywords description of your research area.
Applications should be submitted at April 1, 2017 at the latest by means of the application form. Interviews are planned forApril 10 and 13, 2017.
Information
For information you can contact:Dr. D.P. van Donk, Research Director Opera, phone +31 50 3637345/3637020,
Additional information
Department of Operations
Research institute OPERA
About tenure track
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