Associate Professor or Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Supply Chain Management – DTU Management

Research in supply chain management has never been more important. Therefore, we are enhancing our research team in supply chain management at the Department for Technology, Management, and Economics (DTU Management) at DTU. If you aspire to pursue a university career in supply chain management, we look forward to receiving your application.
Digitalisation of supply chains creates a new breeding ground for increasingly complex planning problems within operations and supply chain management and is an essential enabler of the green transition. At the same time, industries are expressing a growing need for resilient supply chains capable of tackling instabilities such as delayed or lacking supplies.

Research in supply chain management has never been more important. Therefore, we are enhancing our research team in supply chain management at the Department for Technology, Management, and Economics (DTU Management) at DTU. If you aspire to pursue a university career in supply chain management, we look forward to receiving your application.

We are an influential research group within maritime management and logistics, healthcare operations management and sustainable freight transport and logistics. As we are now strengthening our research within supply chain management, we are offering this Associate Professor or Tenure Track Assistant Professor position. You will be part of a talented and ambitious team, which is situated at the very heart of DTU's mission to develop and create value for the benefit of society.

We approach supply chain management from theoretical and methodological angles, seeking insights to understand how digital transformation and broader industrial shifts define the future supply chain systems. Our goal is for our research to make significant impacts in the academic realm while also providing practical benefits in the industrial sector.

You are expected to engage in research to support the production and service sectors in creating decision-support models to enhance efficiency, all while actively contributing to the goals of the green transition agenda. Our research draws on methodologies such as operations research, simulation modeling, process optimization, and similar approaches. Therefore, we anticipate candidates for this position will have a background in either engineering, computer science, or economics.

Responsibilities and qualifications
As our new associate or assistant professor, you will be instrumental in advancing our department's teaching and research in the field of supply chain management. Additionally, this position is crucial for our goal to apply state-of-the-art knowledge and methodologies to benefit the Danish industry by leveraging digitalisation and supporting the green transition agenda. Given our department's close collaboration with prominent universities and companies on both the national and international stages, you will further expand your current network by initiating new partnerships with leading colleagues and stakeholders in academia and industry.

You must be responsible for the teaching of courses. We expect you to bring the latest results from your research into our teaching to educate the new generation of engineering graduates within supply chain management to teach and inspire our students. You will work with your colleagues to deliver an exceptional learning environment for students at all levels.

DTU employs two working languages: Danish and English. You are expected to be fluent in at least one of these languages, and in time are expected to master both.

As formal qualification you must hold a PhD degree (or equivalent). If you are applying for the associate professor position you should also have academic qualifications equivalent to those obtained by holding an assistant professorship and documented didactic/pedagogic training.

You will be assessed against the responsibilities and qualifications stated above and the following general criteria:

• Experience and quality of teaching
• Research experience
• Research vision and potential
• International impact and experience
• Societal impact
• Innovativeness, including commercialization and collaboration with industry
• Leadership, collaboration, and interdisciplinary skills
• Communication skills

Salary and terms of employment
The appointment will be based on the collective agreement with the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. The allowance will be agreed upon with the relevant union.

The assistant professor position is part of DTU’s Tenure Track program. Read more about the program and the recruitment process here.

You can read more about career paths at DTU here.

Further information
Further information may be obtained from Professor Allan Larsen, Head of Section, tel.: +45 4525 6073 (e-mail: [email protected]) or Professor Jesper Larsen, Head of Division, tel. +45 4525 3381 and (e-mail: [email protected]).

You can read more about DTU Management at www.man.dtu.dk/english.

If you are applying from abroad, you may find useful information on working in Denmark and at DTU at DTU – Moving to Denmark.

Application procedure
Please submit your online application no later than 1 May 2024 (23:59 Danish time). Applications must be submitted as one PDF file containing all materials to be given consideration. To apply, please open the link "Apply now", fill out the online application form, and attach all your materials in English in one PDF file. The file must include:

• Application (cover letter)
• Vision for teaching and research
• CV including employment history, list of publications (applicants applying for the position as associate professor should indicate scientific highlights), H-index and ORCID (see http://orcid.org/)
• Teaching portfolio including documentation of teaching experience
• Academic Diplomas (MSc/PhD)

In the field “Please indicate which position you are applying for”, please indicate whether you are applying for the position as Associate or Assistant Professor.

You can learn more about the recruitment process here.

Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

All interested candidates irrespective of age, gender, disability, race, religion or ethnic background are encouraged to apply.

Who are we?
DTU Management conducts excellent research at the intersection of management, technology and economics. We develop solutions in close cooperation with companies and public authorities. Our research aims at strengthening welfare, productivity and sustainability within the society. A key element is the role of technology and its interaction with industry and individuals. The department offers a wide range of courses and programs at bachelor, master, and PhD levels across DTU's study programs. The department has 200+ employees with around half of staff coming from abroad.

Technology for people
DTU develops technology for people. With our international elite research and study programmes, we are helping to create a better world and to solve the global challenges formulated in the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Hans Christian Ørsted founded DTU in 1829 with a clear mission to develop and create value using science and engineering to benefit society. That mission lives on today. DTU has 13,500 students and 6,000 employees. We work in an international atmosphere and have an inclusive, evolving, and informal working environment. DTU has campuses in all parts of Denmark and in Greenland, and we collaborate with the best universities around the world.

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