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Syddansk Universitet

Assistant or Associate Professor in Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains

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Alsion 2, 6400 Sønderborg, Danmark

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With the establishment of a new Centre for Supply Chain Digitalisation, the Department of Technology and Innovation at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) is excited to announce a new position for either an Assistant or Associate Professor in Sustainable Operations and Supply Chains.

The targeted starting time of the position is Spring 2025.

The candidate will be responsible for building up the area of supply chain digitalisation with a primary focus on quantitative methods toward sustainable operations and supply chains. 

Successful candidates for all profiles will drive internationally recognized research, work closely with industry, and are expected to attract competitive external research funding. The candidate will play a key role in providing outstanding education, supervising bachelor's and master’s students, and developing junior research staff.

The application deadline is December 31, 2024, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST) 

We offer

  • A dynamic and international workplace with excellent facilities and strong collaborations with research organizations and industry.
  • Continued education of members of staff
  • Flexibility in planning working hours
  • An attractive working environment and work-life balance prioritisation 

We expect

A motivated, collaborative person who is able to work in an international and interdisciplinary team, with documented research skills in the field of sustainability. The candidate needs to be a team player and, at the same time, be able to work independently. 

A background in engineering with a demonstrated understanding of business principles is highly meritable. Candidates must have a PhD degree.

The ideal candidate is able to bridge theory and practice in one or more of the following areas or in related areas:

  • ESG Reporting.
  • Standards and regulations for sustainability (GRI, CS3D. CSRD, ESRS, etc).
  • Corporate sustainability data and accounting.
  • Sustainability dashboards.
  • Carbon accounting and carbon reporting (Scope 1, 2, and 3).
  • Infrastructure for sustainable end-to-end supply chains.

Required skills

  • The candidate should be able to teach courses related to sustainability, and it is meritable if they have experience demonstrating in practice how to collect sustainability data and prepare ESG reporting.
  • It is meritable if the candidate has established a research portfolio, including Web of Sciences publications in the field of sustainability.
  • The candidate needs to be able to supervise bachelor’s and master’s students in projects related to sustainable production/supply chains, closed-loop supply chains, sustainable entrepreneurship, or related topics.
  • The candidate needs to be able to support companies with sustainability reporting and adapting operations toward net-zero operational emissions.

Further information is available from Associate Professor Kari Kleine at [email protected].

Conditions of employment

The appointment as Associate Professor is permanent while that as Assistant Professor is for an initial period of 3 years.

During employment, the assistant professor will complete the Lecturer Training Programme

The successful applicant will be employed in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations. Further information on salary and taxation. 

Employment as assistant professor requires scientific qualifications at PhD level at the time of employment. Employment as an associate professor requires academic qualifications at PhD level as well as scientific and teaching qualifications at a level achievable based on satisfactory completion of a period of employment as assistant professor/researcher but may be achievable by other means. 

About the workplace

The position is within the Section SDU Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation (TEI) at the Faculty of Engineering on the international campus Sønderborg. The section unites engineering, innovation management, and entrepreneurship scholars in joint research and teaching. The research is on innovative solutions across the entire product lifecycle, but with a focus on sustainable and digitalized production and supply chains.

SDU TEI is situated in a region with a robust network of companies, including some of Denmark’s largest global industrial players, such as Danfoss, Linak, and Siemens, as well as numerous SMEs. The group’s current projects span a range of cutting-edge topics within smart factories, automation, and supply chain digitalisation, viewed through the lenses of technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The group publishes in leading international journals on these topics, such as International Journal of Production Economics, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, Computers in Industry, Journal of Technology Transfer, etc.

The SDU TEI section is a highly international and interdisciplinary group of faculty members, with international students. The campus is in Sønderborg, an attractive coastal town with an open Scandinavian culture, and affordable housing and living costs. For more information on SDU TEI, please visit www.sdu.dk/tei.

Application and assessment

Applications will be assessed by an expert committee. When the expert committee issues its assessment, the applicants will be sent the portion of the assessment pertaining to them personally.

Assessment of the candidates is based on the application material. Please include the following documents in English: 

  • Motivation letter, including the profile and seniority (assistant or associate) intended.
  • Curriculum vitae.
  • Full list of publications.
  • Up to 8 of the most relevant publications (assistant professor: up to 3 publications; associate professor: up to 8 publications;) Please attach one pdf-file for each publication.
  • Diplomas/Certificates (Master and PhD degree).
  • Teaching portfolio (not applicable for assistant professors).
  • Documentation of other qualifications with relevance to the position.

UPLOAD GUIDE: Motivation letter shall be uploaded as ‘Cover letter’, Curriculum Vitae shall be uploaded as ‘Resume’. All other documents shall be uploaded as ‘Miscellaneous documents’. 

The application deadline is December 31, 2024, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST) 

Shortlisting may be used in the assessment process. Read about shortlisting at SDU. 

An interview may be included as a part of the overall evaluation of the applicant’s qualifications.

If you experience technical problems, you can contact [email protected]

Documents must not contain a CPR number (civil registration number) – in this case, the CPR number must be crossed out.

Applicants are advised to read the SDU information on how to apply and specific faculty information for application at the Faculty of Engineering.

According to the University of Southern Denmark’s internal guidelines, there must be at least three qualified applicants to a position before it can be filled

Living and working in Denmark

The International Staff Office (ISO) at SDU provides a variety of services for new employees, guests and people who consider applying for a job at the University of Southern Denmark. Among other things, the staff answers questions concerning salary, taxation, housing and accompanying family.

We recommend that international applicants also take the time to visit Work in Denmark.

The University of Southern Denmark wishes to reflect the surrounding community and therefore encourages everyone, regardless of personal background, to apply for the position.

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