Associate/Full Professor

Associate/Full Professor in the area of Business Logistics and Supply Chain Management Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) serves regional and global needs by educating entrepreneurial leaders and business creators.JIBS shall be recognized as providing innovative leadership in research, education and service to society within entrepreneurship and business renewal.JIBS has about 200 employees and 2200 students, and it is one of four schools within Jönköping University. The Jönköping region is an important and very expansive node for logistics and supply chain management in Sweden.Supply chain management and business logistics research and teaching has been an important part of JIBS' activities during the last years.A Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (CeLS) has been formed together with regional, national and international stakeholders. POSITION AND QUALIFICATION To continue the successful growth and development of CeLS, JIBS is now looking for an associate or full professor with the right experiences, profiles and networks to join CeLS and to subsequently take on the leadership of the centre and of supply chain and logistics activities at JIBS. The position is full time and comprises research, teaching and supervising basic and advanced level courses.It also involves extensive research leadership in terms of attracting funding, close collaboration with different stakeholders and active responsibility for continuing to develop CeLS into an internationally recognized leader in its field.The position is, apart from the centre, stationed at the department of Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Management (EMM).The position requires a PhD degree in business administration, engineering or economics.Importance will be attached to (1) the previous achievements of the applicant in research focusing on business logistics and supply chain management; (2) to documented experiences of teaching and supervising on different levels and to different audiences.Importance will also be attached to (3) the experiences and accomplishments of the applicant in attracting research funding, in leading other researchers and in collaborating with different stakeholders. A professional command in English is required.The position will include continuous contacts with the local industry and municipalities.Therefore, importance will also be attached to the ability to communicate with persons speaking Swedish only.INFORMATION Enquiries about the position can be made to Professor Susanne Hertz, Director of CeLS.Union representatives are Helgi-Valur Fridriksson (SACO) and Barbara Eklöf (ST).For more information, please visit our homepage www.jibs.se. APPLICATION Please submit, in 3 copies, your letter of application and CV, copies of maximum 10 selected scientific contributions (in full text), a detailed description of your teaching credentials ,and a description of your experience in working with the industry and all other credentials you want to refer to, no later than January 4, 2010, to Jönköping International Business School, Att: Registrar, P.O.Box 1026, SE-551 11 Jönköping E-mail applications will not be accepted.  Please indicate reference number - 09/152-7.2.2 - on your application.And if you apply for a position as Professor or Associate professorâ