Postdoctoral position in extended business models...

Postdoctoral position in extended business models for logistics service providers

Information about the division and the research
The post-doc position is affiliated to the Division of Logistics & Transportation, a dynamic research environment within transport, logistics and supply chain management. The division pursues a problem-oriented and inter-disciplinary research, with strong emphasis on industry relevance but also high visibility in leading academic journals. The key aim of our research activity is to address societal challenges and contribute to industrial leadership.

Our research has strong reference to two the department's three profile areas, namely Supply Chain Management and Operations Management. The position is partly funded by Chalmers Transport Area of Advance and the candidate is expected to work with other post-docs funded by this area of advance to seek synergy effects in the research.

In order to further activate the logistics service provider (LSP) in the development of more efficient transport/logistics solutions to the market, there is a need for new types of incentives. These are to encourage the LSP to take an increased responsibility, physically as well as financially. New business arrangements will require an integration of the LSPs, the senders and the receivers of shipments. Such arrangements will pave the way for changed distribution systems and -flows. The post doc will contribute to the development of business models supporting LSPs in assuming extended roles and increasing responsibility. This will concern the flow of goods by interacting directly with the shipper/receiver. The aim of the research is in this context to develop the actors’ roles, the division of labour and responsibilities in the intersection between the customer's supply chains and the logistics service industry. Currently there are several on-going research projects of relevance for new logistics business models and the post doc will have the possibility to join and be part of continued activities in the area.

Major responsibilities
Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The post doc is supposed to interact with industry and society, have ability to plan and organize the work, and be able to communicate the scientific results, both to the public and industry and through scientific publications. You are expected to communicate the results of your research both verbally and in writing, e.g. by presenting papers at conferences and publishing results in academic journals. The research activity requires you to open-minded and interested in pursuing results, both by working alone and in collaboration with other researchers. It is important that you have the ability to work in teams, in particular cross-disciplinary teams, but you must also be able to work independently. The position also includes teaching on undergraduate and master's levels as well as supervising master's and/or PhD students to a certain extent. However, the position is a research position and the teaching can at maximum be 15-20% of the workload. Another important aspect involves collaboration within academia and with society at large. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.

Position summary
Full-time temporary employment. The position is limited to a maximum of two years (1+1). The Post-doc position is an appointment that offers an opportunity to qualify for further research positions within academia or industry. The majority of your working time is devoted to your own research. The post-doc is expected to work both independently and as member of project teams.

Qualifications
The applicant should have a Ph.D. degree in logistics management or physical distribution. This should be in combination with areas like business models, risk management, price modelling and resource management all relevant for the post doc topic. The PhD degree of the applicant should not be older than 3 years. We are looking for an individual that can work with an interesting research problem, analyse empirical evidence, and bring the results to the attention to both academic community and relevant practitioners.

You have good language and communication skills (oral and written) as many aspects of the work, which includes contact with industry, writing academic papers, presenting at conferences and seminars, publishing results in high-quality academic journals, and teaching.

You need to be fluent in English, and good Swedish skills would be beneficial.

Chalmers continuously strives to be an attractive employer. Equality and diversity are substantial foundations in all activities at Chalmers.

Application deadline: 2015-04-20

For questions, please contact:
Kent Lumsden, Ph.D., Professor, Division of Logistics & Transport
E-mail: kenth.lumsden@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 1345

Magnus Blinge, Ph.D., Assistant Proefssor, Head of Division, Division of Logistics & Transport
E-mail: magnus.blinge@chalmers.se, +46 31 772 1322


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