Senior lecturer in Logistics: Focusing on Freight Transport

The Department of Technology Management and Economics, Chalmers University of Technology, is now recruiting a Senior Lecturer to the Division of Service Management and Logistics.

We are looking for a new faculty member in freight transport and logistics with particular focus on the use of technologies and analytics to improve transportation efficiency and sustainability.

Information about the Department and Division 
The Department of Technology Management and Economics broadly researches the interaction between technology development, industrial systems, society, people and the environment. The department is organized in six divisions for research and teaching. Details of the departmental research activities may be found here.  

The Division of Service Management and Logistics, at which the position is placed, focuses on the management, design, delivery and improvement of services from the perspective of the individual organization as well as the wider supply chain. Our research has a particular focus on organizations within four key sectors: transportation, construction, healthcare and manufacturing. This position is part of the division’s research group within Freight Transport and Logistics. It also relates to the logistics research at the Division of Supply and Operations Management. At the Division of Service Management and Logistics we conduct problem-oriented, empirical and inter-disciplinary research, with strong emphasis on industry and societal relevance and high visibility in leading academic journals. Teaching and supervision at all levels (BSc, MSc, PhD, executive) are important tasks, and are clearly embedded in research and practical relevance.

Major responsibilities
The core subject area of the position is freight transport and logistics. The position primarily involves managing and teaching courses and supervising students at all levels. It also involves participation in further development of the research group in freight transport and logistics, and its networks within academy and industry. It also requires applying for external funding. Within freight transport and logistics, a particular focus is the use of technologies of information and automation as well as analytics to improve transportation efficiency and sustainability for all modes of transport and the combination of these modes. The position involves conducting empirical research of high international quality in the freight transport networks and its key actors. The research approach requires the applicant to interact closely with relevant actors in industry and society, and to be able to communicate scientific results, to the public and industry and through scientific publications.

Qualifications
You must hold a PhD degree with a primary focus on freight transport and logistics, and a demonstrated ability to publish in high ranked journals relevant to the field. You must have a broad competence within the subject area, good insight into the freight transport sector and its challenges combined with a strong and distinct speciality. Within the subject area of freight transport and logistics, there is an emphasis on information technology and analytics, and its integration across various modes and/or actors in the freight transport network.

Since we have a strong collaborative research culture, we look for a candidate who can contribute to the existing research focus as well as develop new areas.

The division conducts education on both undergraduate and graduate level. For this reason, you must have relevant and well-documented pedagogical skills and we place equal importance on research and pedagogical merits. You should have completed or be able to complete within two years of an appointment courses on teaching and learning in higher education (15 higher education credits). We are looking for a candidate with a good potential to lead and develop teaching and research, to supervise doctoral students, and to communicate and manage relationships with our external stakeholders.

The position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Meritorious qualifications for the position are:
• Postdoctoral positions or correspondingly, especially at another institution or organization than where the doctoral studies were performed
• Experience of course development and management
• Academic publications in relevant journals
• Shown ability to attract external funding
• Participation in international research networks within the subject area
• Teamwork and collaboration skills to work closely and collaboratively with colleagues and external partners
• Active engagement in the wider research community (e.g. reviewer for journals, arranging conferences and workshops, etc.)
• Relevant experience from industry and/or research institutes
• Sound verbal and written communication skills in Swedish. If Swedish is not your native language, you are expected to learn Swedish within a few years.

Position summary
Full-time permanent employment.

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

Our offer to you
Chalmers offers a cultivating and inspiring working environment in the dynamic city of Gothenburg. 
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Application deadline: 31 May, 2021

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