Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), Erasmus University, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Operations and Supply Chain Management.
Applicants should have (or expect to complete soon) a Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management, Transportation, Operations Management, or a closely related field. The candidate should have expertise in one of the areas of specific interest to our group:
- Supply chain coordination and contracting
- Transportation and logistics
- Intralogistics (material handling, warehouse management, terminal operations)
- Procurement, sourcing, purchasing & supply management
- Behavioral Operations
- Sustainable operations and closed-loop supply chains
Candidates need to have demonstrated a potential for excellence in research and teaching and preferably have the ability to teach in Dutch, or be willing to learn to do so in the near future.
About the School
The Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, located in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is a top-ranked international business school renowned for its ground-breaking research in sustainable business practice and for the development of future global business leaders. Offering an array of bachelors, masters, doctoral, MBA and executive education programs, RSM is consistently ranked amongst the top 10 business schools in Europe; it has a research ranking of 4th in Europe, with its full-time and executive MBA programs ranked in the top 30 world-wide, and its international CEMS MSc Program ranked 2nd world-wide.
Research Environment
The position is in the department of Technology & Operations Management, in the SCM section. Within this department, we practice a broad range of both analytical and empirical research methods and we have a strong tradition in critically reviewing and improving such methods.
You will also be part of the ERIM-LIS (Business Processes, Logistics, and Information Systems) community of some 90 researchers, including more than 40 PhD students. ERIM is the joint research institute of Rotterdam School of Management and Erasmus School of Economics.
The LIS research program consists of three main research themes: (i) Logistics and Supply Chain Management (including Sustainability and Supply Chain Optimization, Terminal Optimization, Purchasing and Supply Management, Behavioral and (Service) Operations Management); (ii) Business Information Management (including Behavioral Informatics Management, Future Trading and Decision-Support, Information Strategy, Smart Business Networks and Business Analytics), and (iii) Innovation Management (including Disruptive Innovation, Standardization, Visions of Innovation, and Innovation in the Supply Chain). Research methods include both empirical research methodology and mathematical modelling and simulation. The aim of the ERIM-LIS research group is to be at the forefront of the developments in its domain and to make major contributions both to management research and to management practice. Our research is largely inspired by business challenges and is often carried out in close cooperation with companies.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and has Europe's biggest port. It is vibrantly international, accommodating some 600,000 people (1.2 million in the greater metropolitan area) from 160 different countries. It is a modern city, with high rising towers and creative architecture. In addition to being an important business and logistics hub, the city also has an extensive cultural, restaurant, and entertainment scene. Rotterdam is the gateway to Europe, as Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, and many other great destinations can all be reached in a few hours. The capital city of Amsterdam is less than an hour away by train or car. Among others, the New York Times ranked the city of Rotterdam on number 10 of the top 52 places to go in 2014, while it also featured on Lonely Planet's Top 10 Cities to Visit in 2016!
Salaries include attractive benefits, while opportunities for extra income are available. Substantial tax benefits apply to non-Dutch citizens. Erasmus University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community.
For further information regarding,
- RSM, Erasmus University: www.rsm.nl
- The research environment at RSM: www.erim.nl
- The SCM section of the Technology & Operations Management department: https://www.rsm.nl/research/departments/technology-and-operations-management/supply-chain/
- The city of Rotterdam: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam
- Living in the Netherlands: https://www.expatinfodesk.com/expat-guide/deciding-on-the-right-country/top-expatriate-destinations/netherlands/
How to Apply
The application deadline is October 30, 2018, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Applications will be considered for interviews during the INFORMS conference in Phoenix. For more information about this position contact Prof. Dr. Finn Wynstra (fwynstra@rsm.nl).
Applicants should send an electronic copy of their letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a research statement, a teaching statement, two recent (working) papers and names of three referees to Carmen Meesters-Mirasol (e-mail: cmeesters@rsm.nl), with a copy to the chair of the hiring committee, Dr. Pieter van den Berg (vandenberg@rsm.nl).
Screening will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.
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Niels Agatz
Erasmus University
Rotterdam
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