Descripción
The Center for Supply Chain Digitalisation (CSD) , at the Department of Technology and Innovation, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Operations and Supply Chain Digitalization with special focus on simulation and/or artificial intelligence applied to operations and supply chains. The targeted start date is February 2027. The successful candidate will be responsible for collaboratively building up the area of operations and supply chain digitalisation with a primary focus on quantitative methods such as discrete-event and agent-based simulation, process automation, data science, and machine learning. Successful candidates will drive internationally recognized and competitive research, work closely with industry, and are expected to attract external research funding. The position has a strong focus on experimental and applied research in production systems and supply chain fields. The candidate will play a key role in providing outstanding education, supervising bachelor's and master’s students, and developing junior research staff. SDU CSD is a highly international group of faculty members, embedded in a region with a strong network of companies, including some of Denmark's largest global industrial players (i.e. Danfoss, Linak, Siemens) and many manufacturing SMEs. Projects currently run by the group cover a range of topics within the field of operations and supply chain digitalization. The successful candidate must have a background in engineering. PhD degree preferably in industrial engineering, supply chain, operations management, operations research, or the like. The application deadline is October 15, 2026, at 11.59 PM/23.59 (CET/CEST) We expect A highly motivated, collaborative person, who can work in an international, interdisciplinary team, with documented research skills in the field of operations and supply chain. The candidate needs to be a team player and, at the same time, be able to work independent