You work as an independent researcher in a large team, addressing academic questions in the policy and practice domain of purchasing and supply management. You undertake a range of projects from small, solo studies to contributing to collaborative projects with international consortia. You can bridge between academic research results and impactful purchasing practice and societal challenges, and publish research results in high quality international refereed journals. You also have a positive approach to building networks and attracting external funding targeted at hiring junior researchers (PhD and PDEng positions), for whom you will become the daily supervisor.
You will teach procurement courses covering industrial/manufacturing, public and health sectors. You will contribute to developing the future path for the department’s growing purchasing programmes. We offer a purchasing specialisation in the BSc “International Business Administration”, a purchasing and supply management track in the MSc Business Administration programme, PSM courses for MSc Health Sciences, MSc and BSc Industrial Engineering Management, and negotiation training in an additional Honours programme, as well as guest lectures on a wide variety of courses for other programmes across several faculties. All courses are taught and assessed in English.
You will contribute to our private and public procurement research and contribute to developing the future path for the department’s growing purchasing programs. We offer a purchasing specialisation in the BSc “International Business Administration”, a PSM track in the MSc Business Administration programme, a PSM course for MSc Health Sciences, and an Honours programme in Negotiating, as well as guest lectures on a wide variety of courses for other programmes across several faculties.
You will be appointed in the Entrepreneurship and Technology Management (ETM) section within HBE. Our ETM research has four main themes: Resilient Supply Networks, Regional Ecosystems Development, Enterprise & Society, and High-tech Transformation of Industry. Also, you become part of one of the largest teams in the purchasing field:
- Established, large, cross-faculty group of PSM experts;
- Hosts the cross-faculty European Laboratory – Innovative Purchasing and Supply (EL-IPS);
- Looking to add new areas of expertise and/or build on existing strengths;
- Collegiate – values include high quality science, high impact, work closely with organizations, nationally, European, and further afield, inter-disciplinary, strong focus on technology;
- Innovative teaching and the latest purchasing topics are our strengths.
We challenge conventional scholarly wisdom! Are you looking for a forward-thinking team-based environment to expand the borders of your home subject area and develop cross-disciplinary expertise? Join our team and strive to make a significant impact on science and society.
Information and application
We encourage you to discuss ideas about this position with dr. M.L. Ehrenhard, e-mail: m.l.ehrenhard@utwente.nl. Please submit your application before 15st of April 2023, and include:
- A cover letter, including a brief emphasizing your specific interest, qualifications and motivation to apply for this position;
- A publication list;
- A full Curriculum Vitae, including the title of your dissertation and contact information for at least two academic references.
About the department
We are looking for an excellent, enthusiastic scholar to join the High-tech Business and Entrepreneurship (HBE) department at the Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences, which hosts a large group of purchasing and supply management experts. HBE holds a leading position at the interfaces of business, technology and the social sciences. In our ground-breaking research and novel education programmes, we strive for making an impact in business and healthcare by conducting cross-disciplinary research. We combine various themes such as smart-industry, supply chain management, transportation and logistics management, innovation management, healthcare operations, technology-based entrepreneurship, purchasing and supply management, cyber security, financial engineering, HRM, change management, and leadership.
We challenge conventional scholarly wisdom! Are you looking for a forward-thinking team-based environment to expand the borders of your home subject area and develop cross-disciplinary expertise? Join our team and strive to make a significant impact on science and society.
Please have a look at this video to learn about our wider HBE department:
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About the organisation
The Faculty of Behavioral, Management and Social sciences (BMS) aims to play a key role in understanding, jointly developing and evaluating innovations in society. Technological developments are the engine of innovation. As a technical university that puts people first, we tailor them to human needs and behavior and use social engineering to integrate them into society. We also ensure adequate governance at public and private level, and robust, inclusive and fair organizational structures. We do this by developing, sharing and applying high-quality knowledge in Psychology, Business Administration, Public Administration, Communication Sciences, Philosophy, Educational Sciences and Health Sciences. Our research and education in these disciplines revolves around tackling and solving societal challenges. The research programs of BMS are closely linked to the research of the UT institutes Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology, TechMed Center and Digital Society Institute.
As an employer, the Faculty of BMS offers work that matters. We equip you to create new possibilities for yourself and for our society. With us, you will become part of a leading technical university with increasing, positive social impact. We offer an open, inclusive and entrepreneurial atmosphere, in which we encourage you to make healthy choices, for example through our flexible, adaptable benefits.
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